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Integrated Pest Management Assistant volunteers play a critical role in keeping the Museum’s collections and displays safe from potential damage inflicted by harmful pests, preserving the building and specimens for use in the Museum’s research and education programs.
Integrated Pest Management Assistant volunteers play a critical role in keeping the Museum’s collections and displays safe from potential damage inflicted by harmful pests, preserving the building and specimens for use in the Museum’s research and education programs.
Department: Registration and Integrated Pest Management
Supervisor: Karen DuBroff, Associate Registrar for Loans and Exhibitions
What they do:
What they do:
Integrated Pest Management Assistants protect and preserve the 1.6 million objects and artifacts in our care.
Specifically, Integrated Pest Management Assistants will help staff by collecting small sticky insect traps throughout various locations at NHMU, and examining the traps and identifying insects. Volunteer will input this information into an online database, analyze the data, and follow outlined protocols to report any problem pests to staff.
Training Required: All new IPM volunteers will receive on the job training, including a walk-through of building trap locations, a trap-collection schedule, an overview of pest management software, and pest identification.
Shift times: We will determine a set schedule based on the availability of the volunteer and the supervisor, but we request that in the beginning the work take place within standard business hours, M-F 8-5.
Time Commitment: A minimum of 2 hours per week is requested for a duration of six months, with potential for a further six-month term.
Age Requirement: 18 years or older
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