RE: [pestlist] RE: low-temperature treatment on photographs?

2015-10-26 Thread Steve Sullivan
An anecdotal supplement to Matt’s excellent advice: While it would be unexpected for moths to lay eggs away from food, there can still be apparent infestations of such substances. I was once given a box of non-archival documents with an infestation of meal moths (Plodia). The major damage

[pestlist] RE: low-temperature treatment on photographs?

2015-10-26 Thread Matthew Mickletz
Hello, Just my humble opinion on this: First, get a positive ID on the moth. Post a photo to the list or use Museumpests.net to see if the moths found are museum pests (potential for harming objects). To my knowledge, moths aren’t known to feed on photographs or cause other damage to them