Your specimen/object treatment will have to be done in tandem with a thorough cleaning of the area -- leave no adult, larva or egg behind!
Good luck
Gretchen Anderson
Conservator
Science Museum of Minnesota
651-221-4764
[email protected]
www.smm.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Trey Crumpton" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 3:50:04 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: RE: Case-making Clothes Moth Problem
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:
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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
