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John - The height and location of a light trap depends on what you're trying to catch. If it's houseflies, then the trap should be no higher than 5' off the floor. If it's an indoor light trap in an attic for incoming pests in the fall of the year, then it can be placed on the floor surrounded with glue boards. This type should be place on a timer to go off during daylight hours. If it's an outdoor trap (not recommended), then it should be placed away from the building. If it's for carpet beetle adults indoors, it should also be placed on a timer and go off during the day. During the day, adult carpet beetles will be attracted to the windows and light fixtures. Tom Parker -----Original Message----- From: Jacobs, John <jaco...@warhol.org> To: pestlist <pestlist@museumpests.net> Sent: Thu, Aug 1, 2013 12:08 pm Subject: [pestlist] UV light trap location 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. ----------------------------------------------------------- Greetings group, We’re seeking advice, technical guidance and wisdom borne from experience regarding the optimal locations for our UV light traps. We are discussing with our pest control vendor ways of improving the locations for our UV light traps. The field rep. for our vendor stated that the ideal height for UV light traps is six to seven feet above the floor because - according to the rep. and I’m paraphrasing - that is the level at which most museum pests fly. We like the services our pest control vendor and our field rep., provide. They are very responsive to our needs. However, we must get more prevention from our UV light traps and would appreciate hearing the group’s collective wisdom regarding optimal locations. Is there any truth to the fly height? Is there a standard height from the floor to mount UV light traps? Please contact me off-list if necessary. Many thanks. John J. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: the warhol: John Samuel Jacobs, MLIS Assistant Registrar for Collections 117 Sandusky Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 T 412.237.8362 F 412.237.8340 ejaco...@warhol.org Wwww.warhol.org Wwww.warholstore.com The Andy Warhol Museum One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
