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. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hi Abby,
Just to clarify: do you mean a beehive as in the wooden, box-type with multiple honey comb frames in? Will it be active or an empty one on display? Or is it the kind found in nature? Just some passing thoughts My two cent - Active or inactive, I can't imagine it not having some impact on the IPM. If it is a newly made box-type hive, I suppose you could have that chance of wood boring insects. I have also read about other insects taking up residence in active hives, mites, wax moths (don't know anything about these guys as a threat to anything, just that they get ignored by the bees), even mice! Then, yes, as you mentioned, this potential for dead insects in the hive = food for baddies. OK, anyway, this is assuming an active hive, I'll stop now. :) Best, Matt Mickletz ________________________________ From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Abigail K Stevens Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 4:47 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Beehives Dear all, Our Museum is keen to install a beehive somewhere around our building. Obviously this is of concern to me, as I don't want to be introducing lots of insects that can find their way into the building and die, thus becoming a food source for more threatening pests. I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience of the kind of impact a beehive can have on IPM, and can highlight any potential problems or ways of reducing the risk that a hive might cause? Many thanks in advance, Abby Abby Stevens Preventive Conservator Manchester Museum & Whitworth Art Gallery 0161 3061590 or 07825011011 abigail.k.stev...@manchester.ac.uk Monday, Tuesday & Friday - Museum Wednesday & Thursday - Gallery ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com http://www.winterthur.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
