Dear Trey,
When you are using pheromone traps, you have to take several things into account. 1. Pheromones are not meant to be a control tool, but rather a monitor that can show you if other means of control are working and also a tool to help you locate the source of infestations. 2. It is essential that you have the insect species correctly identified. Pheromones are a biological cue used by the insects to communicate. They are very species specific. I many times find that Webbing Clothes Moths (Tineola bisselliella) are misidentified as Casemaking Clothes Moths (Tinea pellionella) because the larvae of the webbing clothes moths also make pupal cases on their food source before emerging as adults. People will see the cases and assume that they are looking at a casemaking clothes moth infestation when they are not. Webbing clothes moths are not attracted to the casemaking clothes moth pheromone. Insects Limited will do a free ID is you send us some samples in decent shape. 3. The clothes moth pheromones on the market today are sex pheromones. These synthesized pheromones replicate the natural pheromone that the female insect emits to attract the male insects to her when she is ready to reproduce. Thusly, the large majority that you will be capturing will be male moths. 4. We are finding that the trap style makes a difference in how many moths you will capture with pheromone lures. Our Stealth trap, which is a flat style trap that can sit on the floor or shelf, is out-capturing hanging style traps by 70% in many circumstances. We believe that this is due to the fact that clothes moths are not strong fliers and they prefer to land on a flat surface next to the trap and hop or jump into the trap rather than flying directly into the trap. 5. The lures will generally only remain attractive for 2 - 3 months after opening before the pheromone is completely dispensed. Make sure that the lures you are using are fresh. Don't look to pheromone traps to completely solve a pest issue, but also don't overlook the value that they can give in helping you solve your pest issues. When used correctly, they offer lots of valuable information. I hope that this helps. Patrick Kelley, Vice President Insects Limited, Inc. 16950 Westfield Park Road Westfield, IN 46074 USA Phone: (317) 896-9300 Fax: (317) 867-5757 Email: [email protected] website: www.insectslimited.com <http://www.insectslimited.com/> ________________________________ 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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