RE: [pestlist] help identify casings
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Since we seem to like to look at bugs, I thought pestlist folks would enjoy this site. http://big-bugs.com Richard L. Kerschner Director of Preservation and Conservation Shelburne Museum PO Box 10, Route 7 Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 985-0895 (w) (802) 236-5564 (m) rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Coffman, Jessica Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 11:38 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] help identify casings This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- found around furniture new to the collection while isolated -- Jessica L. Coffman Museum Technician Natchez National Historical Park 640 South Canal Street, Box E Natchez, Mississippi 39120 office (601)445-5393 cell (601)334-6385 fax (601)445-5399 email jessica_coff...@nps.govmailto:jessica_coff...@nps.gov National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst. - Wallace Stegner, 1983 -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
[pestlist] RE: ants in a historic house.
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Bernice They are most likely carpenter ants. From my experience, they do swarm for one day, although it is usually the first really warm day in the spring, at least in Vermont. Then they disappear for another year. If they swarm inside a historic house, yes, you need to worry. It most likely means that they have a nest in the wood in the house. They do not get nourishment from the wood so they are not as destructive as termites, but they do build nests, and if they are swarming in the house, they probably have an established nest that could weaken the wood in that area of the building. Look for damp areas of wood, most likely around the sills. Any place water comes off the roof, hits the ground, and splashes back against the sill? Or perhaps wood under a sink where there could be a leak. Have you seen any of these ants occasionally wandering around the house? If so, examine the sills of the building near where you have seen the ants. On a quiet day, you may even be able to hear them chewing. We have had carpenter ants in several buildings. They actually damaged the end of the logs on a log building over a 50-year period to such an extent that we had to take the structure down an build a new one. You need to have pest control folks find the nest and knock it out with the appropriate insecticide. Then remove and replace the damaged wood. I have never seen carpenter ants infest or harm any wooden artifacts. Powder post beetles yes, but not carpenter ants. That does not mean they could not cause harm, but it would have to be a pretty damp piece of furniture. Rick Richard L. Kerschner Director of Preservation and Conservation Shelburne Museum PO Box 10, Route 7 Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 985-0895 rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org Opening May 12: Larger than Life: Quilts by Velda Newmanhttp://shelburnemuseum.org/exhibitions/larger-than-life-quilts-by-velda-newman/; Opening June 22: Wyeth Vertigohttp://shelburnemuseum.org/exhibitions/wyeth-vertigo/. Opening Fall 2013: The Center for Art and Education.http://shelburnemuseum.org/support-the-museum/the-campaign-for-shelburne-museum/the-campaign-for-shelburne-museum/ From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Morris, Bernice Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:38 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.Net Subject: [pestlist] ants in a historic house. This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Flying ants recently (on a day at the end of August) were seen swarming inside an historic house set within parkland. They dispersed within a couple of hours. No specimens were kept, and I only have this one bad photo. Is there anyone able to identify the type of ant? I did not see them myself but the conservator on site thought they looked like pavement ants, while our pest control contractor identified them as carpenter ants. Do I need to worry? The house does have museum objects in it, especially wood furniture. Any information/thoughts are most welcome! Bernice -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] electronic squirrel deterrents
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- We have been dealing with squirrels in two buildings in particular for years, and years, and years...here are some ideas: 1. An ongoing live trapping program will decrease their numbers over time if you keep at it and take them several miles away before releasing. 2. Plug up the building with cut-to-shape boards and well-fastened hardware cloth, inspecting and sealing every inch of the building especially at the roofline from outside and inside wherever possible. Cover any chimney openings. 3. A weasel that had been injured on the road and nursed back to health by a local wildlife shelter was released in the area and kept the squirrel population down for several years until it either wandered off or died. Then the squirrels came back. They are nocturnal so visitors and staff never saw it. 4. On a similar vein, Shake Away which is fox or coyote urine cast onto a cat litter like material sprinkled around the building and in the attic was effective in getting squirrels who were nesting in the attic out, even taking their babies with them. It is available on-line. 5. An ultrasonic unit that cycled through various frequencies may have worked for about a month when first installed, but they quickly get used to it. Not worth the money from our experience. In summary, no easy way to keep them out. Just attack from all directions with various methods and be as diligent and persistent in eliminating them as they are in getting into your buildings. Richard L. Kerschner Director of Preservation and Conservation Shelburne Museum PO Box 10, Route 7 Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 985-3348 x3361 rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org -Original Message- From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of samantha_rich...@nps.gov Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 1:04 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] electronic squirrel deterrents This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Hello all, One of our historic buildings, a log cabin, has squirrel issues. We've tried plugging the holes with hardwire cloth and copper mesh, but the squirrels just pull it out and use it as nesting material. The building has double walls with a gap in between, perfect for stuffing with apples and raising squirrel babies. A member of our maintenance crew brought in information about an ultrasound emitter that acts as a repellent. (This one is called YardGard.) Does anyone have any experiences with these kind of devices and whether they work? Thanks, Sam Samantha Richert, Curator Klondike Gold Rush NHP P.O. Box 517 Skagway, AK 99840 907-983-9222 -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] return reciepts
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Leon, Thanks for working to fix this. It is getting annoying. I got both of your return receipt messages. Rick From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of l...@zaks.com Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 12:00 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] return reciepts This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- This is interesting - Looks like the Return Receipts were implemented at nps.gov, which means when something from the list goes out anyone at nps.gov, a return receipt is getting sent back out to the list. I'm not sure how it's implemented but I'm thinking that it's not under control of the person it's getting sent from. The reason I think this is because one person from nps.gov sent me something asking if we could get rid of them - the amusing part is they probably don't know that their email also generates the return. Just so you all know, we monitor the list and when we see these we try to institute a rule in the email system that will block these types of emails, as well as any spam that may get through. It does sometimes take a few turn arounds to get it correct. leon ... p.s. the other reason I'm sending this is to see if the new rule works. -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] LinkedIn discussion
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I have been using traps with pheromone attractants for both webbing and case making moths and it would be useful to have one to attract both types of moths as well as black or varied carpet beetles. Perhaps the cost would be prohibitive, but if Colin is interested in pursuing it, I so go for it. Rick Richard L. Kerschner Director of Preservation and Conservation Shelburne Museum PO Box 10, Route 7 Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 985-3348 x3361 rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of colin smith Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 2:09 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] LinkedIn discussion This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Sorry Tom, I have to disagree. What you describe is what you say it is; A blunder trap. There is no doubt that the advances is pheromone technology has enabled the development very effective and accurate monitors, capable of detecting very small or new infestations. Blunder traps simply demonstrate how severe an infestation has become. For insects and even mice to be caught this way indicates severe infestations. Not something of much use when you consider many museums following good IPM protocols regard one moth as a serious infestation! I'm not 're-inventing the wheel' but rather trying to develop something which may bring us into the 21st century. A trap with a number of pheromone lures which will attract insects even if there are very few around; at a fair and reasonable price. I can well understand museums using ineffective blunder traps, particularly when we all have to control costs. What I am trying to develop and offer is something in a similar price range which actually works! All the best Colin From: bugma...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 6:37 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] LinkedIn discussion This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Barbara - As far as the museum community goes, flat, cardboard glueboards, manufactured by Atlantic Paste Glue Co. of Brooklyn, NY or Bell Laboratories in Wisconsin and others are the best multi-functional insect traps on the market today. Even flying insects end up in these blunder traps. Not only can you determine the kinds of insects getting caught (indoor or outdoor), you can often determine from which direction they're coming. As an added bonus, mice can be caught on the larger ones. And they're cheap! Let's not reinvent the wheel. Tom Parker -Original Message- From: Appelbaum Himmelstein aa...@mindspring.com To: pestlist pestlist@museumpests.net Sent: Tue, Jan 3, 2012 10:58 am Subject: [pestlist] LinkedIn discussion This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- The ICOM members list on LinkedIn is having a discussion about the possibility of developing a multi-functional insect trap. I suggested that they post on the pest list as well. If they don't, those of you who are interested should go on to the LinkedIn site to put in your two cents. Barbara Appelbaum This is the posting: Monitoring Dear all, I am considering the development of a multi functional insect trap / monitor which will trap the most common insects in one simple unit. Is there a need for something like this? http://www.linkedin.com/e/-vwzbz4-gwyxkeid-39/vaq/86916113/1769357/6315 8651/view_disc/?hs=falsetok=1crFS8Vsfg7l41 -- --- This email, and any attachments, may be confidential and also privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies of this transmission along with any attachments immediately. You should not copy or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. --- -- To send an email to the list, send your
RE: [pestlist] My tree problem
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Barbara, We have used Boracare on timbers in our buildings with great success. It initially darkens the wood, but that eventually seems to fade. Sometimes two applications are required, but it does halt the infestation. It can only be used on unpainted or unvarnished wood. I believe Timbore is a similar product from a different company. Rick Richard L. Kerschner Director of Preservation and Conservation Shelburne Museum PO Box 10, Route 7 Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 985-3348 x3361 rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Appelbaum Himmelstein Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 10:33 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] My tree problem This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Many thanks for all your input. It is great to have a number of options from people who really know what they're talking about. If anyone could figure out how to do the same thing with other facets of life, let me know! Given the time it's been inside and the seeming lack of actual insect body parts or frass in the collected debris, I'm not doing anything in a hurry. On the other hand, I haven't gone to see it yet, after which I might change my mind. The truck (for either freezing or heating) might be a good idea. The problem in New York is finding a place to park the truck! Sprayed chemicals, even benign ones, are a hard sell, because so many people are phobic about chemicals. If various people/organizations hadn't made mis-leading statements about the benefits and safety of so many other things for so long, I might be critical of this point of view. Telling someone that a chemical that kills bugs is safe in a public space is likely to be a losing proposition, even when it's made from flowers!. Barbara Appelbaum Himmelstein 444 Central Park West New York, NY 10025 212-666-4630 (voice) 212-316-1039 (fax) aa...@mindspring.com website: aandhconservation.org -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] Squirrels
Hi Dennis, Is it really called a confusion of weasels? That is as good as a murder of crows. Good luck. Rick From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Dennis Piechota Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 6:28 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Squirrels Thanks Rick and Steve, I should have mentioned that our storage room is in the center of a defunct parking garage. There is no food source for 40 meters or more from the room. I think that's why the corrugated glue is appetizing, perhaps only by the nesting baby squirrels. In our trapping and observations we haven't seen any other rodents... yet. The Tanglefoot and Shake-away both sound promising. I wonder if they've ever been mixed together... what a nasty idea. In the meantime we've let a confusion of weasels loose in storage (just kidding). Dennis Dennis Piechota Conservator Fiske Center for Archaeological Research UMass Boston Office: 617-287-6829 On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 4:18 PM, Steve Sullivan ssulli...@naturemuseum.org wrote: If you have squirrels in your storage areas you have more issues than just the squirrels. If squirrels have access to an area, so do nearly all other agents of deterioration, including other even more damaging/dangerous vertebrates like bats, coons, cats, etc. There are more variables to consider when dealing with and predicting behavior of vertebrates than with arthropods but squirrels should be easier to exclude than arthropods from even the most basic of collections storage areas. Glue is certainly not a preferred food source and, though cardboard is a good nesting material, these are not resoiurces they will work too hard to obtain under most circumstances. As with the previous posts about hibernating insects, make sure all holes and access points are patched and sealed. With squirrels it may be necessary to cover an area with sheet metal since, once they find a place they like to sit and gnaw, they may return to a wooden patch and open it again. Ammonia soaked rags placed or tied in the area are irritating and usually avoided. Tanglefoot is annoying to them. Repellents are a good occasional control method but squirrels can habituate to them; use them in conjunction with other control methods. Monitor historic and potential entry points rigorously and make them unpleasant places either with the above methods, Christmas lights, monitors with squirt guns, vegetation modification, kinetic sculptures, etc. Relocation is usually a bad idea from both pest control and ecological perspectives. The squirrels either return or die miserably from fights, starvation, weather, or predation. Trapping and euthanasia is the most humane and effective course, just like we do with all other museum pests. Squirrel populations can tolerate up to 80% annual mortality and still maintain long-term stability. You can use live traps and CO2, big snap traps, and other control methods similar to that used for rats, though local regulations vary because squirrels are a game animal. Sometimes it seems that the population learns to shelter in buildings from a few individuals so concerted trapping for a few seasons eliminates the problem individuals and for sometime later there aren't any problems. Eliminating outside food and nesting areas for squirrels can be difficult since these often come from legacy trees and their mast. However, if squirrels are being fed near the building or are regularly using garbage cans you can enact policies to manage this. Also, I would approach the old lady who swallowed a fly method of eradication with care. In most cases this has poor results, at least for the introduced animal which usually dies a miserable death and, if not, it will negatively affect more than just the intended target. Feel free to email or call if you want to talk about your specific situation and discuss particular methods. In the meantime, I hope everyone will tell me about the squirrels near them at ProjectSquirrel.org http://projectsquirrel.org/ . --Steve Steven M. Sullivan | Curator of Urban Ecology The Chicago Academy of Sciences and its Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Museum | 2430 North Cannon Drive | Chicago, Illinois 60614 | naturemuseum.org http://www.naturemuseum.org/ Collections Facility | 4001 North Ravenswood Ave. | Chicago, Illinois 60613 | ProjectSquirrel.org http://projectsquirrel.org/ 708-937-6253 | Fax 773-755-5199 | ssulli...@naturemuseum.org The Urban Gateway To Nature And Science From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Dennis Piechota Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 12:45 PM To:
RE: [pestlist] Clothes Moth Eating Habits
My experience reflects Molly's observations. Whenever I have found insect infestations they have been on particularly tasty artifacts, e.g. taxidermy mounts, fur mukluks, wool interior of a carriage, that have been in storage in poor conditions and not vacuumed for ages. With one exception, I cannot remember a carpet beetle or moth infestation on an artifact on exhibition that is vacuumed even only yearly. That exception is our hunting lodge filled with taxidermy specimens. We did find carpet beetles on the specimens, especially in the horns, after 55 years on exhibit and they had been there at a low level for quite a while. However, this infestation was not due to detritus carried into the building by visitors. The artifacts themselves were the source of the food for the insects. Although I guess that it is possible for insects to be attracted to small amounts of protein left by visitors as they tour our buildings, I doubt that this source or nourishment is the cause of significant collections infestations. Better to look for a dead bird or rodent in the walls, or a high-protein artifact that had not seen the light of day or the brush of a vacuum for years. Richard L. Kerschner Director of Preservation and Conservation Shelburne Museum PO Box 10, Route 7 Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 985-3348 x3361 rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Molly Gleeson Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 4:08 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Clothes Moth Eating Habits This is interesting, however, I'm wondering how many instances there are of collections becoming infested by clothes moth larvae while on display? I guess I've never heard of that, but I'd be interested to know if this is a frequent occurrence and a problem. We generally don't let the public in storage areas, and, in my limited experience, that is where the majority of these infestations occur. best, Molly Molly Gleeson Conservator of Archaeological and Ethnographic Objects San Diego, CA From: Heather Thomas call...@bulldoghome.com To: pestlist@museumpests.net Sent: Thu, April 29, 2010 12:42:12 PM Subject: Re: [pestlist] Clothes Moth Eating Habits Thanks for that Thomas. I thought that WCM would eat skin as they attack taxidermy specimens, leather and dried animal remains or is it only the fur, hair and feathers they eat? I'm starting to realise our collections would be a lot safer if we didn't let the public in the our museums. :-) On 29 Apr 2010, at 19:50, bugma...@aol.com wrote: Heather - When I give an IPPM lecture, I tell my audience a visitor drops 3 hairs and one fingernail per visit. WCM larvae will readily feed on the hair, but usually not the fingernails. Carpet beetles will feed on the fingernails. I know of nothing, which will damage collections, which will feed on skin cells. The public doesn't drop feathers. Generally I have found younger instars feeding on the debris in cracks between floor boards and bricks in a museum. Although I haven't seen it, I am assuming in a large public museum, there's enough protein debris for a WCM larva to complete its development and pupate utilizing the protein materials dropped by the public. Thomas A. Parker, PhD President, Entomologist Pest Control Services, Inc.
[pestlist] FW: [OSG] FW: question about use of Vikane on collections
Thought I would forward this on to the pest list. Richard L. Kerschner Director of Preservation and Conservation Shelburne Museum PO Box 10, Route 7 Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 985-3348 x3361 rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org From: osg-l-boun...@lists.stanford.edu [mailto:osg-l-boun...@lists.stanford.edu] On Behalf Of Riccardelli, Carolyn Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:53 AM To: os...@lists.stanford.edu Subject: [OSG] FW: question about use of Vikane on collections This message was sent directly to me by someone who doesn't have access to the OSG-L. I told her I'd post it for her. If anyone has thoughts, they should respond directly to Amanda Trum astreetert...@mt.gov as she will not be able to see any responses on the OSG-L. -cr Carolyn Riccardelli Associate Conservator Sherman Fairchild Center for Objects Conservation Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10028 Voice: 212.396.5498 * Fax: 212.570.3859 From: Trum, Amanda Streeter [ at...@mt.gov] Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 4:51 PM To: Riccardelli, Carolyn Subject: question about use of Vikane on collections Hello Ms. Riccardelli, It was suggested that I contact the AIC Objects Specialty Group with my questions about the use of Vikane to treat pest-infested objects in our collection. Is it safe to use Vikane on objects that contain wool and leather (specifically chaps and saddles)? Are there specific temperature requirements in using it (like temp must stay above 45, etc.)? Is it necessary for staff to wear HEPA masks or take any special precautions when handling objects after they have been treated with Vikane? Thanks for your help! Sincerely, Amanda Trum Amanda Streeter Trum Collections Manager Montana Historical Society PO Box 201201, 225 N. Roberts Helena, MT 59620-1201 phone (406)444-4719 fax (406)444-2696 astreetert...@mt.gov --++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**== osg-l mailing list os...@lists.stanford.edu https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/osg-l
