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Canada: pest control with cold at the Royal BC Museum
“When artifacts, works of art, objects, records, come into the museum, whether they're returning from loan or display, or coming in for the first time, they all go through this inspection room,” says Kasey Lee, the museum's senior curator. “That's our first point of contact, and our opportunity to make sure that anything that can get into those objects, like bugs, mold, anything that could be harmful to the rest of our collection, stays here, and make sure that it doesn't affect the rest of the collection.”
"We look for insects, first and foremost, because they are a clear and present danger to our collections: lice, cockroaches, silverfish, anything you can imagine. We try to avoid chemicals at all costs," Lee says. "We have a freezing protocol, and it is very specific so that it does not damage the object and ensures the eradication of the insect in all stages of its life cycle. It is almost one hundred percent effective, and it is safe for us, as well as the objects."
Very low temperature treatment is one of the most suitable and effective ways to control insects in museums and exhibition halls. And it ensures that the collections are preserved for future generations.
Source: CHEK News, www.cheknews.ca
Tazmania: alarm due to the discovery of the fruit fly outside the control zone
The discovery of a fruit fly more than 30 kilometers outside an established pest containment zone has been downplayed by Tasmanian authorities, who say it could have been blown by the wind.
Biosecurity Tasmania was testing a suspected male fruit fly found in George Town in Tasmania's north, east of the edge of the control zone established in January, following the discovery of larvae and adult flies on apricots at Spreyton, shortly after the pest was detected on Flinders Island.
Biosecurity Tasmania general manager Dr Lloyd Klumpp said the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment would not implement a separate control zone for the George Town area, adding that the appearance of a single fly did not mean a breeding population had been established.
“There will be a new boundary in the control area, and that will affect those who were not in the original control area,” he said.
Wayne Johnston, head of the Farmers and Ranchers Association, expressed concern but urged the agricultural sector to resist the urge to panic. Traps installed in the control areas have already captured 18 adult flies, 15 on Flinders Island and three on Spreyton. No larvae have been found outside of these areas.
In response to the incursion in January, 430 properties within 1.5 kilometers within the detection areas are sprayed weekly with insecticide, and protocols to control the movement of fruit out of the area have been in place. Earlier that month, Taiwan banned imports of fruit from the affected area.
Source: ABC Net, www. abc. net. ouch
Singapore: Woman crashes her car after being surprised by a cockroach
A 61-year-old woman crashed her car on the staircase of a flyover bridge in Jurong East after seeing a cockroach in her car. Images circulating online showed a red Mazda riding on a curb with its front bumper badly damaged.
According to police, they were alerted to the incident at 7.30am. m. on Friday, January 26 along Jurong East Central towards Science Center Road. The woman was conscious and suffered minor injuries. She was sent to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital for treatment. Police investigations remained ongoing.
Source: Channel News Asia, www. channelnewsasia. com
Latamplagas was at Expocida Iberia 2018
On February 22 and 23 at the Madrid Fair Institution (IFEMA), EXPOCIDA IBERIA 2018 was held, an event that had an academic space in which more than 400 people participated and another for commercial dissemination with more than 2,000 attendees.
Regarding the development of the talks, these focused on conferences, debate tables and parallel sessions with open presentations, the latter led by the most relevant formulation companies in the European region. In each of them, topics related to innovative products for the integrated management of urban pests were discussed, as well as the systematization of successful control strategies. Special interest was caused by topics related to mosquito control of public health importance, including the presentation of the guide for the management of mosquitoes and simulids prepared by the National Association of Environmental Health Companies (ANECPLA).
In relation to the trade fair, 44 exhibitors from the most representative companies in the region were presented, who exhibited the widest range of insecticides, rodenticides, application equipment, bird repellents and non-toxic control elements for the urban pest control market and vectors of importance in public health. The remote monitoring systems for synanthropic rodents and the service management programs that are aimed at seeking efficiencies in each of the processes involved drew attention.
We will continue to participate in events on integrated urban pest management of greatest global relevance to keep you informed.