Regardless of knowing which particular species this is, freezing is definitely warranted.
Tom Parker > On Dec 31, 2019, at 2:13 PM, Stephanie Spence <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 >> >> >> >> <image001.png> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> <image002.gif> >> >> <image003.gif> >> >> <image004.gif> >> >> <image005.gif> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > -- > Stephanie Spence > Objects Conservation Fellow > Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art > p: 610-216-0391 > e. [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. -- 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/CF8B11C8-E4E8-494F-A766-45930D8931CB%40aol.com.
