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Suggestion: Check the MSDS in detail. It sounds as if the collection is worn or has the possibility of being worn. If treated with such a residual pesticide, make certain it is safe for human contact for hours under very warm & moist (sweaty) conditions. If it is, I would be very much interested in knowing what the chemical is. Lisa Shockley, Curatorial Specialist, 3-D Collections Union Station/Kansas City Museum 30 W. Pershing Road Kansas City, MO 64108 816-460-2055 "Where there is Peace; there is Culture; Where there is Culture; there is Peace." Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cindy Gardner Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 2:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [pestlist] moths and carpet beetles 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. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hello Everyone, I apologize for this long-winded email. A local university has asked me for some help involving a pest infestation in a costume collection and I thought I would ask you. This is not a museum collection but a "working" collection that is used in the theater program, etc; however, it is comprised of period clothing from the 20th century. There are about 1900 hanging textiles and another 2000 in boxes, and they are kept in a 12' X 60' room. When the collection first came to them, it showed evidence of moth/carpet beetle damage. At the suggestion of an entomologist, the most vulnerable items in the collection were frozen, the wool and silk items were vacuumed with a mesh screen, and the room that houses the collection was periodically fogged with a fabric safe pesticide. However, the infestation has returned. An exterminating company has recommended treating the room with a long lasting micro-encapsulated chemical using controlled release technology to be done on a regular basis for a year in 3 month intervals. Are there any other options or suggestions to be considered before this chemical treatment of the room? Bear in mind, this is not a museum collection, and the logistics and cost of freezing the almost 4000 items prohibits freezing the entire collection. THANKS! -- Cindy Gardner Director of Collections, Museum Division Project Liaison, Museum of Mississippi History Mississippi Department of Archives and History P.O. Box 571 Jackson, MS 39205-0571 Telephone: 601/576-6901 Facsimile: 601/576-6815 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]
