Integrated Pest Management for Cultural Heritage

2nd MuseumPests Public Presentation Session March 3, 2022

by | February 25, 2022 | MuseumPests Working Group, Programming, WG Meetings | 0 Comments

Join us for MuseumPests Second Public Presentation Session on March 3 starting at 12:00 U.S. Eastern Time.  In order to receive the direct Zoom webinar link please RSVP by March 1. If you do not RSVP you will be able to watch via Facebook live. The session will be...
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MuseumPests 2022 Virtual Working Group Schedule

by | February 25, 2022 | MuseumPests Working Group | 0 Comments

19th MuseumPests Working Group Meeting Hosted by: ZOOM! Schedule DAY 1 – Tuesday, March 1 8:45 amLog-in to Zoom say hi to your colleagues 9:00-9:30Digital Introductions9:30-10:00Introduce subgroup projects:- Prevention- Identification - Solutions - Vertebrates-...
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2022 MPWG Virtual Meeting Projects

by | February 25, 2022 | MuseumPests Working Group, WG Meetings | 0 Comments

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 1-2, 2022. TOPIC: Prevention CONTENT LEADER: Matt MickletzPROJECTS/GOALS:  Continue working on the Developing Policy...
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Integrated Pest Management for Collections now available for purchase

by | February 25, 2022 | Conferences, Publication | 0 Comments

edited by Suzanne Ryder and Amy Crossman This collection of papers and posters presented at the 2021 ICON conference A Pest Odyssey – The Next Generation is evidence that integrated pest management (IPM) has been adopted globally as the accepted strategy...
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2022 MuseumPests Working Group Virtual Program Announcement

by | February 18, 2022 | MuseumPests Working Group, WG Meetings | 0 Comments

March 1-3, 2022 VIRTUAL MEETING Last year there was hope that we would be able to meet in person in 2022 but clearly the pandemic has still affected travel, budgets and schedules. Given the success and efficiency of our virtual 2021 meeting we are proposing a second...
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Pest Odyssey 2021 – The Next Generation

by | July 8, 2021 | Conferences | 0 Comments

The Icon Pest Odyssey Network is please to announce that tickets are now available for its third, international, decennial conference. This will be a fully virtual conference, 20th - 22nd September 2021 and will enable participants to focus on changes and new...
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Tercera llamada….. ¡¡¡Comenzamos!!! MuseumPests en ESPAÑOL

by | July 8, 2021 | museumpests.net, Spanish / Español, Website | 0 Comments

Estamos muy emocionados de lanzar oficialmente la versión en español de MuseumPests. Este proyecto comenzó lentamente, con la traducción de páginas individuales, pero alcanzó su punto máximo durante los encierros de la pandemia COVID-19 en el 2020. El proyecto reunió...
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MuseumPests First Ever Public Presentation Session!

by | March 8, 2021 | museumpests.net, Programming, WG Meetings | 0 Comments

March 11, 2021, 12:00 – 4:30 (GMT -5:00) Join us for MuseumPests First Public Presentation Session.  For those who haven't already RSVP'd to receive a direct Zoom link, you can access the program via Facebook Live on the MuseumPests page.  The session will...
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MuseumPests.net needs your help – Fundraising appeal

by | March 4, 2021 | Fundraising, museumpests.net, Website | 0 Comments

The MuseumPests Working Group began 19 years ago; from our initial 2002 meeting with seven people, we have now grown into a worldwide network to support the needs of museum, library, archive and historic house staff who strive to...
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2021 MuseumPests Working Group Virtual Program Announcement

by | February 12, 2021 | museumpests.net, WG Meetings | 0 Comments

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...
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MuseumPests 2021 Virtual Working Group Schedule

by | February 12, 2021 | museumpests.net, WG Meetings | 0 Comments

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 ...
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2021 Virtual Working Group Projects

by | February 12, 2021 | museumpests.net, WG Meetings | 0 Comments

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...
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Pest Odyssey 2021 Call for Abstracts

by | October 23, 2020 | Allied Organizations, Conferences, Programming | 0 Comments

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 the...
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New Research on Oxygen Meter & Analyzer Performance

by | August 4, 2020 | MuseumPests Working Group, Solutions | 0 Comments

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...
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17th MuseumPests Working Group Meeting 2020 Update

by | March 9, 2020 | Uncategorized, WG Meetings | 0 Comments

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...
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Register for the Introduction to Integrated Pest Management for Cultural Heritage Collections Workshop

by | January 31, 2020 | Workshops & Training | 0 Comments

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...
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Robert E (Bob) Child Memorial

by | December 18, 2019 | Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Robert E. Child - Memorial December 18, 2019 It is a great loss to the MuseumPest group and the greater museum community as a whole that Robert E. (Bob) Child passed away earlier this week. Bob served as the Chief Conservator for the National Museum and Galleries of...
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New Research on the Long-Tailed Silverfish

by | May 3, 2019 | Identification | 2 Comments

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) is placed under the Ministry of Health and Care Services in Norway and serves governmental authorities, the health service, the judiciary, prosecuting authorities, politicians, the media and the general public on...
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Report on the IPM in Museums and Historic Homes workshop March 11 – 12, 2019

by | April 11, 2019 | Workshops & Training | 1 Comment

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...
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2019 IPM Working Group Meeting Summary

by | March 15, 2019 | MuseumPests Working Group, WG Meetings | 0 Comments

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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