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  • 1.  Silverfish!

    Posted 05-08-2024 14:42
    Hello All,

    I recently discovered a few silverfish in one of the rooms at our archives facility. Gah! Can anyone please recommend some reasonably priced traps I can purchase? 

    Thank you! 


  • 2.  RE: Silverfish!

    Posted 05-09-2024 08:39

    Hi Erin, 

    MuseumPests.net has a really great resource on monitoring options. I think blunder traps are a good start - I have used the Catchmaster Pro Mouse and Insect Glue Traps for integrated pest management at school. The traps are checked once a month to keep track of activity. 



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    Brittany Murray
    C2C Care Monitor
    WUDPAC Graduate Fellow
    bfmurray@udel.edu
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  • 3.  RE: Silverfish!

    Posted 05-10-2024 16:04

    Sticky traps for insects maybe but, for mammals like mice, NO! 



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    Robert Proctor
    Co-Director
    Whitten & Proctor Fine Art Conservation
    Houston TX
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  • 4.  RE: Silverfish!

    Posted 05-09-2024 11:31

    Hi Erin, 

    Dekko Silverfish traps work well and come 24 traps to a box. They are collection friendly. 

    Good luck,

    Meg

     



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    Meg Newburger
    Collection Care
    Free Library of Philadelphia
    Philadelphia PA
    (267) 975-2904
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  • 5.  RE: Silverfish!

    Posted 05-09-2024 14:29
    Many thanks to everyone who responded with their recommendations for battling silverfish! I truly appreciate it ��.

    Best wishes,


    Erin


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