Hi all, Does anyone have any insights on prepping for an indoor art installation that incorporates organic materials (specifically top soil, powder red clay, and fresh plant matter?) We'd like to do our best to ensure that no insects come in with it or are attracted to it once installed.
There will be about 1000 pounds of top soil used, purchased by the bag from Home Depot. I don't think freezing it would guarantee the elimination of insects; most suggestions online recommend heating the soil, but that's not practical considering the amount we're dealing with. We're checking with the manufacturer to see if they put it through any heat treatments prior to distribution, and we're also planning on sprinkling some borax or diatomaceous earth around the piece once it is installed. If anyone has dealt with a similar issue, we would appreciate any additional insights/suggestions/concerns you may have. Thank you! Best, Rebecca [cid:58b0c5aa-ce4e-4476-bcb3-fdafda593468] Rebecca Merriman | Registration Assistant | 704.337.2105 mintmuseum.org<http://mintmuseum.org/> Mint Museum Randolph | 2730 Randolph Road | Charlotte, North Carolina | 28207 Mint Museum Uptown at Levine Center for the Arts | 500 South Tryon Street | Charlotte, North Carolina | 28202 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email, delete, and then destroy all copies of the original message. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to pestlist@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/DM6PR06MB5977A16AB3B01A9C044050EAFA660%40DM6PR06MB5977.namprd06.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
