This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- They are moth eggs. Many species of larger moth will lay their eggs on just about any surface, no matter how apparently unsuitable. In this case the newly hatched caterpillars were destined to die anyway. They would be unlikely to cause any damage to the painting. The best course of action would be to keep moths out of the building. Either fit fly screens on all the windows, or avoid opening them when there is a light on. But sometimes it is difficult to get the message across to staff who are uncomfortably hot, and feel the need for a bit of fresh air. Tony Irwin
Dr A.G.Irwin, Natural History Department, Castle Museum Study Centre, Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich NR1 3JQ, England. Tel:+44 1603 493642. E-mail: tony.ir...@btinternet.com -----Original Message----- From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net]On Behalf Of l...@zaks.com Sent: 03 July 2012 00:53 To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] FW: ID insect eggs on painting surface This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- I forwarded this for Mary Baughman, m.c.boff...@utexas.edu leon ... From: mary baughman [mailto:m.c.boff...@utexas.edu] Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 7:07 PM To: i...@museumpests.net Subject: Fwd: ID insect eggs on painting surface Please post - Begin forwarded message: From: mary baughman <m.c.boff...@utexas.edu> Date: July 2, 2012 11:50:16 AM CDT To: "pestlist" <pestlist@museumpests.net> Subject: ID insect eggs on painting surface Greetings Pest List Community - Just above the lion's head on the surface of this oil painting, insect (?) eggs were discovered this morning. The painting is on exhibit, the eggs are newly attached (whatever laid the eggs ignored the "do not touch" sign). My guess is moth eggs. I welcome a real entomologist's opinion and advice about what to do next. Thanks, Mary Baughman Book Conservator Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center The University of Texas at Austin P.O.Drawer 7219 Austin, Texas 78713-7219 Telephone (512) 471-8635 or 471-9117 Fax (512) 471-7930 Begin forwarded message: Attached images: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
