Thank you for all this help. How does the procedure work? I know that this nest is at least 60 years old, so I will look out for white dust if it has any (we haven't moved it yet). This tells me that there is no need to freeze it because we are fairly certain nothing is living in there.
Could I spray this on and this would be sufficient? Would I need insulation foam if it's indoors? https://www.krylon.com/products/spray-adhesive/ Best, Lexi On Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 12:29:26 PM UTC-4, Voron, Joel wrote: > > Great stuff is a foam insulation in a can. Any spray can clear coat should > work it may darken it a shade. I only used the clear coat because I was > putting it outside. Do not overfill with the expansion foam or get it on > the outside of the nest. If this is new I would freeze it for a few days so > larvae do not hatch if you don’t know how the kill was done. JTV > > > > > > Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation > > Conservation Dept. > > Integrated Pest Management > > Office 757-220-7080 > > Cell 757-634-1175 > > E-Mail [email protected] <javascript:> > > > > > > > On Jul 25, 2019, at 12:24 PM, ssfaandc <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > We are not sure how it was obtained. The founder of the historic home > picked it up. I have heard of Krylon for preserving this, but what is great > stuff expansion foam? Do I use both Great Stuff expansion foam *and *matte > clear coat? I would be very interested in ways to preserve this > > Thank you so much for your help. > > Regards, > > Lexi > > On Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 12:20:52 PM UTC-4, Voron, Joel wrote: >> >> Hornets nest. How was it obtained? If you notice white dust falling out >> of it that would be a pesticide dust FYI. I have preserved these with >> great stuff expansion foam....do not get it on your skin...and sprayed with >> matte clear coat and it has held up for years. JTV >> >> >> >> >> >> Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation >> >> Conservation Dept. >> >> Integrated Pest Management >> >> Office 757-220-7080 >> >> Cell 757-634-1175 >> >> E-Mail [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 25, 2019, at 12:15 PM, ssfaandc <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I'm researching ways to treat this object, but I am not sure if this is a >> wasp nest or a hornets nest. Understanding this will help me better treat >> the object. >> >> Thank you so much! Looking forward to your responses. >> >> Regards, >> >> Lexi Echelman >> >> Archives and Collections Coordinator >> >> Stepping Stones – Historic Home of Bill & Lois Wilson, respective >> cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon Family Groups >> >> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/ed94031a-b0c7-4eca-ad0b-4ccd6380847e%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/ed94031a-b0c7-4eca-ad0b-4ccd6380847e%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> <IMG-1620.JPG> >> >> -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/448241d9-339d-46fe-9042-efc9ff1d56d1%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/448241d9-339d-46fe-9042-efc9ff1d56d1%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/18d9fc58-2b90-4438-88f8-d3fc7c8b5884%40googlegroups.com.
