Trey, We have had good success luring case-making moths with lures and traps from Insects Limited, Fumigation Services & Supply, Inc. 16950 Westfield Park Road, Westfield, IN 46074-9374, 317-896-9300, www.insectslimited.com We were able to narrow down our infestation to two carriages in a 5000 sq ft space and control the infestation through freezing taxidermy specimens and small sleighs and vacuuming the wool upholstery of the sleighs and carriages twice a week during the moths' active period in the Spring. Although the carriages were too large to freeze and we were not able to remove the carriages from the space, we were able to isolate them under plastic and we continue to monitor and vacuum them each year. So far, the infestation has been reduced each active season for the past three years and has not spread throughout the space. Richard L. Kerschner Director of Preservation and Conservation Shelburne Museum PO Box 10, Route 7 Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 985-3348 x3361 [email protected]
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Crumpton, Trey Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 10:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Case-making Clothes Moth Problem We are trapping our permanent exhibit space and collections areas. We think the original infestation was from a pair of full-mount Longhorns we had, one of which was lying down on sand in an exhibit. We have moved that one offsite, and cleaned the area....and treated any areas we have found since. I have tried pheromone traps, but have never seen convincing results from those traps. Sometimes we would have a pheromone trap right next to an infested specimen, and not catch anything. Though there could be an issue in regards to which sex we are attracting? That said, if you know of a brand of traps that works, or a paper that talks about using them successfully...I'm all ears. 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 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gretchen Anderson Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 4:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Case-making Clothes Moth Problem Are you trapping the area? You can use traps to hone in on the the source of the infestation. The key is to locate the source. Otherwise you will keep re-infesting. Try to find the biggest concentration of larva and find out what they are eating. Go from there. Get pheromone traps if possible - it might help. 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: [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 ________________________________ Spam <https://canit.smm.org/canit/b.php?i=5815652&m=ebe1f0e5f9f1&t=20090320&c =s> Not spam <https://canit.smm.org/canit/b.php?i=5815652&m=ebe1f0e5f9f1&t=20090320&c =n> Forget previous vote <https://canit.smm.org/canit/b.php?i=5815652&m=ebe1f0e5f9f1&t=20090320&c =f>
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