Mrs Suzanne Ryder
Senior Curator in Charge, Hymenoptera
Division: LS Insects Division
Summary
I am the Senior Curator in Charge of the Hymenoptera and Historic Entomology collections at the Natural History Museum. I manage a team of curators overseeing a collection of approximately 5 million specimens.
I curate Formicidae, Symphta and the historic collection. I am also the honorary curator of Entomology for the Linnean Society. I am particularly interested in historic collections and their conservation and my current area of research includes Sir Josephs Banks’s insect collection.
I am also the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) senior advisor for the Museum. The Natural History Museum had a comprehensive IPM strategy to protect the valuable collections against insect and rodent pest damage. Notable achievements in this field have been the implementation of risk zones across all Natural History Museum sites.
The installation of a state-of-the-art quarantine facility offering an option of treatments to safeguard the museum's varied collections.
I represent the Natural History Museum as a member of the steering committee for the U.K. IPM group www.pestodyssey.org as well as the U.S. IPM working group www.museumpests.net
Qualifications
- MA Museum Studies, University College London, United Kingdom, 1999 - 2001
- BscHons Geology/Biology, Birkbeck College, University of London, United Kingdom, 1993 - 1997
Degrees
Committees
Chair, SPNHC Sessional committee - International Relations,
Publications
Ryder S, Mendez A (2019) Using Risk Zones in Museums as Part of an IPM Programme: Does it Work?. Studies in Conservation, 64 (4) : 203 - 207. doi: 10.1080/00393630.2018.1530859
Ryder S, Hancock G (2019) Silver and nickel pins in entomology: historical attempts at combating corrosion problems in insect collections. Journal of Natural Science Collections, 7 : 44 - 48.
Ryder S (2016) Food management in museums and historic houses as part of an IPM programme. Journal of Natural Science Collections, 4 : 30 - 33.
Dejean A, Ryder S, Bolton B, Compin A, Leponce M, Azémar F, Céréghino R, Orivel J, Corbara B (2015) How territoriality and host-tree taxa determine the structure of ant mosaics. The Science of Nature, 102 (5-6) : doi: 10.1007/s00114-015-1282-7
Ryder S, Mendez A (2014) Designing and planning space with IPM in mind - The Darwin Centre phase two. Presented at 11th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection.
Ryder S (null) Tineola at the Natural History Museum. International Conference on IPM, 56 6 - 5 6 6
Ryder S (2011) The Importance of support and involvement of the whole institute for successful IPM. A Pest Odessey, 10 years laer, English Heritage :
RYDER S (2009) The National Insect collection: it’s evolution to global accessibility. NatSCA News, 17 : 37 - 38.
Doyle A, Pinniger D, Ryder S (2007) Risk Zones for IPM: Concept to Implementation. Collections Forum, 22 (1-2) : 23 - 31.
Ryder S (2007) Re‐housing the Hymenoptera Nests Collection at the Natural History Museum. NatSCA News, 37 - 38.
Ryder S, DOYLE AM (2007) Integrated Pest Management Risk Zones at the Natural History Museum., In: Pest Management in Practice Conference. 25th October 2007, Imperial War Museum, London, Pinniger DP, Holbrook A (Eds). The Institute of Conservation : London.
Ryder S (2004) Transport of Dangerous Goods in Museums. NatSCA News, 57 - 57.
Contributed Publications
Ryder S (2011) The Importance of support and involvement of the whole institute for successful IPM. A Pest Odessey, 10 years laer, English Heritage :
Courses taught
Postgraduate: Ecosystem Service Providers: Taxonomy and Biology of Parasitoids and Pollinators
, London
11/2014 - 12/2014.
Professional training: IPM (Integrated Pest Management) Identification training
6/2014.
Invited and keynote speaker
Using Risk Zones as part of an IPM programme, 11th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection: 24/11/2014.
Making one of the world’s oldest insect collections accessible!, ECN - Entomological Collections Network: 10/11/2013.