Todd,
Administrators in museums and other institutions can try to outlaw or
discourage food in the workplace, but this rarely results in getting close to
the desired goal. Instead, it may make more sense to adopt a strategy that
acknowledges the inevitable (food in the workplace) but, provides
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 rec
Hello Pest list-
I am wondering if anyone in colder climates is experiencing pavement ant
"mating swarms" right now. I am in Minnesota and we have a heated area
that has a concrete slab floor with soil of some sort underneath. Pavement
ants (presumably) are coming up through cracks right now
in
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 membe
Hi Todd –
We use a similar approach, although we do not give out a container and also
discourage keeping food in the desk. I have requested that the different
departments discourage eating at the desk (and if people do it, it is on them
to clean up crumbs etc.) but allow for a central place fo
Non of the ants are flying or have wings.“Mating swarms” was a term a few
places online used to describe as “a number of pavement ants appearing
during winter presumably through cracks in a slab directly on grade”.
On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM 'bugman22' via MuseumPests <
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Todd,
you are remembering a presentation by staff at the Museum of Natural
History, London. They include a basic introduction to IPM as part of the
onboarding for all staff. That, combined with the swag you mentioned, is a
great way to emphasize that everyone's actions play a role in the success
of
Do the ants have wings? You say "swarming", but not sure about the presence
of winged ants
On Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 04:03:39 PM EST, Todd Holmberg
wrote:
Hello Pest list-
I am wondering if anyone in colder climates is experiencing pavement ant
"mating swarms" right now
