The following list of IPM related web resources includes sites covering topics such as pest identification, professional societies, pest control companies, etc. The sites mentioned on the following pages are those that members of IPM Working Group have found useful. Inclusion in this list does not constitute endorsement by MuseumPests.net, nor does the omission indicate censure. This page is revised and updated as needed when additional sites are identified. To have a website added to this list please send information to webresources @ museumpests.net.
The Whatseatingyourcollection website is updated by the Odyssey Group, an informal annual meeting of IPM professionals in the cultural heritage sector in the United Kingdom that advocate this discipline of preventive conservation. The website helps to understand what integrated pest management is, how to carry it out and how it can help you in your institution. It will also help you to identify the insects that you find and show you if you need to take action.
The Insects & Entomology group on Linked in contains helpful information on general entomology in the news and pest related content.
The Collections Trust is a UK based organization which provides assistance on a whole range of collections management issues.
English Heritage poster of common pests found in historic houses available for download.
For information on a range of roaches visit the well illustrated Cockroach Facts website.
NPCA Field Guide To Structural Pests is a one-of-a-kind 800-page reference source that includes detailed information on nearly 200 different structural pests: ants, bees, cockroaches, flies, spiders, termites and more. Illustrated with nearly 1,000 color photos and drawings and supplied with quick reference tabs and a ruler. The Field Guide includes detailed information on how to recognize each pest, its biology and control. It can be ordered from The Bug Store, the online store for the National Pest Management Association (NPMA Inc.).
The book Old Poisons, New Problems, A Museum Resource for Managing Contaminated Cultural Materials, edited by Odegaard and Sadongei, AltaMira Press, 2005, has a useful Appendices. Appendix G (pp. 101-102) lists Pesticide Information Websites, including all the major government sites. Information on the book is available through on-line bookstores:
MaryLou E. Florian’s 1997 book Heritage Eaters : Insects and Fungi in Heritage Collections is available free online from the University of British Columbia’s online library. Despite its age, it is still an important resource with good images of insect eggs, larva and parts of cultural heritage and world wide household pests. It is minimal on fungi but is complimented by her book Fungal Facts.
PestNetwork.com gathers, organizes, and distributes educational information, resources, and training materials which are available on the Internet for pest control professionals, private applicators involved in agriculture, landscape & irrigation professionals involved in pest control, schools and other organizations involved in IPM, and professionals in the food industry involved in pest control. The website provides a Gateway to the Pest Control Industry on the Internet with links to continuing education, resources, manufacturers, regulatory agencies, and trade associations.
http://www.pestnetwork.com