Barbara, Well, the spiders may well indicate that there is other food in or around the sculpture. It may not be a huge problem if it remains outside but I would be concerned about moving it indoors around other objects and furnishings.
I would think that standard procedures such as wrapping it in plastic and moving it to a neutral space (even a garage) to isolate any pests while it can be examined more closely. Perhaps an anoxic treatment would be warranted. It just depends on what the intent of the owners is in where the piece will be displayed and what else is around it that may be of concern. Cheers! Dave David Harvey Senior Conservator and Museum Consultant Los Angeles, CA On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 7:05 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have found several live light orange spiders (maybe 1/16 in.) running > around on a wood sculpture that had been kept outdoors on a covered porch > for years. Birds nested in it for at least a couple of years. The nest has > been removed. > > Is it safe to assume that these are not culture vultures and that they are > unlikely to cause damage or spread to other things? > > Barbara Appelbaum > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] > > > > > > > > > > > > >
