On a similar note, we once successfully extracted a live baby mouse that had gotten stuck to one of my sticky blunder insect traps by gently cleaning him up with baby oil on swabs. The little guy (whom we named Mr. Bojangles) survived the ordeal and was taken home and kept as a pet by one of my big hearted coworkers for a week or so until he regained his stamina and could be released outdoors.
Dee Dee A. Stubbs-Lee, MA, FIIC, CAPC Conservator / Restauratrice New Brunswick Museum 277 Douglas Avenue Saint John, New Brunswick E2K 1E5 Canada (506) 643-2341 -----Original Message----- From: pestlist@googlegroups.com [mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Voron, Joel Sent: Friday, October 6, 2023 9:04 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] Re: ungluing insects Cheap vegetable oil works. Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Specialist Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org ________________________________________ From: 'Riet De Coninck' via MuseumPests <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 6, 2023 8:02 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] ungluing insects [CAUTION: This message originated from outside the Foundation. Do not click links, open attachments or take action unless you know the contents are safe] Hello, I'm quite new to this group and am following the insect identifications with great interest! My question for you is the following: what means do you use to loosen insects trapped in sticky sheets so that they can be properly examined under the microscope? During our experiments with solvents and sticker remover, all kinds of things kept sticking to the insects, making them difficult to study. If possible, please provide suggestions of products that we can get in Belgium. thank you very much! With kind regards, Riet Riet De Coninck | Deskundige Restauratie / Preventieve Conservatie stad Antwerpen | Talentontwikkeling en Vrijetijdsbeleving| Musea en Erfgoed Antwerpen | Behoud en Beheer ✉ Grote Markt 1, 2000 Antwerpen Kantooradres: Hessenhuis, Falconrui 73, 2000 Antwerpen gsm +32 491 16 61 68 | tel. +32 3 338 43 18 | riet.deconi...@antwerpen.be<mailto:riet.deconi...@antwerpen.be> http://www.antwerpen.be/<https://www.antwerpen.be/> | facebook<https://www.facebook.com/stadantwerpen> | linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/company/stad-antwerpen> Proclaimer Vergissen is menselijk. Dus als deze e-mail, samen met eventuele bijlagen, niet voor u bestemd is, vragen we u vriendelijk om dat te melden aan de afzender. Deze e-mail en de bijlagen zijn namelijk officiële documenten van de stad Antwerpen. Ze kunnen vertrouwelijke of persoonlijke informatie bevatten. Als stad nemen we privacy heel serieus en willen we als een goede huisvader waken over de vertrouwelijkheid van documenten. Als u dit bericht per vergissing hebt ontvangen of ergens hebt gevonden, wees dan zo eerlijk om het meteen te verwijderen en het niet verder te verspreiden of te kopiëren. -- 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<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/PA4PR02MB6720CD6CEAD5297035DFC288FBC9A%40PA4PR02MB6720.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/PA4PR02MB6720CD6CEAD5297035DFC288FBC9A%40PA4PR02MB6720.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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/MN2PR20MB3120482B9DE280F4416D92CADCC9A%40MN2PR20MB3120.namprd20.prod.outlook.com. -- 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/f7f65769c90a41cca155114bd93a6532%40NBMEX01.NBM.local.
