2021 MuseumPests Working Group Virtual Program Announcement

Since our 2020 in-person meeting at the Met, almost a year ago, our world has been turned upside-down but as insects have adapted to our new realities so have we. The MuseumPests Working Group (MPWG) is rising to the challenge and maintaining our momentum with our...

MuseumPests 2021 Virtual Working Group Schedule

Schedule DAY 1 – Tuesday, March 9 8:45 am Log-in to Zoom say hi to your colleagues  9:00-9:30 Digital Introductions 9:30-10:00 Introduce subgroup projects: Prevention  Identification  Solutions Rodents  Monitoring  Health & Safety ...

2021 Virtual Working Group Projects

Check out our list of topics and projects to see what you might want to work on or contribute during the 2021 Virtual Working Group Meeting March 9-10. TOPIC: Prevention  CONTENT LEADER: Matt Mickletz PROJECTS/GOALS:  Continue working on the Developing...

New Research on Oxygen Meter & Analyzer Performance

The detection of low quantities of oxygen (less than 0.3% by volume) is essential to the creation of an anoxic environment capable of eradicating all stages of insect life. To ensure sufficiently low oxygen levels throughout an anoxic treatment, digital oxygen meters...

17th MuseumPests Working Group Meeting 2020 Update

Hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, February 26-28  I’m delighted to be back at the MuseumPests Working Group for the third time, it’s wonderful to be welcomed back into the IPM family! As the end of day three rolls around, it’s time to write the blog...

2019 IPM Working Group Meeting Summary

Coming to Indianapolis is my second time participating in the IPM-WG, my first was at Winterthur in 2017. I’m very excited to be back! Day one took us out to Insects Limited hosted by Pat Kelley. We had a very busy day starting with a tour of lab including the insect...
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