Re: [PestList] Risks to artwork materials from methyl bromide or freezing - options

Just so people are aware, there is information on a study done at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian about freezing on stretched hides. You can read a summary on the MuseumPests.net website at

Re: [PestList] Webbing Moth Question

Webbing clothes moths can be a bring problem with crickets and mealworms in culture. Use of dried crickets will do very well in attracting female moths while the pheromone lures do well with the male moths. Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. (Retired) | Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist

Re: [PestList] Webbing Moth Question

Wow- that is so interesting! It's encouraging to hear WCM success stories like this where the problem vanishes after a specific cause is positively identified. Thanks for sharing this info! -Todd On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 4:24 PM Christina M. Cain < christina.c...@colorado.edu> wrote: > Todd, >

RE: [PestList] Webbing Moth Question

Todd, Getting rid of bait stations is a common challenge. If you can move away from those, it would be best for all of the reasons you mention. For our situation, we ended up hiring a plumber who had a scoping camera that we could drop into the wall from a small hole. That sort of equipment

Re: [PestList] Webbing Moth Question

Christina- Interesting... We do use mouse poison bait stations. Moving away from them has been one of those "back burnered" topics for a long time. They are not only problematic because of the potential moth issue if they die in the building, but also a bad situation if the mice do make it out

RE: [PestList] Pest identification help

Thanks! Dee From: pestlist@googlegroups.com [mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony Irwin Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 4:01 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [PestList] Pest identification help Hi Dee Bryobia are visitors, often coming indoors during the summer. They feed

Re: [PestList] Pest identification help

Hi Dee Bryobia are visitors, often coming indoors during the summer. They feed on plants, so won't eat any exhibits, but they often occur in large numbers and accidentally squashing them will leave a red stain, so they need to be treated with care if they do find their way into cases or stores.

[PestList] RE: Pest identification help

Hi Dee, Could be poop, but typically I would see an insect close to the specks if that were the case. Enlarging as much as the resolution allows, I think I see legs on many, if not all, of your speckles. I would say you have mites of some kind. Here in Toronto we are just in the middle of

RE: [PestList] Pest identification help

Interesting, thanks Tony. Should I be concerned about these or are they just incidental visitors? Dee From: pestlist@googlegroups.com [mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony Irwin Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 11:01 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [PestList] Pest

Re: [PestList] Pest identification help

The size, shape and colour suggest these are *Bryobia *- clover mites. Tony Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Mon, 6 Jul 2020 at 13:46, Dee Stubbs-Lee wrote: > Hi all, > > > > Can anyone help me identify these

Re: [PestList] Risks to artwork materials from methyl bromide or freezing - options

Suzi - Sulfuryl fluoride, Vikane, sent through a filtration system, would be your quickest (24 hours under gas) way to insure complete kill of any stage of insects.  Contact one of your largest pest management firms for advice about your situation. Tom Parker -Original Message- From:

[PestList] RE: Risks to artwork materials from methyl bromide or freezing - options

Thanks Jeff, no not yet – I’ve had a lot of free advice from Alex recently about other projects, so thought I would ask here first  Suzi Shaw Conservator, Frames and Furniture National Gallery of Victoria 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3004 T: +61 3 8620 2123 F: +61 3 8620 2555 M:

[PestList] Re: Risks to artwork materials from methyl bromide or freezing - options

Hi Suzi, Have you had a chat with Alex Roach from Modified Atmospheres here in Sydney? He might be able to provide some effective alternatives. Regards, Jeff Get Outlook for Android From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of Suzi

[PestList] RE: Risks to artwork materials from methyl bromide or freezing - options

Thank you Stephan, yes you’re absolutely right – its incredible that methyl bromide is still advocated for use here… We have only had to use it once in my 20 yrs working at my institution, and hopefully never again. Unfortunately I don’t have access to my usual folder of research (the joys of

[PestList] AW: Risks to artwork materials from methyl bromide or freezing - options

Hi Suzi, you mean, that MB could do damage also to proteins? Where have you read about it (e.g. scientific list)? Unger und Reichmuth (1992) found some changes of pigments after fumigation with high moisture. Some influences could found with metal (silver, lead) or sulphurous materials, like