by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Oct 23, 2020 | Allied Organizations, Conferences, Programming
Call for abstracts: Pest Odyssey 2021 – the Next Generation Detect, Respond, Recover – best practice IPM in 2021 20th – 22nd September 2021 This will be a fully virtual conference and will enable participants to focus on changes and new developments in IPM over...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Jan 31, 2020 | Workshops & Training
Registration is currently open and a few spots remain for the upcoming IPM workshop to be held February 24-25, 2020 in New York City. REGISTRATION The fee for the two-day workshop is $375. Payment can be made online via the Insects Limited Website’s online...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Apr 11, 2019 | Workshops & Training
Up to 54% of museums and historic homes have reported damage from pests. Textiles, animal hides, taxidermy, wood works, natural fibers (like wool and feather), books, and paintings contain material that pests can exploit and do irreversible damage to. Having a good...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Dec 19, 2018 | MuseumPests Working Group, WG Meetings, Workshops & Training
Hosted by Insects Limited and the Indianapolis Museum of Art March 13 – 15, 2019 Insects Limited has been a long-time supporter of the IPM Working Group (IPM-WG) and we are excited to bring our 2019 program to the mid-west with meetings at the Insects Limited offices...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Dec 8, 2017 | Allied Organizations, Historic Sites & Structures, Workshops & Training
On November 16, Historic New England’s Haverhill, Massachusetts-based collection services team hosted a sold-out program on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for museum professionals, interested members, and colleagues from all over New England. The presentations...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Mar 22, 2017 | Historic Sites & Structures, Libraries & Archives, MuseumPests Working Group, Museums, Programming, Workshops & Training
Insects and vertebrate pests can do irreversible damage to objects of historic and artistic value. Preventing such damage is an essential element of best practice in collection care and requires the design and implementation of an Integrated Pest Management...
