Dear all, Myself and a conservation colleague have been monitoring the presence of carpet beetles in one of our storage spaces for the past 3 months. We initiated this monitoring process due to the discovery of a high volume of beetles present in this area at the very beginning of this year.
The insects appear to be concentrated along the north wall of this space, are all dead upon inspection, and have within the past 4-6 weeks started to increase in volume. Outside of this pest, we also note the presence of very small spiders, about 1/2 the size of the beetles. They are not appearing in the same volume as the beetles, but are present in the same areas as the beetles. It should also be noted that the roof above this storage area is home to a bat colony. While we continue to monitor these spaces, we wanted to reach out and see if anyone else has dealt with a similar issue, if you know of a relation to bats, spiders, and carpet beetles, or what next steps you might recommend we take at this junction? As always, many thanks in advance for the guidance provided. Best, Amanda -- *Amanda A. Robinson* Museum Registrar, Collections Management M.A. Art History, Museum Studies, Florida State University Specializing in the management and care of all Fine Art Objects amanda.ashley.robin...@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/amandaashleyrobinson -- 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/CAGcvShMDkM-2agu7d9EQNTEEDOe4%2BOViiAfOQzvCzU%3DELfuJmg%40mail.gmail.com.
