Katherine, There is also a useful presentation on parasitic wasps on the MuseumPests conferences page as part of our 2nd public presentation session https://museumpests.net/conferences/5332-2/
You can watch the presentations on YouTube as part of the MuseumPests channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VWhRzz9HPU <https://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Stevenson-Trico_Mite_202 2.pdf> Parasitic Wasps vs. Clothes Moths David Stevenson, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Canada Tricho Mite vs. Tineola Bisselliella (Wasps vs. Moths). Our museum had an infestation of clothes moths that came to light after reopening our galleries after a period of closure due to the pandemic. We did the requisite remedial work after our unfortunate discovery: cleaning, removal of infested or at-risk objects, CO2 treatment of the infested objects, installation of traps, and frequent inspection. The situation has greatly improved. In anticipation of an upcoming exhibition that will contain keratinaceous objects, we have decided to deploy a small number of parasitic wasps to combat the persistent yet very low-level presence of moths that remain in the building. This short presentation will attempt to describe the process, and for some, introduce the idea of parasitic wasps as a way of combatting Tineola Bisselliella, commonly known as clothes moths. Rachael Perkins Arenstein Principal, A.M. Art Conservation, LLC [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 917-796-1764 -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/019101dbb380%24e8b0ac80%24ba120580%24%40amartconservation.com.
