> Hi Mikael > Depending on how valuable the contents are, perhaps a remote monitoring > solution might work for you. We are testing a couple of ours with clients > to map rodent activity and compare increase/decrease, entry points, etc. > You'd still need to fix entry points but at least you have peace of mind > that you don't have an infestation in your hands. Let me know if that is of > interest, Here is more info on here: > https://www.extrasense.co/rodentsenseheatmap > > On Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 12:28 PM Mikael Fox <mikael.fox...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm dealing with a large outdoor storage enclosure that contains a lot of >> large, wooden artifacts. The walls consist of fencing and metal slats, so >> the artifacts enclosed within are exposed to sunlight and other elements >> like rain and wind are only partially mitigated. Before a recent deep >> clean, a thick layer of dust and leaf litter had covered the floor and >> collection objects. The enclosure is very open to pests as well- after not >> having been cleaned for some time, the skeletal remains of a cat were >> discovered in the bottom of an old lathe, and rats were nesting in other >> artifacts until the deep clean disposed of their nests. >> >> There's no active IPM in that enclosure at the moment, because we might >> as well set up traps in the parking lot. We're instituting weekly >> walk-through inspections and a monthly cleaning cycle to try our best to >> prevent conditions in there from reaching such an awful state again. >> Rehousing the artifacts in that enclosure isn't possible at the moment. I'm >> looking for advice on mitigating measures that could be made to the >> enclosure to reduce (however incrementally) pest entry and exposure to the >> elements. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mikael >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MuseumPests" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAMLh2mUvA2Kik%3Dkhw8PUnRVjuub%2BOo3HAVgyKVVxixtMVv5G5Q%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAMLh2mUvA2Kik%3Dkhw8PUnRVjuub%2BOo3HAVgyKVVxixtMVv5G5Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > Oliver G. Sanchez > *CEO & Co-Founder* > > *We use A.I. to monitor and prevent pests in our food supply chain.* > > *Mobile: (508)736-7121* > *email: osanc...@extrasense.co <osanc...@extrasense.co>* > >
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