_http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsheets/permethrin_fs.htm_
(http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsheets/permethrin_fs.htm) A good idea
to read
before use.
Bill
In a message dated 7/9/2009 9:48:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
forr...@saintaubinbce.com writes:
Lisa, there are several formulations of permethrin insecticide that are
labeled for use on clothing. There are also several lines of outdoor and
sports clothing impregnated with permethrin. Permethrin is used extensively
by the armed forces and, properly applied, will withstand several washing
before reapplication is necessary.
Permethrin would be ideal for use in a working collection, such as
theatre, as well as for museum storage.
When applying permethrin, only apply to clothing, never directly to the
skin..
Forrest E. St. Aubin, BCE
Chair, ESA-ACE Oversight Committee
Liaison, ESA/NPMA
12835 Pembroke Circle
Leawood, Kansas 66209
Phone: 913.927.9588
Fax: 913.345.8008
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From: "Lisa Shockley" [shock...@unionstation.org]
Date: 07/01/2009 06:36 PM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: RE: [pestlist] moths and carpet beetles
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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
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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
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