Thank you, Rebecca That's a great idea. I will certainly do that next time.
Julie On Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 5:44:42 AM UTC-7, Rebecca Honold, Kunsthalle Karlsruhe wrote: > > Hi Julie, > > > > when the specimens are still alive I tend to put the whole trap in the > freezer for a few hours or over night. I’m not sure whether that is more > humane than squashing them, but at least they remain intact. > > > > Best wishes, rebecca > > > > -- > > Rebecca Honold > > Restauratorin für Kunst auf Papier / conservator for works of art on paper > > Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe > > > > > > > > *Von:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *Im Auftrag von *[email protected] > <javascript:> > *Gesendet:* Dienstag, 16. Oktober 2018 19:39 > *An:* Museumpests > *Betreff:* [pestlist] Beetle Larvae ID: Carpet, Odd, or other? AND > Keeping a specimen in tact when caught alive? > > > > Hello Pestlist, > > > > I discovered 3 beetle larvae on a trap of mine under a piece of wooden > furniture. I have old photos of other captures I'm comparing this to and > feel these guys are either Odd beetle or Carpet beetle. Is there an easy > way to tell the difference? Sorry for the less-than-ideal photos of the > specimens - one was still alive and moving so I was rushing to photograph > it before killing it. The image of a squirming, stuck, larvae will haunt me > for a while! > > > > Which makes me wonder - is there a 'humane' way to kill a bug on a sticky > trap that keeps the specimen in tact? A conservator here suggested maybe a > vapor chamber with some alcohol. Any ideas? > > > > Thank you everyone. > > > > Julie McInnis > > Collections Care Assistant > > Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco > > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Museumpests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/3cb0eda2-e964-4bf9-b39e-4b47a562bbfa%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/3cb0eda2-e964-4bf9-b39e-4b47a562bbfa%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe > Hans-Thoma-Str. 2-6 > 76133 Karlsruhe > Telefon: +49 721 926 3256 > [email protected] <javascript:> > www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de > > > *sehen denken träumen > <https://www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de/de/ausstellungen/sehen-denken-traeumen.html> > > * > Französische Zeichnungen > aus der Kunsthalle Karlsruhe > 29.9.2018 - 13.1.2019 > #traeumdoch > > FARBE QUERFELDEIN > <http://www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de/de/ausstellungen/farbe.html> > Junge Kunsthalle > bis 21.10.2018 > > > Folgen Sie uns auf Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/KunsthalleKa/?ref=ts&fref=ts>, Instagram > <https://www.instagram.com/kunsthalle_ka/>, Twitter > <https://twitter.com/kunsthalle_ka?lang=de>, Youtube > <https://www.youtube.com/user/KunsthalleKarlsruhe> und abonnieren Sie > unseren Newsletter um Einblicke, spannendes Hintergrundwissen und > unterhaltsame Neuigkeiten aus der Kunsthalle zu erhalten. > Impressum <https://www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de/de/meta/impressum.html> > Datenschutzerklärung > <https://www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de/de/meta/datenschutz.html> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/a3e8726b-dd77-4ce5-9f80-83d8bc4e16a0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
