[PestList] RE: fumigation using phosphine

2024-07-11 Thread 'Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)' via MuseumPests
Hi Heather, We have used phosphine frequently (prophylactically) over the past ~50 years (we have never had any capability for low temperature treatment, though we will soon). We have not noticed any ill effects on our specimens, and DNA has been successfully extracted from toepads, feathers,

Re: [PestList] Fumigation Recommendations

2024-04-07 Thread 'Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)' via MuseumPests
https://museumsschaedlinge.de/ Von: 'Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)' via MuseumPests Gesendet: Thursday, April 4, 2024 12:19:43 AM An: pestlist@googlegroups.com Betreff: RE: [PestList] Fumigation Recommendations Hey all, On this note, does anyone have any comments on sulfuryl fl

RE: [PestList] Fumigation Recommendations

2024-04-05 Thread 'Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)' via MuseumPests
Hey all, On this note, does anyone have any comments on sulfuryl fluoride, and any potential effects on objects being fumigated? Thanks! Tonya From: pestlist@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Patricia Hottel Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 8:56 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

[PestList] RE: larder and (what) beetle?

2023-05-14 Thread 'Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)' via MuseumPests
Oh dear - looks like a variegated carpet beetle to me. Cheers, Tonya - Dr. Tonya M. Haff Collection Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection CSIRO +61(0)419569109 https://www.csiro.au/en/about/facilities-collections/collections/anwc From:

[PestList] Re: Is it possible to determine how long a moth has been on sticky trap?

2022-12-13 Thread 'Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)' via MuseumPests
moths were active a couple years ago when the traps were first put there… and there’s no recent activity. My understanding is the pheromone capsules are only effective for up to six months at the maximum, 3- 4 months normally. Diane From: 'Haff, Tonya (NCMI,

[PestList] Re: Is it possible to determine how long a moth has been on sticky trap?

2022-12-13 Thread 'Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)' via MuseumPests
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[PestList] RE: Is it possible to determine how long a moth has been on sticky trap?

2022-12-12 Thread 'Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)' via MuseumPests
Just curious, would one expect the pheromone capsule to still be active after 3+ years? From: pestlist@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anderson, Gretchen Sent: Saturday, 10 December 2022 5:41 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] RE: Is it possible to determine how long a moth has

[PestList] Clothes moth in office

2022-10-27 Thread 'Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)' via MuseumPests
Hello all, We just discovered a clothes moth outbreak in a rarely used office in our building. There are no specimens in this office, and I am not quite sure what they are eating - casings are around the edge of the carpet, which I do not think is wool. Perhaps they are feeding on dead insects

[PestList] RE: NY State laws and Vikane

2022-05-25 Thread Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)
A bit tardy on this, but have you considered an anoxic bubble? From: pestlist@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Lisa Bruno Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2022 8:55 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] NY State laws and Vikane I have a delicate situation that I’m grappling with and I wonder

Re: * [PestList] Cleaning cabinets

2021-12-20 Thread Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)
...@museumsmanitoba.com Sent: Monday, 20 December 2021 6:58 AM To: Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) ; pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: * [PestList] Cleaning cabinets Good afternoon Tonya, Another option would be to make an aqueous slurry of diatomaceous earth and use a paint brush to apply

[PestList] RE: ID Help

2021-12-15 Thread Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)
To me it looks like a silverfish? From: pestlist@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Miriam Murphy Sent: Thursday, 16 December 2021 9:25 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] ID Help This larva was found in two different traps in an art museum gallery in New Hampshire. Can anyone

Re: * [PestList] Cleaning cabinets

2021-12-14 Thread Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)
in plastic bags for the time being – until you are more confident that the infestation is under control Gretchen From: pestlist@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Thursday, December 9, 2021 10:04 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: * [PestList] Cleaning cabinets

[PestList] Cleaning cabinets

2021-12-09 Thread Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)
Hello all, I have a cabinet that I need to clean to make sure there are no pest eggs, etc, left inside that could reinfest future items put back in the cabinet. I can't just freeze the entire cabinet, and there are weird ledges and corners in the back of it that are difficult to thoroughly

[PestList] Controlled atmosphere treatments

2021-05-12 Thread Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)
Hello everyone, We are looking into the potential for installing a multi-functional sealed pest treatment chamber in a new building we are in the midst of designing. This would be something big enough that we could put entire trays or even cabinets inside and then treat, should the need arise.

Re: [External] - RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PestList] foxes and sound emitters

2021-02-09 Thread Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)
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Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PestList] foxes and sound emitters

2021-02-09 Thread Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)
Just curious where one can get cougar urine, particularly at short notice? . Tonya From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of Susan Buce Sent: Tuesday, 9 February 2021 3:06 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PestList] foxes and

[PestList] Re: Webbing Clothes Moths for Science

2021-01-19 Thread Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)
Hi Isabel, We don't have a big problem with clothes moths in our collection, though there are around, and they are abundant in Canberra. If you would like me to collect some Australian samples for your molecular work, let me know. Cheers, Tonya Collection Manager Australian National Wildlife

Re: [PestList] RE: Large scale pest treatment in the mid-Atlantic area

2020-10-13 Thread Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)
Hi Gretchen, Can you refer us specifically to any of Tom Strang's research? I cannot see the work you refer when I search for it, but probably I am missing something. It is my understanding that the freeze thaw cycle degrades DNA by shortening the fragments that can be extracted, but I would

[PestList] RE: Red-Legged Ham Beetle Eradication

2020-08-25 Thread Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)
Hi Suellen, I don’t have a solution for you, just a couple of questions and thoughts - how long did you freeze your skeletal material, and did you use a freeze-thaw-freeze cycle? I have read that can help ensure everything, including tenacious eggs, are dead. Your problem is definitely of