Actions That Assist Recovery From Pest Attack
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Actions that assist recovery from pest attack
Pest
Microorganism symbol
Insect symbol
Rodent symbol
Bird and bat symbol
Situation to recover
Lack of IPM plan.
Action
Develop an IPM program that addresses the top risks to your facility, ensures
subsequent incidents will be detected early, and ensures appropriate detection steps are
taken. Continue to integrate pest management practices into the standard operation of
a collection's care. With this integration, a pest infestation can be reduced from a crisis
or chronic level to a nuisance level.
Pest
Microorganism symbol
Insect symbol
Rodent symbol
Bird and bat symbol
Situation to recover
Sanitation and remedial cleaning after events.
Action
Rodent infestation is strongly related to human food use and waste. As well, other pests
are attracted to spilled food and waste. Ensure program staff clean halls immediately
after events, including food service, and remove garbage. Budget such clean-up into
rental agreements. Monitor and facilitate compliance.
Pest
Microorganism symbol
Insect symbol
Rodent symbol
Bird and bat symbol
Situation to recover
Sanitation and remedial cleaning of infested areas.
Action
Reduce the chance of false warnings of infestation by cleaning up after previous
infestations, removing insect bodies, etc. Add relevant information to records about
extent of infestation, damaged objects, likely source, and cost of recovery in time and
money.
Pest
Microorganism symbol
Insect symbol
Rodent symbol
Bird and bat symbol
Situation to recover
Record the cost and efficiency of all methods used.
Action
During treatment of an infestation, losses to collection, time expenditure, cost of
activities, and useful resources should be noted for future reference. In institutions
where staff turnover is high, such records are valuable to help plan for future situations.
Economic records can be used to underline the importance of ongoing IPM activities and
to support budget requests.
CCI Technical Bulletin No. 29
Pest
Microorganism symbol
Insect symbol
Rodent symbol
Bird and bat symbol
Situation to recover
Lack of IPM plan.
Action
Develop an IPM program that addresses the top risks to your facility, ensures
subsequent incidents will be detected early, and ensures appropriate detection steps are
taken. Continue to integrate pest management practices into the standard operation of
a collection's care. With this integration, a pest infestation can be reduced from a crisis
or chronic level to a nuisance level.
Pest
Microorganism symbol
Insect symbol
Rodent symbol
Bird and bat symbol
Situation to recover
Sanitation and remedial cleaning after events.
Action
Rodent infestation is strongly related to human food use and waste. As well, other pests
are attracted to spilled food and waste. Ensure program staff clean halls immediately
after events, including food service, and remove garbage. Budget such clean-up into
rental agreements. Monitor and facilitate compliance.
Pest
Microorganism symbol
Insect symbol
Rodent symbol
Bird and bat symbol
Situation to recover
Sanitation and remedial cleaning of infested areas.
Action
Reduce the chance of false warnings of infestation by cleaning up after previous
infestations, removing insect bodies, etc. Add relevant information to records about
extent of infestation, damaged objects, likely source, and cost of recovery in time and
money.
Pest
Microorganism symbol
Insect symbol
Rodent symbol
Bird and bat symbol
Situation to recover
Record the cost and efficiency of all methods used.
Action
During treatment of an infestation, losses to collection, time expenditure, cost of
activities, and useful resources should be noted for future reference. In institutions
where staff turnover is high, such records are valuable to help plan for future situations.
Economic records can be used to underline the importance of ongoing IPM activities and
to support budget requests.
CCI Technical Bulletin No. 29
