Hi Harrison, I think they are mostly geckos though there was a larger lizard when I just checked. As of this morning, there were some ants, a carpet beetle, some other type of beetle, and spiders. We're new to the space we're in and it was empty for several years so I'm still figuring out what kind of pest control we should be doing without damaging our archival collection. If you have any suggestions, I'm all ears. Thanks Karina
On Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 9:11:53 AM UTC-7 Harrison Mitchell wrote: > Hi Karina, > > > > It sounds like you might have Mediterranean geckos. We see them > occasionally in our museum. Are you seeing other pests in your sticky > traps? Geckos are usually a sign that you have a food source that is > sustaining them (moths, roaches, crickets, etc.). > > > > Best, > > > > *HARRISON MITCHELL* > > Registrar > > > > Historic Arkansas Museum > > 200 East Third St. > > Little Rock, AR 72201 > > [email protected] > > p: 501.324.9385 <(501)%20324-9385> > > > > HistoricArkansas.org <http://www.historicarkansas.org/> > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of > *karina.wilhelm > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 30, 2025 11:05 AM > *To:* MuseumPests <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [PestList] lizards > > > > You don't often get email from [email protected]. Learn why this is > important <https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> > > Hello all, > > I'm the archivist for a small archive in Tempe Arizona. We are getting > little lizards (geckos?) in our space. I've found three dead ones in the > sticky traps in the last week or so and I just saw a live one. Any > suggestions on how to get rid of them? > > Thanks! > > Karina Wilhelm > > ASU Center for Archaeology and Society Repository > > > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/a404db8e-506a-4051-9895-c5c4dff3dcb6n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/a404db8e-506a-4051-9895-c5c4dff3dcb6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/887d400d-fcb8-45ea-82b4-f33aa29162d3n%40googlegroups.com.
