Hi Diane, A couple of questions to consider:
1. Is this an open diorama or a closed one? 2. How often do you examine the beavers, and clean them? 3. Are there other taxidermy specimens in diorama or close by that might be affected? If it is possible, it would be great if you could regularly (annually?) examine and clean the specimens – that will help you keep track of the problem. Also check the pheromone traps more regularly. I am assuming that the trap was not dated? When you put the new trap in, date it. That will help. Good luck, Gretchen Gretchen Anderson Conservator Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Preferred pronouns: she/her) anders...@carnegiemnh.org<mailto:anders...@carnegiemnh.org> Mobile: 412-420-9083 From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Diane Barbarisi Sent: Friday, December 9, 2022 9:26 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] Is it possible to determine how long a moth has been on sticky trap? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Group, I have attached an image of a sticky trap that was recently removed from our Beaver diorama in our science museum. It is my understanding the trap was placed there about three+ years ago, so it’s not clear if the moths on the trap are old or more recent. There was activity in the diorama about four years ago, found in two of the Beaver mounts. The mounts were removed and went through freezer cycles. No activity was seen on the mounts when they were returned to the diorama, or in the diorama when the sticky trap was recently removed. I’m wondering if there’s any way you can determine, even from the lousy photo, how long the tiny creatures may have been stuck on the trap. It is my understanding that the trap has been discarded so sharing a better image is not possible. Of course, more traps will be placed in the diorama and checked on a regular basis from hereon in! Thank you! Diane Diane Waterhouse Barbarisi Registrar SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS 21 Edwards Street (mail) Springfield, MA 01103-1733 413.314.6450 (direct) | 413.263.6889 (fax) dwbarbar...@springfieldmuseums.org<UrlBlockedError.aspx> www.springfieldmuseums.org<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.springfieldmuseums.org%2f&c=E,1,Fjfg9xqWnYEZpatnjfLv-_GmoDBatK1cUXd8XWd7j99OmqUcnpxYC78La3TMFnUZM0vhB-sZCS2fKGpjmkkdQN2W2cd4SaNH-ysYNUvS9OtQJfrHw-q4&typo=1> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/SJ0PR10MB6373B4C92BDF6ED05049923DD81C9%40SJ0PR10MB6373.namprd10.prod.outlook.com<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgroups.google.com%2fd%2fmsgid%2fpestlist%2fSJ0PR10MB6373B4C92BDF6ED05049923DD81C9%2540SJ0PR10MB6373.namprd10.prod.outlook.com%3futm_medium%3demail%26utm_source%3dfooter&c=E,1,KoAmdBNYmpHW_slP-VDAsK37RWZk51_iXdaeSzbcZTh3qp6vhkFJzbRVcMKbkoWHc9wLZ1yt3rIMkjiPR2S_S_Xu9Zi7Kws0c9opU5l5qN4EutwA1FE,&typo=1>. The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MN2PR02MB6912E6F816DEC2235BE62D86BC1C9%40MN2PR02MB6912.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
