hi all, I confirm larvea can develop in the dust under false floor. Larveas feed on hair. i have the same contamination in my institution.
And the first infestation lead a second infestation by a dermestres. Besides, I find a contamination by clothe moth in a instrumental music (djebe)with skin which contained hair. tony basset From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [pestlist] Clothes Moth Eating Habits Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:24:10 +0100 To: [email protected] Hi Molly, I should make it clear that my moth problem is not in the collection but in the fabric of the building ( as far as I can deduce) I think the moths are living under the floors (it's an old building with gaps between boards and so stuff falls down there) Heather On 29 Apr 2010, at 21:08, Molly Gleeson wrote: This is interesting, however, I'm wondering how many instances there are of collections becoming infested by clothes moth larvae while on display? I guess I've never heard of that, but I'd be interested to know if this is a frequent occurrence and a problem. We generally don't let the public in storage areas, and, in my limited experience, that is where the majority of these infestations occur. best, Molly Molly Gleeson Conservator of Archaeological and Ethnographic Objects San Diego, CA _________________________________________________________________ Consultez gratuitement vos emails Orange, Gmail, Free, ... directement dans HOTMAIL ! http://www.windowslive.fr/hotmail/agregation/
