MuseumPests

Day 3! We still have our noses in our laptops! I know, too much fun. Keep a look out for updates to many sections of the website! Some small changes, some more obvious, but all important to keeping and making MuseumPests.net a resource for your IPM needs.

Day 2 and we’ve hit the ground running with rat presentations and getting to work on MuseumPests.net!

MuseumPests Working Group is in Cambridge for our annual meeting hosted by Harvard University Herberia, MCZ and Peabody! We had a fantastic half day of tours. Thanks to all who helped lead us through the many collections, highlighting some amazing objects while entertaining our IPM interests!

MuseumPests Working Group 2026 Meeting

We apologize that this announcement is so late in coming, but after some scheduling difficulties we are delighted to announce that the MuseumPests Working Group will be returning to Cambridge, MA co-hosted by the Harvard University Herbaria and the Museum of Comparative Zoology.


To start our 2026 meeting, we will have a ½ day pre-session on Wednesday, March 18th with a tour of galleries and collection spaces. The afternoon pre-session is designed to allow participants to travel to the area in the morning and meet up in the afternoon for a casual social and educational program.

The following two days (March 19-20) will consist of our standard two-day working group format, mixing group and individual work to create and update online content to meet the needs of our community. Throughout the meeting we will have short 10-15 minute presentations on IPM related topics from participants. Please indicate in the online RSVP form if you would like to present your work or research in this casual format. We will also work on plans for a Fall 2026 online meeting in collaboration with the UK Pest Odyssey group. If you are able, please bring a laptop or tablet to conduct work during the sessions.


As in past years, there is no fee for attending the program, but participants are responsible for their own travel, room, and board. RSVP’s will be accepted through March 13, 2026 or until spots are filled. Priority will be given to returning participants on a first-come, first-served basis and to new participants who are actively involved in an IPM program in their institution. Please RSVP via the Online Registration Form: https://forms.gle/oAhASANzRp4ppMjq7 Acceptance will be confirmed via email and additional details on location and lodging will be provided.

Please note:
The MPWG meetings do not teach IPM and are only appropriate for individuals working with an active IPM program. For more information on the working group meetings please contact MPWG Co-Chairs Adam Osgood or Rachael Arenstein at [email protected]
“MPWG 2026 Meeting” in the subject line


We anticipate an exciting meeting and look forward to seeing you in March!

Genevieve Tocci, Harvard University Herbaria

Adam Osgood and Rachael Arenstein, MuseumPests Working Group Co-Chairs

MuseumPests Working Group 2024 RSVP All past MPWG participants are invited to our 2026 Meeting March 18-20 hosted by the Harvard University Herbaria in Cambridge, MA. The program will start with an afternoon of tours on March 18. The Working Group sessions will be held on March 19-20. Please RSVP by March 13, 2026.

MPWG's own Co-chair, Adam Osgood, tells the eight-year journey of collaboration, experimentation, and innovation that led to an IPM success story at Historic New England!

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The MPWG and the Pest Odyssey, UK are organizing the 4th Pesty Presentation Session today starting at 9:30am US Eastern Time/ 2:30pm UK Time. Join us for short presentations covering a range of IPM topics. The program will be recorded for later viewing on our YouTube channel. The link to the program is available on the MuseumPests.net homepage under Announcements. The schedule is available on our blog page. https://museumpests.net/7395-2/

| Museumpests.net by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Oct 7, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 comments MuseumPests & Pest Odyssey Public Presentation Session ‘Pesty business’ 7th October 2025 You are invited to join us for the second MuseumPests and Pest Odyssey meeting. This will be held on Zoom, commencing at 9:30 EDT and 2...

Today's public presentations will be streamed live on YouTube!

MuseumPests- Pest Odyssey 2025 Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

MuseumPests & Pest Odyssey Public Presentation Session

‘Pesty Business’
7th October 2025

Booking invitation

You are invited to join us for the second MuseumPests and Pest Odyssey meeting.

This will be held on Zoom
Beginning: 9:30 EDT and 2:30 BST
Two-and-a-half-hour programme

We will present a programme of 10 presentations covering a range of topics including new pests and adapting IPM programmes for new buildings.

Registration is FREE
Please book via this link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pesty-business-tickets-1729239916139?aff=oddtdtcreator

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https://museumpests.net/join-the-pestlist/

It's not social media, but it is THE place to ask your pesty questions to a huge network of IPM, entomological, and museum professionals and experts!

The recording, resources and presentations from the August 2025 C2C Care webinar "From Awareness to Action: Advocating for Integrated Pest Management in Cultural Spaces" is now available on the C2CCare website.

Thank you to the presenters Adam Osgood, Joel Voron and Richard Pollack for sharing their expertise, to FAIC and Robin Kilgo for hosting and moderating the program and to the AIC Preventive Care Network and Emergency Committee for promoting the program.

Events for August 2025 – Connecting to Collections Care Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an important part of protecting collections in cultural institutions. This webinar will provide a brief overview of IPM and focus on how to build support for it within your institution. Attendees will learn which tasks can be handled by staff and when it’s neces...

It’s Day 2 of MPWG’s meeting at Yale Peabody Museum! IPM professionals from around the world are gathered to work on the many valuable resources that make up Museumpests.net. Check back for updates to the site!