MuseumPests & Pest Odyssey
Public Presentation Session
‘Pesty business’
7th October 2025
You are invited to join us for the second MuseumPests and Pest Odyssey meeting. This will be held on Zoom, commencing at 9:30 EDT and 2:30 BST for two and a half hours.
Presentations will cover a range of topics including new pests and adapting IPM programmes for new buildings.
Registration is free. Please book via this link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pesty-business-tickets-1729239916139?aff=oddtdtcreator
All times listed are listed as BST, UK time
| 14.30 -14.40 | Introduction & Welcome | Rachael Arenstein & Jane Thompson-Webb |
| 14.40 – 14.50 | A new approach to IPM audits at V&A East Storehouse |
Emma Rhodes
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| 14.50 – 15.00 | Establishing critical pest density at V&A South Kensington |
Hebe Halstead
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| 15.00 – 15.15 | It takes a village: – Growing a holistic approach to IPM challenges at MOTAT. | Deeksha Bhardwaj |
| 15.15 – 15.25 | From Spreadsheets to Strategy: Embedding Pest Management in Museum Practice. | Georgia Miller |
| 15.25 – 15.35 | How to get the most out of the MuseumPests Airtable | Pat Kelley |
| 15.35 -15.45 | QUESTIONS | Rachael Arenstein |
| 15.45 – 15.55 | Airtable as a Collaborative Tool for Integrated Pest Management in Cultural Heritage Institutions | Colleen Grant and Meghan Brady |
| 15.55 – 16.05 | Friendly bacteria against insects | Jaap van der Burg |
| 16.05 – 16.15 | Developing rodent-proof covers for blunder traps | Anais Ellis |
| 16.15 – 16.30 | New pests- new challenges | David Pinniger |
| 16.30 – 16.40 | QUESTIONS | Jane Thompson-Webb |
| 16.40 – 17.10 | Open discussion | |
| 17.10 – 17.15 | Closing remarks | Rachael Arenstein & Jane Thompson-Webb |
Will a recording of this meeting become available at all? Thank you!
Yes! The slide deck is available on our conferences page and the video is already on our YouTube channel.
https://museumpests.net/conferences/
https://museumpests.net/conferences/2025-museumpests-and-pest-odyssey-joint-pesty-presentation-session/
https://www.youtube.com/live/LoW5e93N_A4?si=UyYYq_4taRyG5zW4