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Pheromone traps are an interesting idea, but I have to wonder if they would be the best thing for every institution. Would they be an invitation for the pests to head inside instead of a tool to eliminate them? We are surrounded by hundreds of acres of woods and multiple bodies of water, so I have seen at least one of every possible pest showing up on the blunder traps. In the past we have captured everything from bugs and mice in the buildings to squirrels in the ceilings and snakes in the outbuildings. Some of them came in to get warm and the snakes were following the scent of the bugs. I have had great success in controlling, and in some cases completely eliminating ,the bugs and vermin by using the blunder traps, educating the staff on pest control management and by knowing what types of issues to look for. I respectfully disagree that trapping one mouse or bug means we have an infestation. It just means we have the traps in the right places so they are getting caught right as they enter the buildings. I follow up on the catches by identifying and filling in holes, cracks and crevices to prevent further ingress. So far, so good. At least no squirrels, snakes or mice and a very small number of bugs in the last two years! And no damage to the collections. While they wouldn’t work for us, I applaud your idea Colin. Regards, Cindi Verser *From:* ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] *On Behalf Of * Shae *Sent:* Tuesday, January 03, 2012 3:20 PM *To:* pestlist@museumpests.net *Subject:* RE: [pestlist] LinkedIn discussion This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Dear list By way of introduction, I’ve been a docent with the Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland, for about 15 years. Since my retirement from my ‘real’ job as environmental scientist, the museum has coerced me into becoming its pest monitor. We use ‘blunder’ traps which I check every 2 weeks or so. Because of our proximity to the river Shannon, the traps often contain quite a few insects such as midges that emerge from the aquatic environment. I believe the use of pheromone attractants would make my job a lot easier because it would attract only those pests of concern. I’d like to hear more. Regards Shae Clancy *From:* ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net<ad...@museumpests.net>] *On Behalf Of *colin smith *Sent:* 03 January 2012 19:09 *To:* pestlist@museumpests.net *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] LinkedIn discussion This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sorry Tom, I have to disagree. What you describe is what you say it is; A blunder trap. There is no doubt that the advances is pheromone technology has enabled the development very effective and accurate monitors, capable of detecting very small or new infestations. Blunder traps simply demonstrate how severe an infestation has become. For insects and even mice to be caught this way indicates severe infestations. Not something of much use when you consider many museums following good IPM protocols regard one moth as a serious infestation! I’m not ‘re-inventing the wheel’ but rather trying to develop something which may bring us into the 21st century. A trap with a number of pheromone lures which will attract insects even if there are very few around; at a fair and reasonable price. I can well understand museums using ineffective blunder traps, particularly when we all have to control costs. What I am trying to develop and offer is something in a similar price range which actually works! All the best Colin *From:* bugma...@aol.com *Sent:* Tuesday, January 03, 2012 6:37 PM *To:* pestlist@museumpests.net *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] LinkedIn discussion This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Barbara - As far as the museum community goes, flat, cardboard glueboards, manufactured by Atlantic Paste & Glue Co. of Brooklyn, NY or Bell Laboratories in Wisconsin and others are the best "multi-functional" insect traps on the market today. Even flying insects end up in these "blunder" traps. Not only can you determine the kinds of insects getting caught (indoor or outdoor), you can often determine from which direction they're coming. As an added bonus, mice can be caught on the larger ones. And they're cheap! Let's not reinvent the wheel. Tom Parker -----Original Message----- From: Appelbaum & Himmelstein <aa...@mindspring.com> To: pestlist <pestlist@museumpests.net> Sent: Tue, Jan 3, 2012 10:58 am Subject: [pestlist] LinkedIn discussion This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- The ICOM members list on LinkedIn is having a discussion about the possibility of developing a multi-functional insect trap. I suggested that they post on the pest list as well. If they don't, those of you who are interested should go on to the LinkedIn site to put in your two cents. Barbara Appelbaum This is the posting: Monitoring Dear all, I am considering the development of a multi functional insect trap / monitor which will trap the most common insects in one simple unit. 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