Hello all, A board member recently donated an old map cabinet to us. I was somehow under the impression it was metal but when we went to pick it up it was wood. And had been stored in their garage for 30 years.... I was hoping we could still find a use for it but when I unloaded it outside the museum and took out the drawers I discovered it is, of course, full of pest residue. I had never planned on using it for collections but was hoping it might be useful for storing flat supplies. My sheepish question, now that we have it, is: Can we actually use it? Would you?
My main concern is eggs that might be laid in the joints. I have vacuumed it and dusted diatomaceous earth in the interstices where possible but am not sure that will be enough. We do not have access to a freezer large enough to treat it or any kind of oxygen depletion system. Is there another safe treatment method we might use? And is it even worth the trouble for a cabinet made partially of plywood? Thank you for any advice, Katy Katharine Corneli Collections Manager | Conservator Prehistoric Museum Office: 435-613-5645 | 435-613-5765 Email: katharine.corn...@usu.edu <http://usueastern.edu/museum/>[1488236675556_PastedImage] -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/DM6PR07MB50042174BCCB5FBFE3BD2B48EAB89%40DM6PR07MB5004.namprd07.prod.outlook.com.
