This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. -----------------------------------------------------------Fortunately we have not had problems with moths yet in our collection storage area. The exhibit spaces are hard to control, because we are open to the public all day, and doors to the outside are opened frequently. We are on a regular cleaning schedule, but we will make it more aggressive. We have found a few bird and mammal mounts with active infestations (larvae) inside cabinets and on high shelves, but have dealt with those and cleaned everything thoroughly. It's just hard to seal any cases completely airtight. Thanks, Trey.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Laura Elliff Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 4:25 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: Case-making Clothes Moth Problem This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. -----------------------------------------------------------I have mostly been doing freezing which works at our institution and I have had access to an anoxia tent one time. Dust cleaning and housekeeping (including wall cracks and every little detail) have really helped us out as well. I know that where you find dust, you find clothes moth. Also, I am not sure if your HVAC system fluctuates with RH and Temp but this could be one of the problems too. Every day coats and personnel belongings are not allowed around our work area/storage space because humans can bring tons of stuff in too and can be the worst threat!! Thanks, Laura Laura Elliff, Collections Manager School for Advanced Research Indian Arts Research Center P.O. Box 2188 Santa Fe, NM 87504 505-954-7270 505-954-7207 (fax) www.sarweb.org >>> [email protected] 3/20/2009 2:56 PM >>> This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. -----------------------------------------------------------I had the same issue at the Denver Art Museum. The problem turned out to be a dead bird in the wall. This was an entirely new space and the bird was left there by construction workers. The way we discovered it was through monitoring with clothes moth traps and tracking the number of new insects trapped or located per day. After tracking the problem to one particular wall, we decided to drill a hole and used a plumber with a scoping camera to find the cause. The day after the bird was removed, our counts dropped to zero. They are feeding on something and if you can find that source, you can solve your problem. But you are correct, "bug bombing" wouldn't do much of anything to the larvae and eggs and your problem will continue anyway. Have you located any larvae, or are you just seeing adults? Best of luck! Christina M. Cain Anthropology Collections Manager CU Museum of Natural History UCB 218, Boulder, CO 80309 303-492-2198 ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:50:04 -0500 >From: "Crumpton, Trey" <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: Case-making Clothes Moth Problem >To: <[email protected]> > > I don't think it would, because we're dealing with > huge spaces and many nooks and crannies. I think > everything small enough to locally heat-treat, we > have frozen. But keep the suggestions coming. > > > > Trey > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Scott Harvey > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 3:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Case-making Clothes Moth Problem > > > > Would a heat treatment be useful in this area. I use > this for bed bugs. > > > > Scott Harvey > > Pest Specialist > > University of Colorado, Boulder > > 303-735-0406 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Crumpton, Trey > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 2:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Case-making Clothes Moth Problem > > I am writing to ask if anyone knows of some possible > methods of control for a Case-Making Clothes Moth > infestation throughout a permanent exhibit space. > We have been battling a moderate infestation for > many months now, but cannot find a way to completely > eradicate the bugs. Short of "bug-bombing" the > whole building (which we don't want to do for a > variety of reasons, and which may not even solve the > problem), we are not sure what the best methods > are. We have tried freezing animal mounts, CO2 > chamber, and spraying around non-catalogued objects, > but if anyone has an idea or variation of those > methods, please let me know. > > > > Thanks for your time, > > > > Trey Crumpton > > Collections Assistant > > Mayborn Museum Complex > > Baylor University > > One Bear Place #97154 > > Waco, Texas 76798-7154 > > (254) 710-1190 > > Fax: (254) 710-1173 > > www.maybornmuseum.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [email protected]
