We've had an Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella) infestation of a bread sculpture installation, but also had cigarette beetles (Lasioderma serricorne) and drugstore beetles (Stegobium paniceum) to bread sculptures. Cockroaches and psocids would also be worth looking out for.
*Alex Roach* *Director* Modified Atmospheres *M:* 0414 663 472 ABN: 66 164 577 557 On Sat, 5 Sep 2020 at 09:40, 'bugman22' via MuseumPests < pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Give me a break....is this pest management or a love in? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan P Van Dyke <apvand...@utexas.edu> > To: pestlist@googlegroups.com > Sent: Fri, Sep 4, 2020 4:38 pm > Subject: Re: [PestList] Pest issues with Gingerbread > > Avoid glue traps for mice. They may seem humane, but the mouse will hurt > itself to get loose, or be terrified while you spend the time to get it off > and clean it up. > > If you want the mouse alive to release somewhere outside far away from > your facility, then consider a live trap such as a Victor Catch & Hold ( > https://www.homedepot.com/p/Victor-Multi-Catch-Live-Mouse-Trap-M333/202668291). > You'll need to check the trap often (at least twice a day). For insects > you can still put out the regular Trapper insect blunder traps that > hopefully a mouse won't get itself stuck in. Or make a little enclosure > for it that bugs can walk into but keep mice out. > > Good luck! Having that much gingerbread in a gallery would overwhelm me. > > Alan > > *Alan Van Dyke * > Senior Preservation Technician > Harry Ransom Center > The University of Texas at Austin > P.O. Drawer 7219 > Austin, Texas 78713-7219 > P: 512-232-4614 > www.hrc.utexas.edu > > <http://hrc.utexas.edu/> > > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 3:15 PM Tony Irwin <dr.tony.ir...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Breakback snap traps are usually considered the most humane for mice. > Baited with chocolate or peanut butter, they will hardly add to the > gallery's attractiveness, given the amount of gingerbread you already > have. > The other pests to consider are the Drugstore or Biscuit Beetle (*Stegobium > paniceum*) - it depends on how long the house is on display. > But perhaps your biggest problem may be errant, hungry children! Not sure > what to advise for those... > Good luck! > Tony > > Dr A.G.Irwin > 47 The Avenues > Norwich > Norfolk NR2 3PH > England > > mobile: +44(0)7880707834 > phone: +44(0)1603 453524 > > > On Fri, 4 Sep 2020 at 20:53, Ariana Webber <amweb...@mit.edu> wrote: > > Happy Friday Everyone, > > I could use some advice from the listserv. We are installing a work that > is essentially a life-sized gingerbread house (84 x 120 x 84) in our > galleries. The gingerbread tiles are slotted into a steel armature. We > worked with a local baker to bake the gingerbread tiles and they are sealed > with an egg yolk wash. They were delivered to our gallery yesterday and are > currently boxed and wrapped in plastic. We are going to start installing > on Tuesday. Of course, I am worried about the pest problems having this > work in our galleries will cause. I was thinking about putting traps ( > https://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Insect-Glue-Trap-Pack/dp/B00Q71KSG2/ref=sr_1_5?crid=U8TDTF12C9MM&dchild=1&keywords=victor+pest+trap&qid=1599248250&sprefix=pest+traps+vi%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-5) > inside the house (visitors aren’t allowed to walk inside). And then > placing more traps around the galleries at night. > > Are mice the main thing I should be worried about? Do the traps we bought > seem like the right ones? I bought these because they could be used for > both mice and insects and didn’t require anything additional as a lure. > Are there any more humane mouse traps that don’t introduce additional lures > to the space? > > Thanks so much for your advice! > > Best, > Ariana > > -- > Ariana M. 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