4-ply mat board is the same thickness as a US penny. If you have scraps of mat board available, that's free.
Alan *Alan Van Dyke * Senior Preservation Technician Harry Ransom Center The University of Texas at Austin P.O. Drawer 7219 Austin, TX 78713-7219 P: 512-232-4614 www.hrc.utexas.edu <http://hrc.utexas.edu> On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 12:01 PM 'Thomas Parker' via Museumpests < [email protected]> wrote: > You can also use cocktail or coffee stirrers to elevate the upside down > glue board off of the floor. Save your $.25. > > Tom Parker > > On Jan 23, 2020, at 12:24 PM, Dee Stubbs-Lee <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Interesting! I have noticed that in some of my storage areas that are > prone to silverfish, I have often found silverfish stuck to the underside > glue strip (the one that holds the blunder trap to the floor). In some > cases I have had many small silverfish on that underside glue strip and > none at all on the main glue surface on the upper side. I assume that means > they like to stick close to the floor surface and sheltered areas, > especially when they are young. I am going to experiment with this method, > though I’ll have to invest a whole 25 cents per trap rather than 5 cents as > Canada has stopped using pennies! ; ) > > > > Dee > > > > *Dee A. Stubbs-Lee, MA, CAPC* > > *Conservator / Restauratrice* > > *New Brunswick Museum* > > *277 Douglas Avenue* > > *Saint John, New Brunswick* > > *E2K 1E5* > > *Canada* > > > > *(506) 643-2341* > > > > > > > > *From:* 'bugman22' via Museumpests [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* January 22, 2020 4:27 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] Silverfish - Next Steps > > > > I started this trick many years ago and find it works great. Silverfish > love to squeeze themselves into dark cracks and crevices. The pennies give > them a perimeter of crevices around the entire glueboard. It's > particularly helpful in situations on shelving where starchy items are > stored. It's also great around the perimeter of a basement concrete floor > where silverfish like to hide in the expansion joints. > > > > Tom Parker > > > > In a message dated 1/22/2020 3:17:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > Hi Joel, > > > > I've never heard of placing traps like this for silverfish. Why is it > better than the regular method? > > > > Alan > > > > *Alan Van Dyke* > > Senior Preservation Technician > > Harry Ransom Center > The University of Texas at Austin > P.O. Drawer 7219 > Austin, TX 78713-7219 > P: 512-232-4614 > www.hrc.utexas.edu > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 2:03 PM Voron, Joel <[email protected]> wrote: > > We have a house that was reinsulated in the 20's and they uses seaweed and > silverfish love it. I would not panic just yet....I would place out traps ( > cut the sticky part out of sticky traps and use pennies on all four corners > and one in the middle stuck to the glue and place it pennies down) > somewhere nice and dark where no one will step on it....if there are > silverfish there they will find it and you will know if it is a random one > off or if there is a major problem. Are people bringing cardboard or paper > bags into the structure? any recent paper or book acquisitions.....movement > of files from another building? > > > > *Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation* > > Conservation Dept. > > Integrated Pest Management > > Office 757-220-7080 > > Cell 757-634-1175 > > E-Mail [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf > of Stepping Stones Archives <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 22, 2020 2:57 PM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [pestlist] Silverfish - Next Steps > > > > Hi Joel, > > > > No, I do not. What is the importance of seaweed here? > > > > > > Lexi Echelman > > Archives and Collections Coordinator > > Stepping Stones – Historic Home of Bill & Lois Wilson, respective > cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon Family Groups > > 62 Oak Road Katonah, NY 10536 > > [email protected] > > (914)-232-4822 > > > > Website: http://www.steppingstones.org > > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillWHome > > Twitter: https://twitter.com/billwhome?lang=en > > > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 2:57 PM Voron, Joel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Do you know if seaweed was used as insulation in this home? > > > > *Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation* > > Conservation Dept. > > Integrated Pest Management > > Office 757-220-7080 > > Cell 757-634-1175 > > E-Mail [email protected] > > > > <image001.jpg> > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf > of ssfaandc <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 22, 2020 2:49 PM > *To:* Museumpests <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [pestlist] Silverfish - Next Steps > > > > Hi All, > > > > I have reason to believe this is a silverfish, and I found it in the > archive in a corner. The trap is not directly near paper, but there is a > lot of paper-based historic materials in that room. First, is this a > silverfish like a think it is? Next, what should I do in terms of notifying > my supervisors and what are the best practices for next steps? Should a > professional pest management company come in to inspect the space. I only > found one silverfish, so does that mean there is an infestation or only a > small amount (which is still problematic but not as big a cause for alarm). > > > > I look forward to hearing from you all. 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