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Hi Megan, I agree with Alex - either have your display in a really tight case or freeze the raw wool on a regular basis. Raw wool is more prone to insect attack than cleaned wool, due to the mix of additional substances it holds such as dead skin, sweat residue, vegetable matter and lanolin. Best, Monika Harter -----Original Message----- From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Alex Roach Sent: 29 November 2009 23:54 To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Using Raw Wool in Exhibit Space This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hi Megan The curator is right - the wool is very attractive to a range of insects including clothes moths and carpet beetles. The best approach is to ensure that all the wool to be used is frozen before it is installed. I would also re-freeze the wool every month or so as an added precaution (if it is going to be on display for an extended period). Best wishes Alex Roach Megan Mcintosh wrote: > > We are developing an exhibit about the woollen manufacturing industry > at a small regional museum. We would like to include wool at various > stages of development, starting with raw wool, to show to visitors how > the machines process it. The curator is reluctant to use raw wool > within the exhibit as someone told him a few years ago that it would > attract pests, (though completed textile pieces are regularly > displayed in the museum). Does anyone have advice on what could be > done to treat raw wool so that it would not pose a threat to other > artefacts in the space? If not, does anyone have ideas on how to > realistically recreate wool? > > > > Any input would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Megan McIntosh (Student) > > Algonquin College, Applied Museum Studies > ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestl...@museumpests.com To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.comsilver Award Winner for Visitor Attraction of the Year 2007 (Visit London Awards) See the animal kingdom come alive with robotic gadgets and models www.horniman.ac.uk/robotzoo Find out about the Hornimans Darwin 200 programme - www.horniman.ac.uk/darwin For further information visit our website 'www.horniman.ac..uk'. The Horniman Public Museum & Public Park Trust. 100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ. Registered as a charity in England and Wales. Charity registration number: 802725 Company registration number: 2456393 Disclaimer This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee only. It may contain personal views which are not the views of the Horniman Museum, unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the Horniman may monitor e-mails sent or received. It is the recipient_s responsibility to ensure that appropriate measures are in place to check for software viruses. ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestl...@museumpests.com To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com