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Hi, I completely agree with Pascal and have had a lot of experience with the webbing clothes moth lures. the only think I would add is that they are not intended to get rid of an infestation (as Pascal said they only attract the males) but they are a great way of pinning down the source. I think you need to use your own digression. If you don't feel they are causing a problem then keep using them. I have spoken to many entomologist and they all seem to agree that unless you actually hang it in a open window you shouldn't attract too many outside pest. Hope this helps. Sharon Penton On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 2:36 PM, Pascal Querner <pascal.quer...@gmx.at> wrote: > This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. > To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net > To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Dear Scott, > > > > I must say that the advice from the two conservators giving the course was > not very precise!! I give a lot of IPM courses in Europe and other places, > and usually we get this question at every workshop, here is my standard > answer: > > 1. Yes it is possible that we attract animals from outside, but place > pheromone traps in the center of the room at least 5-10m from windows and > doors to prevent this. -> easy to prevent > > 2. Usually sex pheromones for moths and carpet beetles will only attract > the males and you need a female laying eggs to start an infestation. -> so > no big problem! > > 3. If I have the feeling that there is a source of moths outside of the > building, this is a very important information and I place one trap inside > and one outside to have a reliable answer to this question. If they really > come from outside (a bird nest or dead animal can be a source of the > infestation) your collection inside is at risk to get infested -> get rid > of the problem > > 4. If you use food bait for mice (or some beetles) yes you can attract > animals from outside so you have to think if the information is useful and > important for you. > > Pheromone traps are a very important tool for the monitoring of many pests > and I use hundreds for webbing clothes moths in many buildings, they > collect a lot of important information’s for the IPM!! > > > > All the best from Vienna, > > > > Pascal > > > > CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED > > > > Good morning. I work for the US Army at one of their museums and we use > pheromone pest control traps, especially for carpet beetles. One of my > staff was at a US Army museums course two weeks ago and was told by two > conservators that all pheromone traps must be removed from all Army museums > as they lure bugs in from outside with the pheromone - like through doors > and windows. They stated that it attracts more insects in to the buildings > and makes it more difficult to control pests (we have these pheromone traps > as well as ground traps near doors and windows to catch anything coming in > - no carpet beetles in the floor traps but we do get a couple in the > pheromone traps). I have never heard of this happening before and wanted to > check to see anyone has heard of this or knew approximately how far one of > the pheromone traps "odor" went out from the trap. I just can't see that > one of these small traps can lure insects through doors and walls like the > two conservators stated. Any information you could provide would be greatly > appreciated. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Scott A. 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