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Controlling Vertebrate Pests in Museums by Thomas J.K. Strang and John E. Dawson examines the detrimental affect that rodents have on museum collections. Vertebrate animals can soil or destroy artifacts. Prompt identification of the pest and the use of suitable methods to control it are essential. In most cases, non-chemical methods can be used to control vertebrate pests in museums; chemical methods are also discussed.

Controlling Vertebrate Pests in Museums

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Solving Museum Insect Problems: Chemical Control by John E. Dawson and revised by Thomas J.K. Strang is intended to help museum staff understand commercial pest control operations. It describes chemical methods of controlling insects, and includes information on regulations, modes of action, and application methods necessary for the safe use of insecticides. A detailed guide helps in decision-making about the appropriate chemical method of control.

Solving Museum Insect Problems: Chemical Control

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Links to related information on other sites:

Information Sheet No. 2 - Guidelines for Pest Control
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/services/conservation/pests.htm

Pest Control
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/ resources/newsletter/8_1/env.html

1.2 Potential Adverse Effects of Pest Control Agents on the Materials of Museum Artifacts-CAL
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/science/abstracts/1.2.html

1.3 Potential Adverse Effects of Pest Control Agents on the Materials of Museum Artifacts-GCI
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/science/abstracts/1.3.html

1.4 Potential Adverse Effects of Pest Control Agents on the Materials of Museum Artifacts-CCI
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/science/abstracts/1.4.html

University of Minnesota: Pest control chapters on-line
http://ipmworld.umn.edu/ipmchap.htm

ALTERNATIVES TO CHEMICAL PEST CONTROL
http://ipm.ncsu.edu/urban/cropsci/c03altpr/c03altpr.html

Structural Pest Control and the Law
http://ipm.ncsu.edu/urban/cropsci/c11struc/slaw.html

Hantavirus Disease Health and Safety Update (Conserve-O-Gram 2/8) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/02-08.pdf

ANOXIC ENVIRONMENT (No Oxygen)

Materials & Equipment for Anoxic Fumigation
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byauth/ burke/anoxmat.html

1.6 Feasibility of Using Modified Atmospheres to Control Insect Pests in Museums (see also 1.18)
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/science/abstracts/1.6.html

Nitrogen anoxia Research
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/science/anoxia/index.html

Materials & Equipment for Anoxic Fumigation
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byauth/burke/anoxmat.html

1.18 Development of a Hermetically Sealed Nitrogen Atmosphere Display Case (see also 1.6)
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/science/abstracts/1.18.html

TEMPERATURE: HOT AND COLD

An Insect Pest Control Procedure: The Freezing Process (Conserve-O-Gram 3/6) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/03-06.pdf

HEAT AND COCKROACHES
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/bulmar94.htm#HEAT AND COCKROACHES

PROCEDURES FOR THERMAL CONTROL OF COCKROACHES IN ARMY FOOD SERVICE FACILITIES
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/tg208/toc.htm

Cold Storage Handling Guidelines for Photographs
http://www.archives.gov/preservation/storage/cold-storage-photos.html

Controlled Environment Heat Treatment as
a Safe and Efficient Method of Pest Control
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byauth/ nicholson/heatpest.html

Cold Storage Facilities in the U.S.
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/an/ an22/an22-7/an22-708.html

CHEMICALS

"Take care to follow pesticide regulations" by Mary Ballard and Tom Parker
http://www.collectioncare.org/pubs/v1n3p2.html

CONFERENCE SUMMARY: THE CONTAMINATION OF MUSEUM MATERIALS AND THE REPATRIATION PROCESS FOR NATIVE CALIFORNIA
http://bss.sfsu.edu/calstudies/arttest/sum.htm

Artifacts may be a threat to Indians
http://members.home.nl/aeissing/00702.html

PESTICIDES AND CHILD SAFETY
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/safety.htm

1.5 Fumigant Efficacy of Sulfuryl Fluoride Against Three Carpet Beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae, Anobiidae)
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/science/abstracts/1.5.html

The EXtension TOXicology NETwork
http://extoxnet.orst.edu/

includes:

Pesticide Information Profiles
List of chemical pesticides and links to information on them
http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/ghindex.html

PYRETHRINS AND PYRETHROIDS
http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/pyrethri.htm

Glossary of Pesticide Use Terms
http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/glossary.htm

PESTICIDE FACT SHEETS
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/facts.htm

Public health risks associated with pesticides and natural toxins in foods
http://ipmworld.umn.edu/chapters/pimentel.htm

ALTERNATIVES TO CHEMICAL PEST CONTROL
http://ipm.ncsu.edu/urban/ cropsci/c03altpr/c03altpr.html

Pesticide Storage and Disposal
http://ipm.ncsu.edu/urban/cropsci/c04watr/pestdisp.html

PESTICIDE LABELS (links to manufacturers)
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/labels.htm

PESTICIDE FACT SHEETS
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/facts.htm

2002 North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual
(includes information on pests and identification)
http://ipm.ncsu.edu/agchem/agchem.html

Warning on the Use of Chemicals (Pesticides)
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/warning.html

Methyl Bromide Phaseout Web Site
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr/

Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems (It is home to a collection of databases of information on pesticides, plant export/import, and exotic pest tracking)
http://www.ceris.purdue.edu/

STRUCTURAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PESTS Application of IPM Principles To Structural Pests
http://ipm.ncsu.edu/urban/cropsci/c11struc/sipm.html

US ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ENTOMOLOGICAL SCIENCES PROGRAM
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/index.htm

PEST MANAGEMENT BULLETIN INDEX Entomological Sciences Program US ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/index.htm

Public health risks associated with pesticides and natural toxins in foods
http://ipmworld.umn.edu/chapters/pimentel.htm

IPM Labeling: A Discussion of Benefits and Challenges to Land Grant Involvement in IPM Labeling and Related Initiatives
http://northeastipm.org/reports/Indylabel97/indyintro.html

Montana Pesticide Education Program
http://scarab.msu.montana.edu/extension/MTPesticides.html

Montana Integrated Pest Management Center
http://ipm.montana.edu/index.html