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Subject: Questionnaire on Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
**** Moderator's comments: Please respond directly to the author. Questionnaire on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategies in Museums and Archives By Pascal Querner(1,2), Birgit Kantzenbach(2), Michaela Morelli(3), Valentina Ljubic(4) (1) Rathgen-Forschungslabor Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz Schlossstrasse 1 a 14059 Berlin Germany (2) Ethnologisches Museum Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz Arnimallee 27 14195 Berlin Germany (3) Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna Maria Theresien-Platz 1010 Vienna Austria (4) Technical Museum Vienna Mariahilfer Strasse 212 1140 Vienna Austria Aim: The aim of this questionnaire is to evaluate the implication of IPM strategies 20 years after they were first introduced in museums. We want to compare pest problems between museum and collection types, size and age, the distribution of pest species and the strategies applied against them. We are especially interested in the frequency of different insect pest species, their distribution, the treatment methods used and implication of IPM concepts. We also want to make a list of objects and materials and their potential pests (which we will share with you after the evaluation of the questionnaire; for example Biscuit beetle infestation on painting canvas). If the available space is not sufficient please use other pages for your answers or comments. We also respect if you don't want to mention the name of the museum or collection. If your museum consists of more than one collection or building please fill out the questionnaire for each collection and building separately. This survey is carried out in cooperation of the Rathgen Research Laboratory and the Ethnological Museum with the National Museums Berlin, the Art Historical Museum and the Technical Museum Vienna. Please return the completed questionnaire via email, fax or by mail to Dr. Pascal Querner Researcher Rathgen-Forschungslabor - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz Schlossstrasse 1 a 14059 Berlin - Germany +49 3267 4913 Fax: +49 3267 4912 p.querner<-at->smb<.>spk-berlin<.>de We thank you for your participation. I. General information's on the museum or collection Name of the museum: Name of the collection: Type of the museum/collection: (for example: natural history, ethnology, contemporary art, historic art, technology) Size of the museum (total exhibition space in m2): Age of the museum building: Size of the storage depot (in m2): Age of the storage depot building: Rough number of objects: Main object materials: Number of staff working in conservation: Number of staff working in storage depot management: Cleaning from an external company or museum staff? Cleaning in the museum: yes / no how often: how: Cleaning in the storage: yes / no how often: how: II. Pests and their treatments Current pest problem in the museum: yes / no Current pest problem in the storage depot: yes / no Current infestation in the museum: (please indicate each species with a "X") Webbing clothes moth / Tineola bisselliella Casemaking clothes moth / Tinea pelionella Furniture beetle / Anobium punctatum Death watch b. / Xestobium rufovillosum Powderpost b. / Lyctus sp Old house borer / Hylotrupes bajulus Drugstore b. / Stegobium paniceum Cigarette b. / Lasioderma sericorne Varied carpet b. / Anthrenus verbasci Common carpet b. / Anthrenus scrophulariae Guernsey carpet b. / Anthrenus sarnicus Furniture carpet b. / Anthrenus fasciatus Furniture carpet b. / Anthrenus flavipes Museum b. / Anthrenus museorum Two spotted carpet b. / Attagenus pellio Brown carpet b. / Attagenus smirnovi Black carpet b. / Attagenus unicolor Larder b. / Dermestes lardarius Hider b. / Dermestes maculatus Khapra b. / Trogoderma granarium Australian spider b. / Ptinus tectus Smooth spider b. / Gibbium psylloides Booklouse / Liposcelis sp. Silverfish / Lepisma sacharina Mouse Rat Marten Others: Current infestation in the storage depot: (please indicate each species with a "X") Webbing clothes moth / Tineola bisselliella Casemaking clothes moth / Tinea pelionella Furniture beetle / Anobium punctatum Death watch b. / Xestobium rufovillosum Powderpost b. / Lyctus sp Old house borer / Hylotrupes bajulus Drugstore b. / Stegobium paniceum Cigarette b. / Lasioderma sericorne Varied carpet b. / Anthrenus verbasci Common carpet b. / Anthrenus scrophulariae Guernsey carpet b. / Anthrenus sarnicus Furniture carpet b. / Anthrenus fasciatus Furniture carpet b. / Anthrenus flavipes Museum b. / Anthrenus museorum Two spotted carpet b. / Attagenus pellio Brown carpet b. / Attagenus smirnovi Black carpet b. / Attagenus unicolor Larder b. / Dermestes lardarius Hider b. / Dermestes maculatus Khapra b. / Trogoderma granarium Australian spider b. / Ptinus tectus Smooth spider b. / Gibbium psylloides Booklouse / Liposcelis sp. Silverfish / Lepisma sacharina Mouse Rat Marten Others: Historic infestation: (please indicate each species with a "X") Current infestation in the storage depot Webbing clothes moth / Tineola bisselliella Casemaking clothes moth / Tinea pelionella Furniture beetle / Anobium punctatum Death watch b. / Xestobium rufovillosum Powderpost b. / Lyctus sp Old house borer / Hylotrupes bajulus Drugstore b. / Stegobium paniceum Cigarette b. / Lasioderma sericorne Varied carpet b. / Anthrenus verbasci Common carpet b. / Anthrenus scrophulariae Guernsey carpet b. / Anthrenus sarnicus Furniture carpet b. / Anthrenus fasciatus Furniture carpet b. / Anthrenus flavipes Museum b. / Anthrenus museorum Two spotted carpet b. / Attagenus pellio Brown carpet b. / Attagenus smirnovi Black carpet b. / Attagenus unicolor Larder b. / Dermestes lardarius Hider b. / Dermestes maculatus Khapra b. / Trogoderma granarium Australian spider b. / Ptinus tectus Smooth spider b. / Gibbium psylloides Booklouse / Liposcelis sp. Silverfish / Lepisma sacharina Mouse Rat Marten Others: List of infested / damaged objects: Use of an external pest management company: yes / no Mice, rat, pigeon management: yes / no Date of the last chemical treatment: Chemical used for the last treatment: Costs of the last chemical treatment in EUR: III. Integrated pest management (IPM) IPM concept: yes / no since when: IPM by internal person: yes / no education: IPM by external company: yes / no education: Monitoring: in the museum: yes / no in the storage d.: yes / no how often checking: sticky blunder traps: yes / no pheromone traps: yes / no pheromone t. for: UV traps: yes / no visual checking of the collection: yes / no Education of the conservators on IPM: yes / no Education of the storage staff on IPM: yes / no Education of the cleaning staff IPM: yes / no Do you use predators wasps against insect pests: yes / no Methods used for treatment: N2: yes / no CO2: yes / no Heating: yes / no Freezing: yes / no Microwave: yes / no Biocides: yes / no Chemical: Own chamber / tent for treatment: N2: yes / no CO2: yes / no Heating: yes / no Freezing: yes / no External costs per year for treatments: Internal costs (work time of the conservators) per year for IPM: Total costs on IPM per year: Awareness on IPM at the collection curators and museum heads: yes / no Research in the area of IPM: yes / no Research question: Are you using the <URL:http://www.museumpests.net> email service for information's: yes / no Comments: Please return the completed questionnaire via email, fax or by post to: Dr. Pascal Querner Researcher Rathgen-Forschungslabor - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz Schlossstrasse 1 a 14059 Berlin Germany +49 3267 4913 Fax: +49 3267 4912 p.querner<-at->smb<.>spk-berlin<.>de Please send us your email address so we can share with you the results of our survey. Please feel free to forward it to other colleagues. *** Conservation DistList Instance 23:34 Distributed: Thursday, March 11, 2010 Message Id: cdl-23-34-025 ***Received on Tuesday, 2 March, 2010