Re: [PestList] Floorboard gaps

2024-07-03 Thread Patricia Hottel
I was interested in the product and asked some colleagues if they have used it. After checking, I realized it is basically an insert that does not seal the wood at the top. So, as the previous individual indicated, it will not prevent debris from resting in the cracks which could provide harborag

Re: [PestList] Floorboard gaps

2024-07-02 Thread 'bugman22' via MuseumPests
Hannah - Look at the photo of the credit card placed in the groove of the StopGap.  Won't this groove also collect hair, a favorite food of carpet beetle larvae? Perhaps a more permanent seal could be obtained with a clear caulking compound in the cracks. Have you investigated carpet beetle trap

[PestList] Floorboard gaps

2024-07-02 Thread Hannah Mortell
Hi All, We have had persistent carpet beetle activity in one of our temporary exhibition galleries, which were brought in a number of years ago with a loan and have unfortunately settled in. The gallery doesn't have any permanent collection and gets changed over 2-3 times a year, so the pests m