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I've recently discovered that I have clothes
Hello Patty,
My entomologist suggests a psocoptera and says to check your books as that
is what they like to eat.
Marty Buxton
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Silence, Patricia wrote:
> We are finding these in traps in one Historic House. Tick marks on the
> side are .1 mm. Very tiny. Any su
I have not used Vikane as a fumigant as our museums use a system of CO2
fumigation. A quick search of the literature brought up this piece of
research from the University of Florida via the Getty Conservation
Institute. http://www.getty.edu/conservation/science/abstracts/1.5.html
This abstract seem
There are many many instances of "clothing" moths infesting exhibits and
buildings. I recently saw an instance where the wool carpeting in the
auditorium of a museum was literally shredded by moths and had to be
completely replaced. Moths do not differentiate between storage and
exhibition - they
Hi Molly,
Trust me, collections can become infested with webbing clothes moths
while on display... Another good reason to display collections in
well-sealed exhibit cases.
--Tania
Tania Collas
Head of Conservation
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
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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,
Sorry, not .1mm, 1.0 mm!
Patty
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Subject: [pestlist] ID help, please
We are finding these in traps in one Historic House.
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
We are finding these in traps in one Historic House. Tick marks on the side are
.1 mm. Very tiny. Any suggestions as to who they might be?
Thank you,
Patty
Patricia Silence
Conservator of Museum Exhibitions and Historic Interiors
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Thanks for that Thomas.
I thought that WCM would eat skin as they attack taxidermy specimens,
leather and dried animal remains or is it only the fur, hair and
feathers they eat? I'm starting to realise our collections would be a
lot safer if we didn't let the public in the our museums. :-)
Heather -
When I give an IPPM lecture, I tell my audience a visitor drops 3 hairs and one
fingernail per visit. WCM larvae will readily feed on the hair, but usually
not the fingernails. Carpet beetles will feed on the fingernails. I know of
nothing, which will damage collections, which wil
Thought I would forward this on to the pest list.
Richard L. Kerschner
Director of Preservation and Conservation
Shelburne Museum
PO Box 10, Route 7
Shelburne, VT 05482
(802) 985-3348 x3361
rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org
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Dear all,
Does anyone know how much food (hair. fur,
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