Hi Everyone,

I am cross-posting this from the Pest-List:

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Conservator
Los Angeles
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MS210: Integrated Pest Management for Museums, Libraries and Archives
Instructor: Gretchen Anderson with support from BIRC
Dates: October 2 through November 10
Price: $395
Location:  On the Internet at http://www.museumclasses.org

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a low-toxicity method of
controlling pest infestations. In museums, IPM has become the standard
method of treating incoming collections and monitoring collection
holdings. This course defines IPM, discusses how infestations occur,
helps you identify your risks, provides feasible mitigation
strategies, discusses the different techniques of treating infested
materials, and helps you complete an IPM plan and monitoring schedule
tailored for your institution. The course covers insect,
rodent/mammal, bird, bat and mold infestations. Other infestations
will be covered according to student needs. Pest identification and
eradication are covered.  Students will complete the course with a
written IPM plan and monitoring schedule that fits the needs of their
institution.

Gretchen Anderson co-wrote A Holistic Approach to Museum Pest
Management, American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)
Technical Leaflet 191 in 1990. She established the Science Museum of
Minnesota's Conservation Department in 1989 after conservation
internships and courses at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the
American Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian's Conservation
Analytical Lab, the Canadian Conservation Institute, Getty
Conservation Lab, and the Minnesota Historical Society. At the Science
Museum she established a rigorous IPM program and continues to
experiment with least-toxic pest control techniques. A member of the
American Institute for Conservation and the Society for the
Preservation of Natural History Collections, Ms. Anderson lectures and
presents workshops on preventive conservation, IPM, and practical
methods and materials for storage of collections. She is committed to
increasing public understanding of the role of conservation in pre
servation, both inside and outside of the museum.

Support for the course is provided by Bio-Integral Resource Center
(BIRC) in Berkeley, California. BIRC is a nonprofit organization
offering over 25 years of insight, experience, and leadership in the
development and communication of least-toxic, sustainable, and
environmentally sound Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods. BIRC
has worked with local, state, and national agencies in devising
programs of scientific research, policy, project design and
implementation.

The course will last for six weeks. The course format is self-paced
through 8 sections. The instructor will be available at predetermined
intervals throughout the course. This course will include on-line
literature, slide lectures, and student-teacher/group-teacher dialog.
The course is limited to 20 participants.


If you are interested in the course, please sign up at
http://www.museumclasses.org and pay for the course at
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble
completing an on-line order, please contact Helen Alten at
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Student Comments:
"I'd give it a 10 out of 10." - MS210 participant

"I was able to create plans for my institution and actually put them
into action." - MS210 participant

"This class was exceptional and overall am generally pleased I took
this course. The content and material provided were so valuable for
research tools and training manuals. Thank you!" - MS210 participant

IPM Course Outline
1.      IPM Introduction:
        define agents of deterioration and pests
        give an outline for an institutional IPM.
2.  Pest Risks / Environmental Causes
        Food Sources
        Habitat
        Water
        Definition of Problem
        Where they come from
        Why they come
        Who they are
        Resources for more Information
3.  Monitoring
        a) Pest identification
        b) Procedures of monitoring
4.  Mitigation Strategies
        1.  Housekeeping / Staff Procedures
        2.  Environmental Control
        3.  Building and grounds Maintenance
5.  Treatment Strategies
        1.  Thermal (up and down)
        2. Anoxia (all types)
                a. gas
                b. oxygen scavenger
                c. vacuum
        3.  Chemical
4.  Implement Strategies
6.      Regular review
Check Efficacy / Tweak Procedures / Update IPM / Communication
7.      Staff Support
How do you get buy-in from other staff members?
8.  Conclusion
        Complete your own institutional IPM
        Bibliography

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