Re: [pestlist] wasp nest in sculpture
This is a message from the Museumpests 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. --- Can you dislodge it with a blast from a garden hose? This is a message from the Museumpests 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. --- Suzanne Hargrove Head of Conservation Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe St. Toledo, OH 43620 tel. 419-254-5771 X7460 fax. 419-254-5773 shargr...@toledomuseum.org >>> "Morris, Bernice" 5/23/2013 2:17 PM >>> Does anyone have any recommendations on how to remove a wasps nest from a steel and bronze outdoor sculpture? It seems that the nest is embedded somewhat within the sculpture so there is limited physical access. Im starting to think a pesticide will be necessary* Thank you all, Bernice Bernice Morris Assistant Conservator of Costume and Textiles Philadelphia Museum of Art 215-684-7579 bernice.mor...@philamuseum.org -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com This message is a private communication. It may contain information that is privileged or confidential. Please do not copy or disclose it to others. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message, and then delete it and any attachments from your system. Thank you. -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
Re: [pestlist] looking for freezer in Toronto area
This is a message from the Museumpests List.To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netTo unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email.--- This is a message from the Museumpests List.To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netTo unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email.--- Hi Emily: We recently tried to do an anoxic atmosphere by making our own Marvelseal bag for a brush pile an artist was using for an installation. We had trouble keeping the bag from getting holes in it and achieving a good seal. The ZerO2 system looks fairly easy to use. I'd be curious to see who has used it in the us. For our project, we wound up purchasing a freezer for about $700. It was much easier in the long run. We bought a fairly large one ca 7 feet across ca. 3 feet deep and 3 feet high. We got it from a discount appliance center in town-they delivered it. By far this was the easiest way we found for treating the art and was relatively cheap compared to the purchase of all the materials to do the anoxic atmosphere. Plus we have the freezer for future fumigation, cold storage, or emergency freezing should we have a leak/water emergency. It can always be turned off and left hinged open when not needed to save energy. It may seem like overkill, but at the very low temps, we froze some hxtal and it lasted for weeks! Sincerely, Suzanne Suzanne HargroveHead of ConservationToledo Museum of Art2445 Monroe St.Toledo, OH 43620tel. 419-254-5771 X7460fax. 419-254-5773shargr...@toledomuseum.org>>> "Kaplan, Emily" 1/26/2012 4:19 PM >>> Hi all, Our registrar (copied here) is looking for a facility - museum or commercial - with a freezer we could rent or "borrow" in the Toronto area. We have a shipment of incoming material that has been found to be infested and we would like to treat it before it crosses the border to the US. We would be grateful for any suggestions and can provide more details. You can reply to the list, to me or to Rajshree Solanki NMAI Loan Registrar solan...@si.edu Thanks everyone, Emily Emily Kaplan Conservator National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center 4220 Silver Hill Rd Suitland MD 20746 301.238.1418 fax 301.238.3201 kapl...@si.edu --To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.NetTo unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put:"unsubscribe" - no quotes please.You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode.To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body:set mode digest pestlistAny problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com http://www.toledomuseum.orgThis message is a private communication. It may contain information that is privileged or confidential. Please do not copy or disclose it to others. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message, and then delete it and any attachments from your system. Thank you. --To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.NetTo unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put:"unsubscribe" - no quotes please.You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode.To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body:set mode digest pestlistAny problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] Digets Mode
Hi Leon: Thank you for doing this! I would like Weekly please! Suzanne Hargrove Head of Conservation Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe St. Toledo, OH 43620 tel. 419-254-5771 X7460 fax. 419-254-5773 shargr...@toledomuseum.org >>> "Moreno, Teresa K - (tkmoreno)" 4/14/2011 4:19 >>> PM >>> Daily for me please. Teresa Moreno Arizona State Museum tkmor...@email.arizona.edu From: "Leon Zak" Sender: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:29:06 -0400 To: ReplyTo: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Digets Mode Hello all - I'm am setting up digest capabilities for this list. Digest mode (and it is optional by user) will save the emails that have come in over a certain period and then mail them to you all at once. If the period is set to one day, all emails coming in that day would be sent to you at one time at the end of the day. I can set the digest period and the send time. Digest period options are: daily, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. If you think you'd like to use the digest mode, please let me know which period you would prefer - I can only set it to one. Leon Zak ZAK Software Inc. http://zaks.com
Re: [pestlist] Square Necked Grain Beetles
Hi Louis: Very interesting. We had a situation here early September 2009 where one of the conservation laboratories was infested with grain beetles. We were equally puzzled as we were not storing anything grain like in that lab. The best scenario we came up with was a custodial slop floor sink type drain was blocked and a roto rooter type company cleaned it out. After that event the beetles emerged from the sink drain in the conservation lab which was about 15 feet from the slop sink drain. (The drains are likely connected). We vacuumed up all the insects with a HEPA vac and emptied the bag. We blocked the sinks in the lab with translucent cups that fit the drain. We noticed beetles on the bottom of the cups e.g. coming from the drain. I tried different solutions on different days to see if I could eradicate them. Solutions tried included ethanol, ammonia, and dilute acid remember all on different days with flushing with copious amounts of water. All to no avail. Our contract pest control company identified the insect as a grain beetle and said they feed on mold or other biological material that may grow in the sink. The "P" trap was removed from the sink to check for insects, none were observed. The pest control person suggested applying a spray insecticide to the drain that would kill the larvae and eggs which is what we wound up doing. The chemical used was called Nyguard. Two applications were done one on Sept. 15 and one on Oct. 7. We checked the sink daily and vacuumed up insects observed on the bottom of the cups All art had already been removed from the lab and we kept the drains covered to monitor insects. We vacuumed them up when we saw them in the translucent cup blocking the drain. It took over a month until we felt they were all gone. It is interesting that you have the same problem in the fall. We are about one month ahead of you seasonally. Sincerely, Suzanne Suzanne Hargrove Head of Conservation Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe St. Toledo, OH 43620 tel. 419-254-5771 X7460 fax. 419-254-5773 shargr...@toledomuseum.org >>> "Louis Sorkin" 10/12/2010 4:01 PM >>> 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. --- If identification is correct, could there be a stored cache of food by rodents and that's what's infested? > Hello all, > > My name is Ryan Jones, and I am the IPM Specialist for the Colonial > Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, VA. > > We have recently encountered a problem in one of our museums that we would > like to get your input on. > > Approximately two months ago, we had a section of wood flooring torn out > near one of the galleries in the DeWitt Wallace Art Museum. Around that > time, we began to see large numbers of small, unidentified red beetles > that were roughly 1/8 inch long in an office that was 150-200 feet away > from the work-site. We sent these beetles off to a nearby university to be > identified, and, to our surprise, the specimens were identified as Square > Necked Grain Beetles. As you know, Square Necked Grain Beetles are a > stored product pest that would likely be right at home inside a container > of corn meal, flour, or other food product. We have been puzzled, however, > about how they could live in such large numbers in an art museum. > > I have researched these insects online and have found no evidence that > they would be able to survive in a subfloor or wall void without a food > substance to sustain them. We have inspected the surrounding workshops > and mechanical rooms, break room, and other areas that might play host to > an infestation of these insects, but have had no luck finding a source. > The beetles continue to be found in some of our textile displays, on the > wood floor beside the baseboards in sporadic areas throughout the museum, > in hallways adjacent to the gallery, and in large numbers in the office > where they were originally spotted. > > What are your thoughts on how we can get rid of these pests? > > Can Square Necked Grain Beetles thrive in an art gallery, or is there a > possibility that the insect was misidentified? > > Is it possible that these beetles can invade from outside? (One of the > common denominators seems to be that the sightings occur in close > proximity to an exterior wall.) > > I am prepared to take pictures of the insects or send samples if need be > to clarify what we are dealing with. I have reviewed pictures of this > beetle online and the specimens look exactly like the ones we are seeing. > > Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. > > Th
Re: [pestlist] [OSG] Pests and a Contemporary Installation
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. --- Wouldn't the branches be automatically banned or require some sort of irradiation/fumigation as a customs requirement upon entry to the USA? Sincerely, Suzanne Suzanne Hargrove Head of Conservation Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe St. Toledo, OH 43620 tel. 419-254-5771 X7460 fax. 419-254-5773 shargr...@toledomuseum.org >>> "Richard McCoy" 10/01/09 3:29 PM >>> Hey, Megan -- We recently fumigated with Vikane the better part of a tree for a Guy Ben-Ner installation in the Adaptation Exhibition. We used Insects Limited http://www.insectslimited.com/ (they're based here in Indy and consistently fantastic) and stuffed the tree in the back of in our large art truck, sealed it, and fumigated it on site. The cost was $750 and we were done in a couple of days. Good luck! Richard McCoy Associate Conservator of Objects and Variable Art Indianapolis Museum of Art 317-923-1331 xt 150 -Original Message- From: osg-l-boun...@lists.stanford.edu [mailto:osg-l-boun...@lists.stanford.edu] On Behalf Of Megan Emery Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 9:59 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net; 'os...@lists.stanford.edu' Subject: [OSG] Pests and a Contemporary Installation Hello everyone, I am cross-posting this query to both OSG and the Pest-list as I hope to find an answer to this dilemma soon. Our Curator of Dec Arts & Design approached me yesterday with a proposal from the designers the Campana Brothers. At the request of our institution, they have proposed the design for an installation in our temporary exhibition space for Contemporary Art. They would like to fill the room with bare tree branches- on the walls, floor, hanging from the ceiling, etc and then place permanent collection objects throughout, including a carved bedroom set, fashion arts, ceramics, paintings, and so on. My initial reaction to the curator was that this could work, but that the branches would have to be bagged and frozen prior to arrival at the museum. We do not have a freezer for collections, therefore it would have to take place off-site and for an unknown expense. My suggestions have not been received well by some. Since the designers are located in Brazil, we also don't know where the branches will be coming from. Is it possible to purchase treated bare branches? I assumed freezing would be the low-cost option, but am I overlooking another treatment? Or am I overreacting to the potential pest hazard of bringing a large number of tree branches into the museum? The curator is drafting a contract as I type this, and I would like to include some requirements if possible. If anyone has had experience working with artists using large quantities of "fresh" organics in a museum setting, or if you have a solution to de-bugging the branches, I would be grateful for any tips, advice, or suggestions! Thank you so much! Megan Megan J. Emery Assistant Conservator of Objects cincinnati art museum 953 Eden Park Drive Cincinnati, OH 45202 t: (513) 639-2869 f: (513) 639 2996 megan.em...@cincyart.org --++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**== osg-l mailing list os...@lists.stanford.edu https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/osg-l smtp.imamuseum.org made the following annotations - FILMS | Say My Name and The Rape of Europa | Two very different films, one very different venue | October 1 & 3 | Purchase Tickets - NOTICE: Thu Oct 01 2009 15:29:22 This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. - --++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**== osg-l mailing list os...@lists.stanford.edu https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/osg-l - To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestl...@museumpests.com To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@zaks.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
Re: [pestlist] Dermestid casing
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 look at the footer of this email. ---All: One can find tests for arsenic in the book "Material Characterization Tests" by Odegaard, Carroll, and Zimmt. Once you get the materials, the tests are not hard to do. Suzanne Hargrove Head of Conservation Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe St. Toledo, OH 43620 tel. 419-254-5771 X7460 fax. 419-254-5773 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8/12/2008 7:22:57 PM >>> Such an old taxidermy mount was undoubtedly processed in the "old days" when arsenical dusts were rubbed into the skin and fur by the taxidermist. The Smithsonian houses lots of these old mounts, especially Teddy Roosevelt's trophies. Except for dust, they are in good shape today. Any insect larva which begins to feed on the fur will be killed. No need to do any further "pest proofing". Just warn those who work on the mount and keep it in an enclosure away from public hands when displayed. Arsenicals are stomach poisons, not dermal poisons. Therefore the risk of toxicity to humans is low as long as one wears appropriate gloves and washes their hands if they've handled the specimen. Tom Parker -Original Message- From: Shirley Albright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pestlist@museumpests.net Sent: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 3:40 pm Subject: [pestlist] Dermestid casing Hi folks, We have a taxidermied polar bear which was recently looked at carefully after years behind glass. One * yes, just one * empty dermestid casing was found on it. A local conservator thinks we should have the object treated for insects and tested for arsenic/mercuric salts before we do anything restorative. I have mixed feelings about the need for the arsenic testing since the object will be going back on exhibit out of visitor access and I would assume that any reputable taxidermist would be cautious about handling old mounts during the co nservation process. However, Id appreciate some viewpoints about this. Also, barring other visible signs of infestation for 4 years or more, should we subject the mount to some undisclosed form of insect-proofing? Or*are we inviting trouble? Id like to know what methods are going to be used to insect-proof the mount before we give the go-ahead even if it is deemed the responsible thing to do. Any viewpoints or suggestions? Comments? Many thanks in advance. Telephone or email me directly if youd prefer. Shirley S. Albright Manager, Technology and Museum Information Systems New Jersey State Museum 240 W. State St., 14th floor PO Box 530 Trenton, NJ 08625-0530 (office) 609.292.6331 (fax) 609.292.7636 - To send an email to the list, send your msg to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
