Re: [PestList] How is everyone sealing up storage boxes from pests? Storage isolation bag supplier?

Hi Julie, you can look for some pictures of different films at Long Life for Art (from Germany) https://llfa.de/folien-und-beutel.html Mobil from iPhone Best Stephan Stephan Biebl Ingenieurbüro für Holzschutz 83671 Benediktbeuern Germany www.holzwurmfluesterer.de Am 08.10.2020 um 04:23 schrie

Re: [PestList] How is everyone sealing up storage boxes from pests? Storage isolation bag supplier?

Hi Julie They’re a laminate material, typically a barrier layer (i.e. biaxially oriented nylon, aluminum) sandwiched between a heat-sealable film. Try searching for companies selling cryovac or film for use in food manufacturing. Best wishes Alex On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 1:23 PM jmcin...@famsf.org

Re: [PestList] How is everyone sealing up storage boxes from pests? Storage isolation bag supplier?

Hi Alex, Interesting! What material are the barrier bags made of? I did a quick google search and see that term used fairly loosely. Is there a manufacturer you go to? Julie On Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 6:16:49 PM UTC-7 Alex Roach wrote: > Hi Julie > We've found that sealing objects in pe

Re: [PestList] How is everyone sealing up storage boxes from pests? Storage isolation bag supplier?

Hi Julie We've found that sealing objects in pe can actually increase problems, as the object's 'smell' can build up and create an even bigger attraction to pests (sort of like the pheromone from hell). We've been sealing objects in barrier bags, either with a heat sealer or a dead-fold as you've d

[PestList] How is everyone sealing up storage boxes from pests? Storage isolation bag supplier?

Hello, Pestlist Hope you all are well. I am beginning a project of adding an extra layer of protection between pests (specifically moths) and our high-danger collections. Storage boxes are generally made of corrugated plastic sheeting, and historically we have taped the seams. However, this i

Re: [PestList] Identification help

I would call that an Ectobius cockroach, an incidental invader not an infestation causing cockroach. On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 10:31 AM lmio wrote: > I need a little id help. Attached is an image of a dead bug found on a > wool tapestry in Michigan. > > Thanks! > > Leslie M. > > -- > You received t

Re: [PestList] Identification help

Hi Leslie, looks like a Ectobius vittiventris (amber wood cockroach). Regards, Victoria Consultant / Kunsthistorikerin Consult Victoria - IPM für Museen Inhaberin: Victoria Britten, M.A. Moränenstr. 4 48165 Münster Tel.: 0049 176 13297787 www.consult-victoria.com www.ipm-museen.de Am 07.

RE: [PestList] Identification help

>From this picture , it looks like either a smokybrown or Turkestan cockroach. Forrest E. St. Aubin, BCE Consulting Entomologist 12835 Pembroke Circle Leawood, Kansas 66209 Phone: 913.927.9588 E-mail: forr...@saintaubinbce.com Website: www.saintaubinbce.com

AW: [PestList] Identification help

Dear Leslie, Looks like a cockroach. Katja Neven Technische Angestellte Sektion Insecta varia/Coleoptera SNSB – Zoologische Staatssammlung München Münchhausenstraße 21, 81247 München Tel.: +49 (0) 89 8107 148 Fax: +49 (0) 89 8107 300 E-Mail: ne...@snsb.de www.zsm.mwn.d