Directory of Entomology Specialists
(entomologists, addresses and contact numbers, organized by states)
http://pestdata.ncsu.edu/ipmexperts/pmcenters/PMExpertsearch.cfm?usdaregion=National%20Site

Or have your pest identified at the

Virtual Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory
http://www.ppdl.purdue.edu/ppdl/default.html

A broken or smashed insect may be impossible to identify. Your entomologist should be able to tell you how to prepare a sample. If not, here are some articles that provide guidelines:

How to Collect and Ship Samples
http://www.ppdl.purdue.edu/ppdl/SampleSubmission.html

How to package and mail Invertebrate (insect) specimens
http://scarab.msu.montana.edu/ipm/Submital.html

Pest Identification: Insects
(includes information on how to package insects for the entomologist)
http://ipm.ncsu.edu/urban/cropsci/c07insec/c07insec.html

Be sure you know the pests that are commonly a problem to a collection.

Museum Pests
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/IPM/natparks/museum.html

Included on the left are links to a few pages that provide information about carpet beetles, silverfish and firebrats, and clothes moths.

Books and products we recommend:

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

$10.00

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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:

Directory of Entomology Departments and Institutes (DEDI)
http://www.sciref.org/links/EntDept/UW.htm

Cigarette Beetle
http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/entomology/ factsheets/cigarett.html

Cluster flies Waking Up in homes
http://ipm.montana.edu/YardGarden/docs/clusterflies-insect.htm

Mice, Family housing, offices, barracks, and other administrative buildings - Integrated Pest Management Outline No. 23
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/ PLAN/MICEHOUS.HTM

Mice, Food storage warehouses - Integrated Pest Management No. 22
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/ PLAN/MICEFOOD.HTM

Powderpost Beetle
http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/entomology/ factsheets/powderpo.html

Rats
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/IPM/ natparks/rats.html

Links to full text articles for a variety of pests are found at:

Insects and Pests
(A list of articles about insect and pest identification)
http://ohioline.osu.edu/lines/pests.html

Virginia Cooperative Extension: List of Beetles with Links
http://www.ext.vt.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Docs.woa/wa/getcat?cat=ir-ln-ip-be

Virginia Cooperative Extension: List of General Household Insects with Links
http://www.ext.vt.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Docs.woa/wa/getcat?cat=ir-ln-ip

MSU Integrated Pest Management Pest Recommendation Network
http://scarab.msu.montana.edu/PRN1/index.html

Home & Landscape Pest Notes
(links to information on specific pests)
http://axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.home.html

Iowa Insect Information Notes
(Listing of insects and links to information about them)
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/

Insect and Insect-Related Software
Developed by or in Cooperation with the University of Florida
http://pests.ifas.ufl.edu/software/

Pests In and Around the Home: CD-ROM
http://pests.ifas.ufl.edu/software/det_pests.htm

General Information Paper on Cockroaches
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/facts/roach.htm

Stored Products Insects - Integrated Pest Management Outline No. 7
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/ PLAN/STORED.HTM

PestWeb: Links to Associations and Governments
http://www.pestweb.com/associations/

Iowa State University Entomology Index to Internet Resources
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/List/

Manageing Health Hazards Associated with Bird and Bat Excrement
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ento/tg142.htm

National Pesticide Media Database
http://pesticidepics.ext.vt.edu/