RE: [pestlist] circular

[Silence, Patricia]

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Several people have noted that lizards get stuck in glue traps. If found alive 
they can be released (outdoors) by putting a small amount of vegetable oil on 
their stuck parts.
Patty

Patricia Silence
Director of Preventive Conservation
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation


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Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2017 7:48 AM
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Subject: [pestlist] circular

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This was found on the floor of a Himalayan monastery storage room for sacred 
art treasures.
What is it? It is approx 3 inches in diameter.

Thank you,
Ann Shaftel
Currently advising in Himalayan monastery


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RE: [pestlist] pests in HVAC filters

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Hi Derya,
We have been advised to do this, and find it a bit daunting, as well. The 
compelling particulars included finding adult powder-post type critters, who 
fly away as they emerge . Given a large collection of architectural fragments 
inspection is nearly impossible to find new-looking holes. We are skeptical 
that the adults would come across a stumble trap. I don't think Ryan has found 
a lot of time to do this and our filter-changing schedule covers dozens of 
sites - and is managed by a team that doesn't have a simple or direct way of 
telling us that dirty filters are ready to look at and then get hauled to the 
dumpster - clearly we don't have a place to leave them sitting around.
I would love to get an entomologist's thoughts on this.
Patty

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Subject: [pestlist] pests in HVAC filters

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Hi Everybody, I was wondering if any of you check your HVAC filters for pests. 
The idea has come up - when our pest control vendor mentioned that insects can 
travel through HVAC systems and get from one part of the museum to another. 
Does checking the filters give us a random sample of what might be around the 
museum? Or is it overkill to look at these? Have any of you actually done this? 
Our facilities staff gave me a used filter to look at today and it is pretty 
large, I couldn't really think of a practical way to check them for insects 
without having it take up a lot of my time.
best,
Derya
Assistant Registrar
Rubin Museum of Art

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[pestlist] AIC Collections Care Network Approved

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The founding members of the American Institute for Conservation Collections 
Care Network (CCN) are excited to announce the network has been approved by the 
AIC Board of Directors. Now we are beginning the work to create a voice for 
collections care, preventive conservation, and all of its practitioners. On 
January 31, founding committee members will meet to begin planning how we will 
best encourage and implement the ideas voiced in the Charge prepared for the 
CCN by the AIC Board of Directors and included in full below. We want to add 
your ideas and concerns to that discussion. Please contact Rebecca Fifield at 
rebecca.fifi...@metmuseum.orgmailto:rebecca.fifi...@metmuseum.org , no later 
than January 30 with any comments, ideas or issues you would like the committee 
members to consider at the Jan 31 meeting or in the coming months.

AIC Collection Care Network Charge

Purpose
The AIC Collection Care Network (CCN) was created in recognition of the 
critical importance of preventive conservation as the most effective means of 
promoting the long-term preservation of cultural property (Guidelines for 
Practice of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic  Artistic 
Works, #20) and to support the growing number of conservators and collections 
care professionals with strong preventive responsibilities and interests.  Its 
purpose is to:

  *   Create awareness of preventive care
  *   Identify and develop standards and best practices, training, and other 
projects to advance preventive care in institutions of all types and sizes, 
locally, nationally, and globally
  *   Provide resources to support collection care and conservation 
professionals
  *   Work with related groups to reach and support key collections care 
constituents

The Collection Care Network is a Division of the American Institute for 
Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and is therefore bound by the 
Bylaws of the AIC and policies set by the AIC Board of Directors.  Any 
revisions to the CCN Charge require written approval by the AIC Board of 
Directors.

Composition
The initial officers of the CCN are chosen by the organizing committee, in 
staggered terms, and presented to the AIC Board of Directors for approval.  
Thereafter, candidates for open positions are prepared by the CCN officers for 
approval by the AIC Board of Directors. All officers must be current members of 
AIC.  Officers include a chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer, 
communications and outreach officer, editor, and chair emeritus.  Terms of 
office are three years with an option to serve a second term if other officers 
approve.   The Board liaison to the CCN is the Board Director for Committees  
Task Forces; the staff liaison is the Membership Director.

Standing Charge

  *   Create a network of collections and conservation professionals committed 
to the preventive care of collections. The network will support current AIC 
members and work to encourage non-member collections care professionals to 
become AIC members.
  *   Advance the understanding that preventive care preserves our cultural 
heritage in a way that post-damage, interventive treatment cannot restore.
  *   Advocate for professional recognition of all collections care 
professionals and support the development of the role they play in 
institutional preservation planning.
  *   Encourage collections and conservation professionals to exchange 
preservation information, ideas, and research.
  *   Provide preventive care programs and resources that will be of interest 
to the broad spectrum of constituents the CCN intends to serve.
  *   Network with related collections and conservation organizations to better 
support shared goals.

Patricia Silence
Conservator of Museum Exhibitions and Historic Interiors
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
PO Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
757 220 7078
fax 757 565 8752
cell 757 880 4953



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[pestlist] Creation of an Collection Care Network - lend your support

[Silence, Patricia]

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Greetings! Whether preventive care tasks are a core or peripheral 
responsibility in your particular job, they have a profound effect on 
collections and overall preservation. Members of the American Institute for 
Conservation are proposing the creation of Collection Care Network. This new 
AIC Network would recognize the critical importance of preventive conservation 
as the most effective means of promoting the long-term preservation of cultural 
property. It would do so by:

 *   providing resources to support collections care and conservation staff
 *   creating awareness of preventive care
 *   identifying and developing standards and best practices, training, and 
other projects to advance preventive care in institutions of all types and 
sizes, locally, nationally and globally
 *   and working with related groups to reach and support key collections care 
constituents
Preventive care activities often transcend materials and institutional type and 
offer an excellent way to bring together people who work in varied ways with 
collections (i.e. collection managers, registrars, conservators, mountmakers, 
designers, technicians, etc.). If you are interested in supporting the creation 
of a Collections Care Network or have thoughts on what you would like such a 
group to do, we hope that you will take a look at the full proposal outlining 
the Goals, Rationale, Anticipated groups to be served, and Ideas for Future 
Projects. The proposal can be viewed on the AIC Blog at 
http://www.conservators-converse.org/2011/09/ccn-proposal/
If you would like to support the proposal you may do so by submitting your name 
and any affiliation in the comments box underneath the Blog post. Alternatively 
you may email the AIC e-Editor at rachael at amartconservation dot com. Please 
put CCN proposal in your subject line.


Patricia Silence
Conservator of Museum Exhibitions and Historic Interiors
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
PO Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
757 220 7078
fax 757 565 8752
cell 757 880 4953



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RE: [pestlist] Digest Mode

[Silence, Patricia]

Daily would be best for me, I agree that many posts are time-sensitive, and we 
frequently go weeks between flurries of interaction - so it would reduce what 
we get to a more concise bundle, but not make someone with an emergency wait.
I do ask that we get the posts in the body of the digest email - rather than as 
attachments.
Patty


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RE: [pestlist] removing sticky traps from a silk object

[Silence, Patricia]

Rose,
Our pest guy removes little lizards (live) from the traps using vegetable 
oil...not so good for silk, but maybe a starting point.
Patty

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Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:49 PM
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Subject: [pestlist] removing sticky traps from a silk object

Dear Pestlist:

A mishap in de-installation opened and attached the adhesive of a Victor roach 
trap to a silk book cover.  I know from personal experience that this adhesive 
is quite sticky and difficult to remove from anything.  Does anyone has 
experience removing a sticky trap from a textile?  If it was silk that is great 
but other textiles would be enlightening as well. I will be performing mock-ups 
and I can share the information with everyone on the website if you are 
interested.

Thanks,
Rose

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Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation
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[pestlist] ID help, please

[Silence, Patricia]

We are finding these in traps in one Historic House. Tick marks on the side are 
.1 mm. Very tiny. Any suggestions as to who they might be?
Thank you,
Patty

Patricia Silence
Conservator of Museum Exhibitions and Historic Interiors
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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RE: [pestlist] ID help, please

[Silence, Patricia]

Sorry, not .1mm, 1.0 mm!
Patty

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Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 3:48 PM
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Subject: [pestlist] ID help, please

We are finding these in traps in one Historic House. Tick marks on the side are 
.1 mm. Very tiny. Any suggestions as to who they might be?
Thank you,
Patty

Patricia Silence
Conservator of Museum Exhibitions and Historic Interiors
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation