At the DMNS we give metal tins to staff who have offices in areas of the museum that are not prohibited from having food. These are offered to new staff, and existing staff can contact our IPM team to get them at any time. It took some advocacy to get the buy-in, but ultimately it seems well received and well used. The tins are for staff who keep snacks, gum, and other mouse attractants at their desk. Our collections facility is food-free, so staff who work in those areas are not allowed to have the tins or food. Break areas are supplied with large plastic bins with clip-on lids for shared consumables storage. I would say it's been a success in that prior to implementing the containers we had regular incidents of mice getting into people's food. We also had many folks unaware of the potential issue or trying to ignore it. We may not have mouse population data to support statements that it's had impact on the overall levels of mice in the building, but it's certainly helping our staff areas stay clean and healthy, and also allowing another mode of communication regarding the importance of individual staff impact for the common goal of pest reduction. Through advocacy and trainings from our staff IPM team, and a new reporting form accessible to staff, we've had a dramatic increase in awareness and reports of pest activity (when there had been previously almost none) which is helping us control any potential issues!
Nicole Neu-Yagle, MS Assistant Collections Manager, Earth Sciences Integrative Collections Branch [cid:image002.jpg@01DB4BD3.C0BDABC0]<http://www.dmns.org/> nicole.neu-ya...@dmns.org<mailto:nicole.neu-ya...@dmns.org> Work 303.370.8320 2001 Colorado Blvd. Denver, CO 80205 Fax 303.331.6492 www.dmns.org<http://www.dmns.org/> From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Todd Holmberg Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 1:32 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] IPM Protocol Hello Pest list- I feel like I saw a webinar long ago where a person mentioned their museum gives out a "tightly sealed container" to all new staff as a welcome basket type thing. In this container was a bunch of "welcome to the museum type stuff", but the container itself was for the staff member to keep food in at their desk. I am wondering if anyone else remembers that webinar, and if any other institutions are doing some sort of program like this. If your institution does something like this, would you say overall it's a good or bad direction to head down? It seems like there can be different angles on it. Interested to hear people's thoughts. Thanks, Todd -- 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<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAMxAh%2BiO8DC4m6D7pqZ87Bq1op%2BK1O2LR3d69LbQ724Yeony%2Bg%40mail.gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAMxAh%2BiO8DC4m6D7pqZ87Bq1op%2BK1O2LR3d69LbQ724Yeony%2Bg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. CAUTION: This email originated from outside the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/PH7PR22MB4750C15E41A539DA97AA6DACB33E2%40PH7PR22MB4750.namprd22.prod.outlook.com.
