Hi Emily, Unfortunately, those look like webbing clothes moths to me. I've had to deal with them on taxidermy birds before. The photos and everything you are describing about the presence of the white eggs are the very same things I was seeing on the tail feathers of the birds. Good luck with your treatments.
Best, Stephanie On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 12:39 PM Emily Pastore <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > > > > The gift shop in my museum recently opened an inventory cabinet to find > some polar bear fur items covered in these moths. They look like Webbing > Clothes Moths to me but I am hoping I’m wrong - any help? There seem to be > small white eggs all over the fur parts, there was at least one larva and > many adults, I am attaching photos of each, some eggs can be seen in > moth2.JPG. I am already bagging and freezing all the fur/leather/textile > objects in the store but am hoping to nail down a species so I can purchase > pheromone traps. > > > > On the plus side, the store seems much more willing to comply with my > recommendation to let me freeze incoming items now… > > > > Thanks in advance! > > Emily > > > > Emily Pastore, MLIS | Archives and Collections Manager > > > > [image: Sealaska-Heritage_Logo175] > > > > 105 S. Seward St. Suite 201 | Juneau, AK 99801 > > direct 907-586-9202 | main 907-463-4844 > > www.sealaskaheritage.org > > Stay connected: Join our eNews Network > <http://www.sealaskaheritage.org/news/subscribe_enews.html> > > [image: FB-f-Logo_blue_20] > <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sealaska-Heritage-Institute/133438590063380?fref=ts> > [image: Twitter_logo_white_onblue square_20] > <https://twitter.com/SHInstitute> [image: vimeo_icon_white_on_blue_20] > <http://vimeo.com/album/142176> [image: Instagram_Icon_Small_20] > <http://instagram.com/shinstitute> > > > > > > -- > 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/MWHPR11MB1616257FE0C1656E26B457E882260%40MWHPR11MB1616.namprd11.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MWHPR11MB1616257FE0C1656E26B457E882260%40MWHPR11MB1616.namprd11.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *Stephanie Spence* *Objects Conservation Fellow* *Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art* *p: 610-216-0391* *e. [email protected] <[email protected]>* -- 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/CAEVnL8aeP68WsXzE5Y35A5ePc%3DTBK4DyjfY6%3DaQB_aaH6-d5GA%40mail.gmail.com.
