once you get a handle on them you can time your inspections and heavy
sanitation like clockwork. The adults are not doing any damage (Just sex and
laying eggs) at all and they can hitchhike in on people if you are near a lot
of nature. Here (Virginia)the last two weeks in October and first two weeks in
November is when I can see the larvae without magnification. This is inspection
time. I had an exhibit case that had CB's for years. With timed inspections and
cold treatments they never really damaged the objects due to proper timing. I
finally had enough and I drilled holes in the bottom kick plate of the case
where we could not get micro tool under to vacuum and dusted it with tempo
dust. So far no evidence in two years they were partying under that case until
I treated the detritus. JTV
Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Conservation Dept.
Integrated Pest Management Specialist
Office 757-220-7080
Cell 757-634-1175
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Thank you so much Joel!
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Also make sure no one is baiting for rodents inside. The baits can become
carpet beetle playgrounds as well. Only bait on the exterior of the building.
Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Conservation Dept.
Integrated Pest Management Specialist
Office 757-220-7080
Cell 757-634-1175
E-Mail [email protected]
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I have found that inspecting and vacuuming above (ceilings, light spaces in
cases) and below things( under cases and supports) is super important with
carpet beetles. Check void spaces and utility chases near or adjacent to the
space. Dead crickets, rodents, or even bird nests on an outside eave can be
carpet beetle nurseries. This is where they lurk while you freeze and clean the
usual suspects. You can have your pest company dust under cases and in voids
with a product called cimexa this is an amorphous silica gel dust. Exterior
perimeter sprays may help you will have to trial that and see. Try pheromone
traps they can point you in the right direction as to where they are getting in
or are nesting in detritus. Throw everything at it. JTV
Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Conservation Dept.
Integrated Pest Management Specialist
Office 757-220-7080
Cell 757-634-1175
E-Mail [email protected]
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Hello wise pest listers!
We have been having trouble with larder and carpet beetles in a building. We
have exclusion issues with that building. Doors and windows need to be sealed
better and we have foundation issues with occasional flooding with heavy rain.
There are significant issues with flies that we constantly fight. The dead
flies and weak building envelope are a real challenge for allowing and drawing
in pests.
There are not a lot of objects on display in this building and no collections
stored there, thank goodness. I have had to freeze some objects with feather
and leather that were infested in the past year.
I am working on having all objects that are most susceptible to damage from
these types of beetles restricted from display in this space (leather,
feathers, organic/protein sources) but removing them is a challenge because we
do not have room in storage for them. We also need to address the building
envelope issues, but facilities planning isn’t going to happen until this fall.
In the meantime, is there an approved PMP method for control, i.e. spraying
around the exterior of buildings, etc. that could be instituted to help control
things as they sit now? Would pheromone traps help monitor and/or control
better than the sticky traps we are currently using?
I am tired of this drip, drip, drip of problems related to this threat. Right
now we are only able to react after-the-fact, when we discover another beetle
or damaged object. I’d appreciate any words of wisdom and advice about a more
sound way to address prevention/mitigation.
Thanks!
Jodi Lundgren
Collections Manager
The Indian Museum of North America®
Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation
12151 Avenue of the Chiefs
Crazy Horse, SD 57730-8900
Phone (605) 673-4681
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http://www.crazyhorsememorial.org/<http://www.crazyhorsememorial.org/>
The Mission of Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation is to protect and preserve the
culture, tradition, and living heritage of the North American Indians.
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