MVZ Integrated Pest Management IPM Progr

UNIVESITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY MUSEUM OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) PROGRAM MANUAL

2008/2009

Ap pr ov ed By :

Dr. Cr ai g M or it z , Mus eu m D ir ec t o r Dat e

d e c is io n s a b o u t a p p r o p r ia te p r e v e n tio n a n d tr e a t me n t o f pestoutbreaks.

c e r ta in in s e c t s a r e a t tr a c te d to th e o r g a n ic m a t e r ia ls fo r fo o d a n d s h e l te r . I t is e x p e c t e d t h a t t h e r e w i ll b e o c c a s io n a l lo c a l in s e c t o u t b r e a k s in s id e th e M V Z d u e to th e l i mi ta tio n s o f th e b u ild in g , th e M V Zʼs res tr icte d r e s o u r c e s , a n d th e Mu s e u mʼs ope n floor pla n, wh ich p la c e s s ta f f o ff ic e s n e x t t o th e ma in c o l l e c ti o n s a r e a . R o d e n t in fe s t a t io n s a r e a le s s e r th r e a t b e c a u s e o f th e M V Zʼs l oca tio n wi thi n VLS B .

An I n t e g r a te d Pe s t Ma n a g e me n t ( IP M) p r o g r a m is a

d e c is io n - ma k in g p r o c e s s t h a t h e l p s d e t e r m in e i f, w h e n ,

a n d w h e r e p e s t s u p p r e s s io n i s n e e d e d . It p r o v id e s a v a r ie ty o f te c h n i q u e s t o p r e v e n t a n d s o lv e p e s t p r o b le ms , w it h p e s tic id e s u s e d o n ly a s a la s t r e s o r t . An IP M Pr o g r a m u ti liz e s k n o w le d g e o f e c o lo g y , t h e li fe h is to r y o f p e s ts , a n d th e e n v ir o n me n t i n w h ic h p e s ts th r iv e a n d s u r v iv e . Mu s e u m I P M h a s tw o g o a ls :

1 . Pro tec t the Mus eu m an d it ʼs c ol lec ti ons fr o m pes ts .

2 . Reduc e the a mo un ts o f pes tic ides us e d in th e

 Mo n ito r pes ts a nd env iron me nt al fac tors .

 I m pl e me nt no n-c he m ic al ma na ge m ent . Prev e nt o u tb r e a k s b y e mp l o y in g ti me ly ma in te n a n c e o f th e Mu s e u m , p e r fo r mi n g s tr i n g e n t h o u s e k e e p i n g a n d u s in g n o n - c h e m ic a l tr e a t me n t s , s u c h a s fr e e z in g .

 Ev al uat e res u l ts to be s ure t he s tr ate gi es are

e f fe c tiv e .

 Doc u me nt mon it orin g and trea t men t ac ti ons .

 Pr eve nt io n . Inc l udes ide nt i fy in g po s s i ble p oin ts o f

e n tr y , b l o c k in g e n tr y p o in ts to th e fu lle s t e x t e n t p o s s i b le , r e d u c i n g th e p r e v a le n c e o f a t tr a c ta n ts le f t o u t in th e o p e n w i th in th e mu s e u m , e d u c a t in g th e M V Z c o m mu n i ty in p r o p e r p e s t a v o id a n c e p r a c tic e s o n a n o n g o in g b a s is a n d r e g u l a r h o u s e k e e p in g .

 Mo n ito r in g /R ec or d K ee pi n g. E mp loy s a v a riety of o b s e r v a ti o n m e t h o d s to s y s t e m a t ic a lly m o n i to r th e

c o lle c ti o n s a n d a d ja c e n t w o r k a r e a s o n a r e g u la r basis.

 Detect i on /R es po nse .

 Rec ove ry . A f ter an in fes ta ti on has been a d dres s ed

Th e s e r e c o m me n d a tio n s a r e b a s e d o n a y e a r ʼs exp erie nce mo n i to r i n g a n d e r a d ic a ti n g i n f e s ta tio n s in th e M V Z, m a n y

c o n s u l ta ti o n s w i th p e s t ma n a g e m e n t e x p e r t s , a n d l ib r a r y

a n d w e b r e s e a r c h o n mu s e u m p e s t ma n a g e m e n t .

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2 .1 . IN TR O D U C TI O N

1 . Wha t in for m ation

Th i s c h a p te r c o n t a in s in fo r ma ti o n o n :

is c o n ta i n e d i n th is

c h a p te r ?  the ra ti ona l for eac h c o mpon en t of th e M VZ In te g r a t e d P e s t M a n a g e me n t ( I P M) p r o g r a m .

 nec es s a ry c ons i dera ti ons f or th e i mpl em en t ati on o f

th e p r o g r a m .

2 . Is there a ny N o . Th is c h a p te r p r o v id e s ju s t if ic a tio n fo r th e p r o to c o ls in f o r ma tio n o n

th a t a r e p r e s e n te d in C h a p te r 3 .

s p e c i fic p r o t o c o ls fo r th e M V Z I P M program?

O v e r th e y e a r s w e ʼv e learn ed th at ex posure to pestici des 2

c a n c a u s e a v a r ie ty o f h e a lt h p r o b le ms in h u ma n s , w h ic h in c lu d e s b u t a r e n o t l i mi te d to :

 naus ea  v om it ing  dif f ic ul ty in br ea thi ng  s eiz ures  s k in an d ey e irri t at ion  adv ers e c h ange s in me mory a nd m ood  c anc er  phy s i olog ic a l de fec t s

Pe s tic id e s c a n a l s o d a ma g e c o l le c tio n s b y :

 deter iora t ing pro te ins s uc h a s fur , fe at her s , and

wool  alt erin g t he c olor o f p ig men ts  c aus in g m et al c orro s ion in iro n , bras s , a n d oth er

3 lig h t c o lo r e d me ta ls

“ C h e m ic a l tr e a tm e n ts a r e p a r t o f t h e p r o g r a m , b u t a r e

g e n e r a lly c o n s id e r e d o n ly w h e n a l l o th e r m e th o d s o f p e s t

e li mi n a tio n h a v e b e e n e x h a u s t e d . Th e a p p lic a ti o n o f s ma lle r a mo u n ts o f to x ic c h e mic a ls b e n e fi ts t h e s a fe ty a n d p r o t e c t io n o f th e s ta ff , p u b lic a n d th e lo n g e v i ty o f th e

c o lle c ti o n

i te ms

th e ms e lv e s .” —

Pa t

Ke lle y ,

I n s e c ts

L i mi te d , p e r s o n a l c o r r e s p o n d e n c e .

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purpose of p r e v e n tio n ?

 to red uc e a t trac tan ts th at inc r eas e pes t nu m bers or

le a d to in fe s t a t io n

 to c rea te ba rriers w hic h bloc k ac c e s s to t he mu s e u m e n v ir o n m e n t a n d s p e c i me n s

2 . How do pes ts Pe s ts c a n e n te r t h e M V Z v i a a n u mb e r o f r o u t e s :

e n te r th e M V Z?

 borin g hol es or us i ng ex is ti ng op eni ngs  c arried in by peo ple on pers ona l o bjec ts or f iel d

e q u ip me n t

 foun d on loa n s pec i m ens an d/ or in pac k in g

ma te r ia l s

 c an be pres e nt in foo d/ foo d c on ta iner s t hat are

 s pec i me ns  paper /p ac k i ng m at eria ls  plan ts  c arpe ts  artw ork  li tera ture  wood fu rni ture  food s tor ed in the M V Z

1 . Cult ur al C ont ro ls: pol icie s and procedur es t hat c an

b e i mp l e me n te d .

2 . M e ch an ic al Co ntr o ls: tec hni ques to li m it pes t

h a b i t a ts a n d c lo s e o ff a r e a s w h e r e p e s ts e n t e r t h e Mu s e u m s .

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2 .2 .1 . C ult ur a l C ont ro ls

ALL m a t e r ia l n e e d s to b e in s p e c te d b e fo r e it c o me s in to th e c o lle c ti o n s a r e a s . Th is i n c lu d e s :

1 . IN S P EC T for pes ts

 new ac qu is i ti ons  loan ma ter ial s  pac k in g m at eria ls  fie ld equ ip me nt  book s /l ite ra ture  plan ts  furn itur e

st

2 . Where ar e Al l in s p e c tio n s s h o u ld b e d o n e i n th e 1 flo o r p r e p l a b in s p e c t io n s

NEVER b e c o n d u c te d in th e ma in

 Clut ter and tr as h s hou ld no t b e a llo wed to

a c c u mu la te .

 Stor age a nd p ac k in g m at eria ls s h ould nʼ t be allo wed to a c c u mu la te i f th e y a r e n ʼt bei ng pu t to use. Pa c k in g p e a n u ts m a d e o f c e llu lo s e s h o u ld b e

d is c a r d e d i m me d ia te ly .

 Collec ti ons area s s houl d be c lea ned regu l arly s o o r g a n ic ma te r i a l d o e s n o t b u ild - u p o n s u r fa c e s ,

e s p e c i a l ly fl o o r s .

 In ad di tio n to ro ut ine c l ean ing o f dir t , dus t, hair ,

a n d fo o d s tu f fs , a th o r o u g h c l e a n in g o f th e e n t ir e

fa c i li ti e s mu s t b e d o n e o n c e a y e a r .

Pr o p e r s t o r a g e o f s p e c i me n s a n d o th e r ma t e r ia l s p r o te c t s

c o lle c ti o n s b y k e e p i n g p e s ts o u t a n d i n h i b i ti n g th e s p r e a d o f p e s ts in s id e i n fe s t e d c a s e s .

F l u c tu a ti o n s in te mp e r a t u r e a n d r e l a t iv e h u mid i ty ( R H ) c a n c a u s e d a ma g e 4

E n v ir o n m e n t

of

c o l le c t i o n s

areas:

to th e c o lle c t io n s a n d p r o mo te p e s t a c tiv it y . A c l i ma te -

c o n tr o ll e d e n v ir o n me n t w i th p o s i tiv e a ir flo w is o p ti ma l fo r

d e te r r in g p e s ts .

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open onto the 3 rd

 Fl o or D ra i ns . T here is 1 flo or dr ain in t he Pel t R o o m a n d n u me r o u s o t h e r s t h r o u g h o u t th e M u s e u m

 Crac ks

 Ju nct io ns bet wee n th e wa l ls a nd f lo or s

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2 . Speci me n Cases

Sp e c i me n

s p e c i me n s fr o m pests, flu c tu a ti o n s in th e e n v ir o n m e n t, a n d lig h t . T h e y s h o u ld b e r e g u la r ly m o n i to r e d f o r fa u l ty s e a ls a n d ma i n t e n a n c e p r o b l e m s , a n d r e p a ir e d a s n e e d e d .

1 . Wha t is the 5 Th e r e h a v e b e e n n u me r o u s c a s e s in th e l it e r a tu r e of great p u r p o s e o f mo n it o r in g

 to quic k ly det ec t pe s t ac tiv ity i n th e M V Z c oll ec ti ons

2 . Are there d i fferen t Ye s ! I t is i mp o r ta n t t o mo n i to r fo r p e s ts a n d mo n i to r th e ty p e s o f mo n i to r in g ?

e n v ir o n m e n t b e c a u s e t h e y p r o v id e d if fe r e n t k i n d s o f in f o r ma tio n .

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3 . Where i s i t im p o r ta n t t o m o n i to r ?

Pest Monitoring tells you…

Environmental Monitoring tells you…

Baseline information on the insects present in the collections

Baseline information on MVZ environment

How pests enter the MVZ

If conditions will support pest activity

Where pests are in the MVZ

If your actions are changing the environment

How many pests there are in the MVZ

If IPM protocols are working

If the control strategies are working

If there is an outbreak

What are the target insect species

What seasonal population fluctuations are occurring

Ta k e n to g e t h e r , t h e s e tw o ty p e s o f mo n i to r in g c a n h e lp

d e te r m in e s tr a te g ie s to e l im in a te fu tu r e a c c e s s a n d s u r v iv a l o f p e s t s in t h e c o l le c tio n s . Mo n i to r in g c a n a ls o

a s s is t in e v a lu a tin g o f e f fe c tiv e n e s s o f a n y tr e a t me n t

a c ti o n t h a t is ta k e n .

Pr i o r i tiz e mo n it o r in g i n a r e a s t h a t h o u s e s p e c im e n s o r a r e p o in ts o f e n tr y t o th e Mu s e u m.

K e e p i n m in d t h a t n o t a l l s p e c i me n s a r e c r e a te d e q u a l. W h i le i t is n e c e s s a r y t o m o n i to r a ll a r e a s w h e r e c o ll e c t io n s

a r e h o u s e d , p e s ts w il l b e mo r e a t tr a c te d to a b ir d o r ma m ma l s tu d y s k in t h a n th e y w ill b e to a s e a le d e th a n o l ja r .

Al s o , t h e VL S B b u i ld i n g h o u s e s fo u r l a r g e n a tu r a l h is to r y mu s e u m s a n d a li b r a r y , a ll o f w h ic h h a v e a t tr a c ta n ts t o p e s ts . As th e b u il d in g is r e l a t iv e l y u n p r o te c te d , i t is p o s s i b le fo r p e s ts to tr a v e l th r o u g h o u t th e b u il d in g . I t i s im p o r ta n t t o r e m e mb e r th a t t h e M V Z is n o t a c l o s e d

e n v ir o n m e n t a n d h o w o th e r c o ll e c t io n s in th e b u i ld i n g ma n a g e p e s t p r e v e n t io n ma y a f fe c t th e p r e s e n c e o f in s e c ts i n th e M V Z .

(IPM) PROGRAM OVERVIEW

C r e a t in g a c t io n t h r e s ho l ds p r io r t o b e g in n in g th e in t h e c o l le c t io n s a r e

4 . How ma ny in sects

Low action threshold. Fi n d i n g i n s e c t fr a s s

5 . Who sh ould Me mb e r s o f t h e M V Z c o m mu n i ty w h o a r e i n v e s te d in th e mo n i to r ?

c o lle c ti o n s s h o u ld c o n d u c t m o n i to r in g . U s e o f o u ts i d e v e n d o r s o r fr e e s tu d e n t la b o r w i th o u t s u p e r v is io n ma y r e s u l t in mis s e d i n f e s t a tio n s .

Mo n i to r i n g i s p a r t o f c o ll e c t io n s m a in te n a n c e a n d c a r e

a n d , t h e r e fo r e , s h o u l d b e a s h a r e d r e s p o n s ib i li ty o f th e Sta f f C u r a to r s .

6 . Wha t is the Ma in ta i n i n g a c c u r a te a n d u p - to - d a te r e c o r d s o f a ll p u r p o s e o f k e e p in g

mo n i to r i n g a n d in fe s ta tio n a c tiv i ty a llo w s fo r b e t te r r e c o r d s o f th e

a s s e s s me n t o f t h e I P M p r o g r a m a n d e n a b l e s fu tu r e mo n i to r i n g p r o c e s s ?

s itu a t io n s / p r o b le ms to b e s o lv e d mo r e p r o d u c tiv e ly a n d

e f fic ie n tly .

Pa s t e f fo r ts mu s t b e d o c u me n te d to e v a lu a te if c u r r e n t I P M

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 Ano x ic Tre at me nts . N itr ogen , argon or c arbon

A ft e r a n in fe s t a t io n h a s b e e n a d d r e s s e d a n d a c tio n s h a v e w h e n i tʼ s okay to

w e r e s u c c e s s fu l . O n c e th i s h a s b e e n e s ta b l i s h e d , th e a r e a procedures?

c a n b e r o u tin e ly mo n it o r e d w it h th e r e s t o f th e c o lle c tio n s .

“ O n c e a n a r e a h a s b e e n c l e a r e d o f a n e x is ti n g in fe s ta t io n , th e s t a f f s h o u l d b e v ig i la n t i n k e e p in g fu r th e r p e s ts fr o m

e n te r in g th e a r e a . Th is is d o n e th r o u g h i s o l a t io n , in s p e c t io n , a n d tr e a tm e n t o f n e w o r r e tu r n i n g s p e c i me n s . If t h is is d o n e , t h e r is k o f fu tu r e in fe s ta tio n s in th i s a r e a

b e c o me s v e r y l o w . Pe s t ic id e a p p lic a t io n s s h o u l d n o t b e n e c e s s a r y u n le s s n e w a c tiv ity is s p o t te d .” — P a t Ke lle y ,

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In s e c ts L i mi te d , p e r s o n a l c o r r e s p o n d e n c e .

2 .6 . C O N C L U SI O N

If t h e I PM p r o g r a m is w o r k i n g , a ll ti me s h o u l d b e s p e n t o n p r e v e n tio n a n d m a in te n a n c e a n d n e x t t o n o n e o n d e a li n g w it h liv e p e s ts a n d in fe s ta t io n s i n t h e c o l le c t i o n s .

(IPM) PROGRAM PROTOCOL

3 .1 . IN TR O D U C TI O N

1 . Wha t in for m ation

Th i s c h a p te r c o n t a in s in fo r ma ti o n o n :

is c o n ta i n e d i n th is

c h a p te r ?  s pec i fic pro toc ol for eac h c o m pone nt o f th e M VZ

IPM program.

3 .2 . PR E V EN T IO N

C ult ur a l C ont ro ls

 INSPECT IN S P EC T a n d TR EA T ALL m a te r i a l b e fo r e it c o me s in to

th e c o lle c ti o n s a r e a s .

Al l in s p e c ti o n s mu s t b e c o n d u c te d ST O NLY IN THE 1 FLOOR PREP LAB . In s p e c t io n s mu s t n o t b e d o n e i n

a n y o f t h e c o lle c t io n s a r e a s o r a d jo in i n g w o r k a r e a s . It is

e x tr e me ly i mp o r ta n t th a t th e fr e e z e r in t h e Pr e p L a b

r e ma in s a s t h e o n ly w a y t h a t m a t e r ia ls c o me in t o th e M V Z .

Al l in c o m in g s p e c i me n s to th e c o lle c ti o n s a b s o lu te ly MU S T

b e tr a c k e d o n t h e P ES T C O N TR O L FR E E Z IN G R EC O R D Ex c e l s h e e t s o th a t w e h a v e a r e c o r d o f w h e n th e y w e r e

la s t fr o z e n , h o w lo n g , a n d w h e n th e y e n t e r e d i n t o th e Mu s e u m c o lle c ti o n s .

If th e P ES T C O N TR O L FR EE Z IN G R E C O R D is n o t ma in ta i n e d , p r o b le m s o lv in g i s s e v e r e ly li mi te d o n c e a n

in f e s ta tio n a r is e s .

Ma te r ia l s t h a t n e e d to b e in s p e c te d / tr e a te d in c l u d e ( b u t

a r e n o t li mi te d to ) :

 New ac qui s i tio ns  Loans fro m o ther i ns ti tut ion s

 Loan re turns

 Pac k ing ma ter ial  Fie ld equ ip men t  Book s / Li tera ture  Supp lies tha t wil l be brough t in to t he c o ll ec ti ons

areas  Furni tur e

 Pl an ts

(IPM) PROGRAM PROTOCOL INSPECTION PROTOCOL

1 ) Open a ll boxes , case s, or bags a nd re m ove a ll

o b je c ts to d e te r mi n e if e v i d e n c e o f i n fe s t a ti o n is present.

( Se e Ap p e n d ix 4 .1 .5 . fo r a p h o to

e x a m p le o f p e s t a c t iv i ty in a s p e c i me n c a s e )

2 ) Freeze i te ms tha t won ʼt be da mag ed by the freezing

p r o c e s s ( s e e Ap p e n d ix 4 .1 .2 . fo r s p e c i f ic p r o to l) in th e w a lk - i n fr e e z e r l o c a te d in th e Pr e p L a b . A LL

IT E M S C O M PO S E D O F O R G A N IC MA T ER I A L, w it h

a fe w e x c e p t io n s , MU S T B E TR E A T ED I N TH I S

MA N N ER .

Ex c e p t io n s a r e :

- Ite m s th a t a r e to o s e n s it iv e to t h e e f f e c ts o f

fr e e z in g .

- Ele c tr o n ic s s e n s i tiv e to fr e e z in g .

It e ms th a t c a n n o t b e fr o z e n mu s t b e t r e a t e d w i th

a n o x i a . K i ts a r e a v a i la b le o n lin e a n d c a n b e p u r c h a s e d a t th e e x p e n s e o f th e r e s e a r c h e r /v is i to r .

3 ) Curator ia l staff needs to be vig il an t ab out p acking

materials r e c e iv e d ! ! Ev e n i f s p e c im e n s d o n o t n e e d fr e e z in g ( i .e ., f lu id s p e c i me n s ) , a ll p a c k in g

B io d e g r a d a b le p a c k in g p e a n u t s mu s t AL W A YS b e im me d ia te ly d is c a r d e d .

4 ) P la nts i n the M V Z: Be fore br ing ing i n a hou sepl an t

o r flo w e r s , th e y n e e d to b e in s p e c t e d t o m a k e s u r e th e y d o n o t h a v e p e s ts o n t h e m. G r e e n h o u s e c u t

flo w e r s a r e b e s t i f i t i s a b s o lu te ly n e c e s s a r y to h a v e greenery in the MVZ.

L o c a l c u t w i ld flo w e r s a r e N O T A L L O W ED in s id e th e

M V Z.

 HOUSE-

HOUSEKEEPING PROTOCOL

KEEPING

1 ) Offices . Foo d, dir ty dis hes , fie ld equi p men t or

a n i ma l c a g e s s h o u l d n e v e r b e s to r e d in o f fic e s .

Th e S ta f f C u r a to r s s h o u l d in s p e c t o f fic e s E V ER Y 3 MO N TH S to e n s u r e h o u s e k e e p i n g s ta n d a r d s a r e b e in g

ma in ta i n e d .

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2 ) Gar ba ge /U nw ant ed Clutte r . Ite ms an d m ater ial s

n o t b e in g u s e d s h o u ld b e d is p o s e d o f a n d n o t a l lo w e d to s i t a r o u n d fo r a lo n g t i me . E V ER Y 6 MO N TH S d o a

s w e e p o f t h e c o l le c tio n s a n d w o r k a r e a s t o r e mo v e a n y

ite ms th a t a r e n o t b e i n g u s e d .

G a r b a g e s h o u ld c o n t in u e to b e ta k e n o u t o n a D A IL Y

b a s i s —e s p e c i a lly f o o d g a r b a g e . I f th e r e i s a n e v e n t

w it h fo o d a t a ti m e w h e n th e c u s t o d i a l s ta f f is n o t

a v a i la b le ( i .e . , Fr id a y n ig h t o r w e e k e n d s ) , in d iv id u a ls s h o u l d t a k e o u t t h e g a r b a g e t h e ms e lv e s to th e

d u m p s te r s a t t h e l o a d in g d o c k i n s te a d o f le a v in g i t fo r th e c u s to d ia l s t a f f .

3 ) Fo od in t he M V Z . A po licy tha t pro hib it s th e long-

te r m s t o r a g e o f fo o d in AN Y o f t h e c o l le c t io n s a r e a s o r

a d jo in i n g w o r k s p a c e s mu s t b e in s ti tu te d .

Sta f f , a ll c u r a to r s a n d l a b me mb e r s ( a n y o n e w i th d e s k s p a c e ) a r e r e s p o n s i b le fo r k e e p i n g th e i r o f f ic e s c le a n

a n d fr e e o f fo o d a n d d ir ty d is h e s .

Fo o d C A N b e s to r e d in th e H e r p L o u n g e o r Fr o n t O f fic e . Fo o d s to r e d in e i th e r a s e a le d g la s s , me ta l o r

Tu p p e r w a r e c o n ta in e r is a c c e p t a b le fo r a d a y o r tw o in

y o u r p e r s o n a l w o r k s p a c e , b u t lo n g - te r m fo o d s to r a g e , even in one of th e s e

c o n t a in e r s , is s tr o n g ly

d is c o u r a g e d . R e fr ig e r a te fo o d w h e n e v e r fe a s i b le .

Fo o d s h o u l d n o t b e le f t o u t o v e r n i g h t in th e s e a r e a s :

 Collec ti ons are as /Work a reas  Grinn ell- M il ler Li brary (G ML) (j ourna ls are s to r e d h e r e )  Herp Loung e ( li ter atur e is s tored h ere)

Pl a s tic b a g s , c a r d b o a r d b o x e s , a n d d ir ty d i s h e s mu s t N E V ER b e le f t o u t .

( Se e Ap p e n d ix 4 . 2 . 4 . fo r s a m p le

s ig n to p o s t i n c o m m o n a r e a s )

4 ) S pr in g-C le an ing . Per for m ANNUA L spri ng-c lean ing

o f th e M V Z a f te r C a l D a y . A m a jo r c le a n in g s h o u l d in c lu d e :

 Non-c ol lec tio ns areas ( s t a ir w a y s ,

e le v a to r , la n d in g s , e me r g e n c y r o u te s , h a ll w a y s )  Al l c ol lec tion s area s

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Sp r i n g - c le a n in g s h o u l d in c lu d e b u t n o t b e li mi te d to th e s e ta s k s :

 Sweep ing / Vac uu min g/Dus t ing :

The

e n ti r e

c o lle c ti o n s a r e a s mu s t b e s w e p t a n d v a c u u me d .

Al l flo o r s , b e n e a th fu r n itu r e a n d t h e to p o f c a s e s s h o u l d b e v a c u u me d E V ER Y 6 MO N TH S . D u s t

th a t h a s a c c u mu l a te d o n t h e to p o f c a s e s o r

b o o k s h e lv e s s h o u ld b e r e m o v e d b y v a c u u mi n g

a n d th e n d u s tin g . Sp e c ia l a t te n t io n s h o u ld b e

g iv e n to t h e f o ll o w i n g a r e a s :

- G r i n n e ll- Mi lle r L ib r a r y

- Pe l t R o o m ( 1 1 4 3 VL S B) - Flo o r a n d s h e lv e s in t h e s to r a g e h a l lw a y ( t hi s

and

h a l lw a y

should

be sorted

u n u s a b le p a c k i n g ma t e r ia l s h o u l d b e

d i s c a r d e d o n a S E M I- A N N U A L b a s i s )

 Spray F loors wi th Pes tic ide : A pp lic a ti on of N y g u a r d a n d Te m p o p e s t ic id e o n l in o le u m f l o o r s ( in c lu d in g Pe l t R o o m) s h o u l d b e d o n e E V ER Y 6 MO N TH S . O n e o f t h o s e a p p lic a t io n s s h o u ld b e

d o n e i m me d ia te ly a ft e r t h e a n n u a l s p r in g -

c le a n in g is

c o m p le te .

Contact U .C . Pe s t

Ma n a g e me n t

a p p o in t me n t .

( Se e Ap p e n d ix 4 . 3 . 5 . fo r c o n t a c t in f o r ma tio n )

Th e e n tir e M V Z c o m mu n i ty mu s t p a r tic ip a te . D u tie s s h o u l d b e d iv id e d a s fo llo w s :

 Curat or s/ S taff: c l ean the ir of f ic e s pac es  St ud e nt s/ P ost do cs: c lean t heir la b/ des k s p ac e

a n d a s a g r o u p c le a n t h e ir o f fic e  Curat or i al Sta ff: c lean c ura tor ial ar ea and

c o lle c ti o n s a r e a s

 Gr ou p wo rk: grou ps are a s s i gned t o c l ean

h a l lw a y s , t h e r e p r i n t r o o m , t h e H e r p L o u n g e , th e

G ML , a n d t h e fr o n t o f fic e .

Pr o te c t t h e c o l le c t io n s b y k e e p in g p e s ts o u t a n d in h i b i ti n g

 PROPER

th e s p r e a d o f p e s ts i f it e m s c o n t a in e d in s i d e c a s e s a r e

STORAGE

in f e s te d .

STORAGE PROTOCOL

1 ) Speci me n c ases shou ld be in spec ted on a n

A N N U A L b a s i s . L o o k fo r fa u l ty g a s k e ts , h a r d w a r e ,

a n d a n y d a ma g e to th e fr a me a n d w a l ls o f e a c h

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 ENVIRONMENT OF COLLECTIONS AREA

case.

2 ) Speci me n cases s hould n ever be ope n fo r more

th a n a fe w h o u r s a t a ti me .

3 ) Speci me ns s houl d ALW A Y S be pl aced i n a case or s e a le d c o n ta i n e r a t t h e e n d o f th e d a y —n e v e r le f t o u t , e x p o s e d t o th e a ir o v e r n ig h t .

4 ) Al l mou n ts in th e g al lery s hou ld be e ncl osed in Ple x ig la s s d is p la y c a s e s ( th e C a l i fo r n ia C o n d o r mo u n t is a n e x a mp le o f a s ta n d a r d P le x i g la s s c a s e ) .

A P le x i g la s s c a s e c o s t s a p p r o x i ma te ly $ 1 5 0 .0 0 - $ 2 0 0 .0 0 . H o w e v e r , th is is a lo n g - te r m in v e s t me n t ,

a s a c a s e w ill la s t a p p r o x i m a te ly 4 0 y e a r s .

5 ) Pl as tic con ta iners w ith prop erly fi tte d lid s or rollin g s p e c i me n c a s e s s h o u ld b e u s e d fo r th e te mp o r a r y s to r a g e a n d tr a n s p o r t o f s p e c i me n s .

ENVIRONMENT PROTOCOL

1 ) Set e nviro nm en tal para me ter s:

2 ) Conte m pla te cle an ing the ven ti la tio n ducts E V ERY Y EA R i f th e r e a r e c o n s i d e r a te flu c tu a t i o n s i n te mp e r a t u r e a n d R H a n d /o r t h e r e i s e v id e n c e o f p e s t

a c tiv i ty in th e v ic in i ty .

Fo r c o l le c tio n s p a c e s

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 EDUCATION

A c o n ti n u o u s e f fo r t mu s t b e ma d e t o k e e p t h e M V Z

c o m mu n i ty e d u c a te d i n p r o p e r p e s t a v o id a n c e p r a c tic e s

a n d u p - to - d a te o n th e c u r r e n t I P M p r o g r a m p r o t o c o ls a n d p o lic ie s .

EDUCATION PROTOCOL

1 ) ONC E A Y EAR these m ee tin gs ne ed to b e

s c h e d u le d :

 I P M pro gra m up da te pr es en te d a t c ura to r me e ti n g to Fa c u lty C u r a t o r s a n d c u r a to r ia l s ta f f ( 1 5 m in u te s ma x .)

 I P M pr ogra m work s hop giv en to eac h la b

g r o u p ( 1 5 mi n u te s ma x .)

 I P M pr ogra m ev alu a tion mee ti ng wi th S ta f f

C u r a to r s a n d th e Pr e p L a b Ma n a g e r to d is c u s s current

2 ) A t th e beg inn ing o f EACH S E M E ST ER , Sta ff

3 ) Pos t IP M flyers , p os ters a nd ma ps i n h igh tra ffic

4 ) CREAT E

 BUILDING STRUCTURE

BUILDING STRUCTURE PROTOCOL

O N C E A Y EA R t h e M V Z f a c il i tie s mu s t b e s u r v e y e d fo r s tr u c tu r a l d a m a g e a n d a n y d a m a g e fo u n d mu s t b e r e p a i r e d p r o m p tly .

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1 ) Conduc t a bu ild ing survey to de ter m ine areas

a r o u n d th e M V Z th a t n e e d r e p a ir .

2 ) Repair w all s, flo ors , and ce il ings , i f nece ssar y.

3 ) Seal a ny hol es or cracks tha t are d iscover ed .

4 ) Seal flo or

 DOORS,

DOOR PROTOCOL

WINDOWS, AND FLOORS

Th e fo l lo w in g d o o r s n e e d to b e fi t te d w it h d o o r s w e e p s :

 4 E merg enc y Ex i ts : Room s 301 4 (Sou nd L ab) and

3 0 8 8 ( K li tz /D u n a w a y o f fic e ) , h a l lw a y s n e a r R o o m 3 1 9 3 ( R a u r i B o w i e ʼs o ffice) a nd A mph ib ia We b station

 Double do ors to Quar an tin e r oo m on 3 flo o r st

 Double do ors to Roo m 1 143 ( Pe lt Roo m) o n 1 fl o o r

 Opt i on al: Door to Her p Loung e. Co ns id er in s ta ll ing

a d o o r s w e e p a n d c lo s in g th e d o o r a t th e e n d o f e a c h day.

E V ER Y D A Y: D o o r s th a t a c c e s s t h e c o ll e c t io n s a r e a s fr o m o th e r p a r ts o f VL S B s h o u ld r e ma in c l o s e d .

E V ER Y Y EA R : D o o r s f it te d w i t h s w e e p s n e e d to b e in s p e c te d t o e n s u r e t h e y a r e fu n c ti o n i n g a n d t h a t n o r e p a ir s a r e n e c e s s a r y .

WINDOWS PROTOCOL

h a r d w a r e a r e f u n c tio n in g p r o p e r ly . M a k e r e p a ir s a s necessary.

FLOOR PROTOCOL

In s p e c t fl o o r d r a in s d u r in g r e g u l a r mo n i to r in g r o u ti n e .

C o n s id e r in s ta ll in g s e l f- s e a li n g flo o r d r a i n s th a t a l lo w

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 SPECIMEN

SPECIMEN CASES PROTOCOL

CASES Se t s ta n d a r d s fo r c a b i n e t c o n s tr u c tio n . Su r v e y c a s e s f o r

 MONITORING Th e m a n a g e me n t o f m o n i to r in g , d a ta c o lle c ti o n , a n d

INSECT TRAPS PROTOCOL

S T IC K Y TR A P S

1 ) Pl ace sticky tr aps in the foll owi ng loc ations :

 1 tra p per s pec i men c a s e  Door to Sk u ll Roo m rd  Ma in door s to 3

f lo o r g a lle r y

 Ins ide do ors to Pe lt Roo m  Al ong s helv ing a nd under pel ts i n Pe l t Ro om  Al ong win dow s il ls (G M L, Herp Pre p L ab , th e

c u r a to r ia l a r e a , a l l o ff ic e s )  Door to G ML

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 Door to Roo m 314 0 (Herp . Sk e ls . & Res e arc h

Sto r a g e R o o m)  Near dr ain i n Roo m 11 43 and a ny o ther dr ai n lo c a tio n s in th e M V Z

2 ) Wri te da te a nd tr ap loc ation o n each trap .

3 ) Mon i tor tr aps n ot i n c ases ONC E A M ON TH  If an ins ec t is found , us e a Mic r on p en to do t

a c ir c le a r o u n d i t a n d th e n d o t a lin e to th e

e d g e o f th e p a p e r w h e r e y o u c a n w r it e th e date.  Rec ord in s ec t ac t iv i ty o n m oni tor ing s hee t

4 ) Mon i tor tr aps in ca ses ONC E A Y EAR. F ol lo w step s

a b o v e i f in s e c t is f o u n d .

5 ) Replace tra ps a s they b eco me un- sticky an d/or fu ll o f d e b r is . M a k e s u r e in s e c t i n f o r ma tio n w r i t te n i n tr a p is r e c o r d e d b e fo r e d i s c a r d in g .

LI G H T TR A P S

1 ) Pl ace li gh t tr aps i n th e fo llo win g loca ti ons :

 Room 1 143 ( Pel t Roo m)  Curator ia l area  Herp Pr ep La b  Herp Loung e

rd  3 f lo o r g a lle r y , a lo n g w a ll s w h e r e th e r e a r e o u t le ts , e s p e c i a l ly i n a r e a s w h e r e

fo o d i te ms a r e s to r e d ( i. e . , Te d ʼs tr ough , o u ts id e R o o m 3 1 8 9 [ m a p r o o m ])

 En tra nc e to G ML  Hall way s to o ff ic e s pac es (s ee Ap pen di x

rd 4 .3 .4 . fo r m a p o f c u r r e n t tr a p lo c a t io n s o n 3 flo o r )

O u t s id e o f R o o m 3 1 4 4 ( Sk u ll R o o m) , n e a r e le v a to r  Ins ide door t o Roo m 314 0 (Her p . Sk e ls . &

R e s e a r c h s to r a g e )  Ins ide Roo m 31 04 , bo th o f fic e a nd an tero o m.

2 ) Mon i tor tr aps ONC E A M ON TH

 If an ins ec t is found , us e a Mic r on p en to do t

a c ir c le a r o u n d i t a n d th e n d o t a lin e to th e

e d g e o f th e p a p e r w h e r e y o u c a n w r it e th e date.  Rec ord in s ec t ac t iv i ty o n m oni tor ing s hee t

and

tr a n s fe r

i n f o r ma tio n

i n to

c o mp u te r

database.

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3 ) Replace s ticky sh ee ts as need ed . M ake sur e insec t in f o r ma tio n is r e c o r d e d b e fo r e d is c a r d in g .

DRAIN PROTOCOL

1 ) E V ERY MON TH : Whi le mo ni tori ng s ticky tra ps , in s p e c t d r a in s to e n s u r e th e y a r e n o t a n a c c e s s p o in t fo r p e s ts .

3 .4 . D E T EC T I O N /

R E SP O N S E DETECTION/RESPONSE PROTOCOL RECOVERY PROTOCOL

1 ) Mon i tor the spec i mens /ar ea tha t was i n fes te d every

2-3

normal mo n it o r in g p r o c e d u r e s . C o n t in u e w i t h mo r e fr e q u e n t mo n it o r in g

weeks.

Fo llo w

the

fo r a p p r o x i m a t e ly 6 MO N TH S .

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2 ) During this perio d, d ocu men t the in fes ta tio n event in a f fe c te d s p e c i me n c a t a lo g r e c o r d s a n d in I PM r e c o r d s . I f e v e n t h a s a lr e a d y b e e n d o c u me n te d ,

c h e c k r e c o r d s to e n s u r e th e in fo r ma t io n is a c c u r a te

a n d u p - to - d a t e .

3 ) Repair any d a mage to obj ects, i f pos si ble or

necessary.

3 .6 . C O N C L U SI O N

Th i s m a n u a l is b a s e d o n mu s e u m p e s t ma n a g e me n t r e s e a r c h a n d e x p e r ie n c e a t b o th th e M V Z a n d o th e r in s ti tu tio n s . By n a tu r e , I PM is a h ig h ly c u s to miz e d p r o c e s s th a t s h o u ld a lw a y s e v o lv e to fi t th e s p e c i fic c u r r e n t n e e d s o f t h e M VZ .

Mu s e u m p e s t c o n tr o l is b y n a tu r e la b o r - i n te n s iv e , ti me

c o n s u min g a n d n e v e r e n d in g . H o w e v e r , a l l th e h a r d w o r k is w e ll w o r th t h e e n d r e s u l t — a w o r ld - c la s s n a tu r a l h i s t o r y

c o lle c ti o n t h a t is c o n s e r v e d fo r fu tu r e g e n e r a tio n s .

4.1.1. FREEZING/QUARANTINE PROTOCOL G E TT IN G IT E MS R E AD Y T O FR E EZ E

 When you a re re ady to brin g i te ms in to the collec tions are a, take s aid i te ms st

( a n d a n y a s s o c ia te d p a c k in g m a te r ia l) d ir e c tl y t o th e Pr e p L a b o n t h e 1 flo o r .

 Make an inv en tory o f all item s th at you ʼd l ike to bri ng in to the co llec ti ons are a.

3 ) Exa mp les o f acce ptabl e la bels : o Pr e p L a b Ma te r i a ls : “ Bir d Sk i n s : Ac c n 1 4 4 5 6 ( PL C 3 4 7 , PL C

358). o Fie ld W o r k Ma te r ia ls : “ G R P Ta y l o r Me a d o w 2 0 0 9 , M a m m a l

s k u ll o n ly - u n c le a n e d ( J L P 3 0 0 0 , 3 0 0 2 - 3 0 0 5 ) , Ma m ma l

c o m p . s k e ls .- u n c le a n e d ( J L P 3 0 0 6 - 3 0 5 0 ) , Bir d Sk i n s ( C C 2500-2580)” o L o a n Ma te r ia l s : “ L o a n 3 5 5 8 , 5 m a m ma l s k in s & s k u l ls , M V Z

226439-226443”

 Get the se al abl e pla stic con ta iners /lid s fro m the Prep L ab w alk-i n fr idg e. Mak e

s u r e t h a t t h e y d o n ʼ t h ave a ny cracks or op enin gs i n the m. For larg e in takes , rd y o u c a n u s e a r o l lin g c a s e fr o m th e q u a r a n t i n e r o o m o n t h e 3

flo o r . L a r g e o r o d d ly s h a p e d it e m s c a n b e w r a p p e d in c le a n p la s tic b a g s fo r fr e e z i n g a s lo n g

a s th e b a g s a r e s e a le d .

 Clean o ut th e in ter ior o f the co ntain er yo u choose ( pla stic or me ta l rol lin g

c a s e ) . It s h o u ld b e c o m p le te ly c le a r o f a n y d ir t o r in s e c t c a s i n g s ! ! If t hi s s t e p

is n ot do n e , it w il l b e i mp os s i b l e t o t e ll if t h e r e is in s e c t a c t iv it y du ri ng t h e f r e e z i ng / qu a ra nt in e pr oc e s s .

4.1.1. FREEZING/QUARANTINE PROTOCOL (cont.)

 Pack yo ur i te ms in the c on tai ner n ea tly ; mak e sure they wil l no t get ju mb led . If y o u h a v e mo r e s p e c i me n s th a t w ill fi t in to th e b o t to m o f a b o x , e i th e r u s e a n e w

 Once you have fi nis hed packi ng your ite ms, get a fr eezer s lip fro m th e door o f th e w a lk - i n fr id g e a n d fil l i t o u t w i th t h e a p p r o p r ia te i n fo r ma tio n .

o N o te : y o u d o n ʼ t h a v e to p u t a l l o f th e in fo r m a ti o n fr o m th e in v e n t o r y / lo a n s h e e t o n t h e fr e e z e r s li p . W r i te d o w n th e lo a n n u mb e r s /a c c n n u m b e r s / M VZ n u m b e r s .

 Use your inven tory sh ee t/loa n shee t to fil l out th e PEST CONTR OL FR EEZ ING

R EC O R D . o Th e P ES T C O N TR O L FR E E Z IN G R EC O R D is lo c a te d o n G R O MI T . F o l lo w

th i s p a th : M V Z G r o u p s  Cura tori al  M V Z Docume nt s  Prep La b  Pe st

C o n tr o l  “P es t_Con tro l_ Freez ing _Records .xl s” o Fil l in th e d a t a f ie l d s a s d ir e c t e d . PL E A S E B E S P EC I F IC ! :  For Lo ans : no te the loa n nu mb er an d q uant i ty an d ty pes o f

6 4 8 , 6 4 9 , 6 5 0 ) ; Ac c n 1 4 4 4 5 ( PL C 6 5 1 ) ” .  If the i te m(s ) are c o m ing fr o m ou t o f s t a te (ev en i f they are

o r ig i n a l ly fr o m th is s t a t e ) , th e p r e v i o u s lo c a ti o n mu s t b e c le a r ly n o te d —N O A B BR E V I AT I O N S , PL E AS E .

 Mark th e pres en t da te i n B LA C K ; wr it e t he f uture d at es i n R ED to ma k e i t c l e a r th a t t h e s p e c i me n h a s n o t g o n e th r o u g h t h o s e s te p s

yet.  Pu t y our na me o n the en try s o t here is a r ec ord o f w ho p ac k ed

what boxes.

4.1.1. FREEZING/QUARANTINE PROTOCOL (cont.)

 Pl ace your i nven tory /lo an s hee t in the con tai ner w ith you i te ms .

C o n t a in e r s /R o ll in g c a s e s mu s t r e m a in fr o z e n fo r a m in i mu m o f O N E W EE K . W o o d e n b o x e s , p a p e r p r o d u c ts a n d p a c k i n g ma te r i a ls mu s t r e m a i n in th e fr e e z e r f o r a m in i mu m o f T W O W E EK S . I t e ms a r e ta k e n o u t o f th e fr e e z e r

E V ER Y TH U R SD A Y a n d b r o u g h t to Q U A R AN T IN E . Th e y mu s t r e ma i n i n Q U AR AN T IN E f o r o n e w e e k b e fo r e th e y a r e b r o u g h t in to th e c o l le c tio n s a r e a s .

o H o w to fi ll o u t a Fr e e z e r Sl ip :  Date I n F reez er : us e the da te y ou a re pu tt in g i t i nt o freez er.  Date I n Q ua ra nti ne : fi nd the da te of t he ne x t Thurs d ay fro m the

d a t e y o u a r e p u t t in g i t i n th e fr e e z e r . It w i ll b e r e a d y f o r Q u a r a n t in e o n e w e e k a f te r t h a t d a te .  Date O ut of Qu ara nt in e : o ne w eek fro m t h e T hurs d ay i t was pu t

in Q u a r a n ti n e .

 Pu t your con ta iners in to the freeze r as far back a s po ssi ble on th e floor . Th e s h e lv e s a r e r e s e r v e d fo r s p e c i m e n s th a t s til l n e e d t o b e p r e p a r e d .

MO V IN G SP EC I M EN S FR O M TH E FR E E ZER TO Q U AR AN T IN E ( O n e w e e k la t e r … )

 On the morn ing y our con ta iner(s) are rea dy to co me ou t o f the freezer , move th e m fr o m t h e fr e e z e r i n t o th e w a lk - in f r id g e . L e t t h e m r e m a in in th e w a lk - in fr id g e u n til th e la te a f te r n o o n . Th is a ll o w s t h e c o n t a in e r s to s l o w ly c o me u p to r o o m te mp e r a tu r e a n d a v o id s d a ma g e fr o m c o n d e n s a tio n .

 Br ing the box es up to the Quar an ti ne Roo m o n the 3 rd

f lo o r .

 Upda te the statu s o n the PEST CO NTR OL F REEZ ING REC ORD by ch ang ing the

c o lo r o f th e a p p r o p r i a t e d a te ( Ma k e to d a y ʼs d ate b lack) .

MO V IN G SP EC I M EN S O U T O F Q U AR AN T IN E I N T O C U R AT O R I AL ( O n e w e e k la t e r … )

 Tran sfer b oxes wi th today ʼs da te (or earl ier) from the Qu aran ti ne Roo m to the

c u r a to r ia l a r e a —u n le s s t h e y a r e s p e c i fic a lly ma r k e d o th e r w i s e ( i .e . , “ Fo r Mo n ic a ʼs case) .

 Open th e box a nd i m me dia te ly check for pes t da m age to the s peci me ns an d/or s ig n s o f p e s ts ( fr a s s , d ir t , i n s e c t c a s i n g s ) a r o u n d th e s p e c i me n s o r i n th e

o If y o u fi n d a n y s ig n s o f Pe s t Ac tiv i ty :  Quic k ly c los e the b ox bac k up a nd bri ng i t ba c k t o th e Pre p Lab .  In the Prep L ab , re mov e s pec i me ns , c lean ou t b ox / box es

c o n t a in in g s k u lls a n d s k e le to n s , r e p a c k t h e s p e c i me n s a n d fr e e z e th e m a g a i n fo llo w in g th e fr e e z in g p r o to c o l .

4.1.1. FREEZING/QUARANTINE PROTOCOL (cont.)

 Upda te the PEST CO NTR OL FR EEZ ING REC ORD. Cha nge al l the da te fiel ds to th e c o lo r B L A C K a n d tr a n s fe r t h e fr e e z i n g r e c o r d to th e “ D O N E” w o r k s h e e t .

 For unca ta loge d m ateria ls an d new ly c a talo g ed ma ter ia ls :

o U p d a te Ar c to s a c c n r e m a r k s f ie l d a n d th e G o o g le s p r e a d s h e e t . o PL E AS E B E AS S P EC I F IC AS P O S SI B L E — n o te w h a t s p e c i me n p a r t y o u

h a v e r e c e iv e d ( s k u ll , in c o m p le te o r c o m p le t e s k e le to n , s tu d y s k in , f lu i d p a r t ) a n d th e c a ta lo g n u m b e r s .

L A ST L Y …

I f y o u h a v e a n y q u e s ti o n s , p le a s e a s k e i th e r y o u r s u p e r v is o r o r M o n ic a

b e f o r e y o u t a k e a c tio n .

Mi s t a k e s a r e b o u n d to h a p p e n d u r in g t h e c u r a to r ia l p r o c e s s a n d th e s e v e r y s p e c i f ic p r o t o c o ls h e l p u s w h e n d e a lin g w i t h m ix - u p s , lo s t s p e c i me n s , a n d o th e r d il e mm a s . Th e r e fo r e , PL E A S E a d h e r e to th e m c lo s e ly t o ma k e e v e r y o n e ʼs li fe e asi er.

4.1.2. MUSEUM PEST MONITORING SCHEDULE DAILY…

 Garba ge, e spec ial ly foo d, is tak en ou t of the M VZ. Ind ivi dual s mus t re move

g a r b a g e a t th e e n d o f t h e d a y i f n o c u s to d ia l s ta f f is o n d u ty .

 Doors th at acc ess the col lec tio ns are as from o ther ar eas o f VLSB sh ould r e ma in c l o s e d .

MONTHLY…

 Mon i tor : o St ic k y tr a p s n o t in s p e c i me n c a s e s o L ig h t tr a p s

 EVERY 3 MON TH S i nspec t o ffices to e nsure housekee pi ng s tanda rds are be ing ma in ta i n e d .

 EVERY 2-3 W EEK S mon i tor spec i mens /ar ea s tha t wer e recen tly i nfes ted an d tr e a te d to e n s u r e tr e a t me n t s tr a te g y w a s s u c c e s s fu l . I f th i s mo n i to r i n g s c h e d u le is i n u s e , c o n ti n u e c h e c k i n g e v e r y 2 - 3 w e e k s f o r a p e r io d o f a p p r o x im a te ly 6 mo n th s .

SEMI-ANNUALLY…

 Search th e col lec tion s an d work areas for a ny i te ms tha t ar e no t be ing used .

G a r b a g e a n d c l u t te r at tr a c t p e s ts a n d s h o u ld n o t b e a llo w e d to s i t a r o u n d if th e y a r e n o t b e i n g u s e d . *** Pa y p a r t ic u la r a t te n t io n t o th e fl o o r a n d s h e lv e s o f t h e s to r a g e

h a l lw a y , i te ms te n d to a c c u mu la te t h e r e .

 Vacuu m : o To p s o f s p e c i me n c a s e s /b o o k s h e lv e s / mis c . f u r n i tu r e o Al l e x p o s e d s u r fa c e s o f fu r n itu r e o Al l f lo o r s

*** P a y p a r tic u la r a t te n t io n t o G ML , P e l t R o o m , f lo o r s & s h e lv e s i n th e s to r a g e h a llw a y

 Dust: o To p s o f s p e c i me n c a s e s a n d b o o k s h e lv e s o Al l e x p o s e d s u r fa c e s o f fu r n itu r e

 Spray al l li nole um flo ors wi th T em po an d Nyguard pes tic ide (one o f these

a p p lic a ti o n s c a n b e d o n e a f te r S p r i n g C le a n i n g )

 Pl ace d ata lo ggers through out the co ll ecti on to de ter m ine statu s o f

e n v ir o n m e n ta l c o n d i t io n s . C o l le c t d a ta fo r a 4 8 - h o u r p e r io d .

4.1.2. MUSEUM PEST MONITORING SCHEDULE (cont.) ANNUALLY…

 Per for m Spr ing -Clea ni ng of the M VZ a fte r C a l Day

 Hold the foll owi ng mee tin gs : o I P M p r o g r a m u p d a te a t C u r a to r ʼs me e tin g to Fa c u l ty C u r a to r s a n d

 Survey M VZ faci li tie s for s truc tura l da ma ge

 Ins pec t: o Door sweeps o W in d o w s o C a s e c o n s tr u c tio n / h a r d w a r e

 Mon i tor : o St ic k y tr a p s in s p e c i me n c a s e s

 Op tio nal : Clea n ve ntila tion duc ts i f there are co nsi dera ble fluctu a tion s i n te mp e r a t u r e a n d R H a n d /o r e v id e n c e o f p e s t a c tiv ity in t h e v ic in ity o f a v e n t ila t io n d u c t .

EVERY SEMESTER…

 Hold a tra ini ng ses sio n at th e beg inn ing o f the se mes ter o n IPM a nd pe st id e n ti f ic a tio n fo r a ll c u r a to r ia l a s s i s t a n ts ( a p p r o x . 1 h o u r ) .

4.1.3. DETECTION/RESPONSE PROTOCOL

Fo l lo w th e s e s te p s t o s t o p a n i n fe s ta tio n a n d p r e v e n t it fr o m s p r e a d in g :

 Donʼ t be i m pe tuous ! Do no t rus h to kil l th e pes ts . Be thoug htfu l abo ut e ach

a c ti o n y o u c o n s id e r . R e mo v e p e s ts s a fe ly b y fo l lo w in g t h e p r e - d e te r m in e d p r o t o c o l to k e e p th e i n fe s ta tio n fr o m s p r e a d i n g o r r e o c c u r r i n g .

 If an in fes ta tion is foun d on obj ects , iso la te th em i m med ia tely . Pu t i nfes ted o b je c ts i n a s e a le d p la s tic b a g o r Tu p p e r w a r e c o n ta i n e r . D o n ʼ t carry i nf es ted ma te r ia l s th r o u g h th e c o l le c tio n s w i th o u t fir s t is o la t in g th e m . E g g s a n d / o r la r v a e c a n d r o p o f f o f in fe s te d ma te r ia l s a n d s p r e a d th e in fe s ta tio n .

 Ide ntify the p es ts and n ote th eir deve lop m ent s tag e. You may fin d tha t th e in s e c ts a r e n o t mu s e u m p e s t s . I f y o u d o n o t f e e l c o n fid e n t in y o u r p e s t id e n ti f ic a tio n s k il ls , r e fe r to t h e a p p e n d ix fo r a l is t o f p e s t i d e n ti f ic a tio n w e b s i te s o r q u a l i fie d p e o p le t o c o n ta c t.

 Deter mi ne the exten t o f the in fes ta ti on . Star t at th e si te wher e the fir st in fes te d o b je c t w a s f o u n d a n d i n s p e c t t h e c o ll e c t io n s / a r e a in e v e r w i d e n in g c ir c le s . Is o la te in fe s te d m a t e r ia ls a s th e y a r e fo u n d a n d d o c u me n t t h e f in d in g s .

 Deter mi ne the source o f the i nfe station . Fo r e x a mp le , i f y o u d is c o v e r t h a t in fe s te d m a te r i a ls w e r e b r o u g h t in to th e