Hi Samuel, Jumping in for a quick tip! You should reach out to Justine Wuebold. She was doing a lot of this specific work at UCLA Getty. Best Angelica
-- *Angélica Isa-Adaniya* | Conservator *Email* | [email protected] <[email protected]> Sign up for my newsletter <https://conservallama.substack.com/> Feel free to connect with me on Website <http://angelicaisa.com/> | Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelicaisaadaniya/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/ConservaLlama> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/a.isa140/> On Mon, Sep 22, 2025, 12:38 'Lindgren, Sam' via MuseumPests < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello, I am the facilities specialist responsible for the IPM at the > Montana Historical Society including our collections areas. > > > > I am trying to find some alternative methods of discouraging pests getting > into our collections, especially since some of the Native American > Artifacts are sensitive and normal IPM methods are not allowed for cultural > reasons. > > > > I have been doing some preliminary research on using essential oils such > as lavender and cedar as a repellent, particularly to moths, and it looks > like some people have had success with it. Has anybody here tried this, and > if so what were the results? > > *Samuel Lindgren* > > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/225+North+Roberts+Street+%0D%0A+Helena,+MT+59620-1201?entry=gmail&source=g> > > *Museum Facilities Specialist* > > > *[image: Montana Historical Society Logo] *406-444-2694 <+14064442694> > | mths.mt.gov > > PO Box 201201, 225 North Roberts Street > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/225+North+Roberts+Street+%0D%0A+Helena,+MT+59620-1201?entry=gmail&source=g> > > Helena, MT 59620-1201 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/225+North+Roberts+Street+%0D%0A+Helena,+MT+59620-1201?entry=gmail&source=g> > > > > -- > 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 visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/PH8PR09MB976079B253179C802EDE20B68F12A%40PH8PR09MB9760.namprd09.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/PH8PR09MB976079B253179C802EDE20B68F12A%40PH8PR09MB9760.namprd09.prod.outlook.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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAAJvYjWnhb9wzpFrsLtD2rG0SWjYcbzv34tO7%2B%2Bxx3Bc5uHzOw%40mail.gmail.com.
