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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I have seen blown eggs act as a reservoir for carpet beetle, as Stephen has suggested. They were in the drawer of a specimen cabinet in a furniture gallery.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">You only need to freeze if there are signs of active infestation, as there is no ongoing preventive effect.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Rogers, Steve<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 12 May 2021 12:13<br>
<b>To:</b> Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) <Tonya.Haff@csiro.au>; nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] freezing blown eggs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Greetings Tonya,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The entire inside lining of the egg is certainly susceptible to being eaten. I blew a series of eggs once and did not put them in my screened in drying cabinet. I ended up getting a few phorid
flies find their way through the holes, breeding and multiplying. I have also seen various small beetles inside older eggs in the collection within the genus <i>Anthrenus</i>. The cotton surrounding the egg set showing past infestations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I would recommend freezing them like you would other dry specimens, inside plastic so no condensation on the specimens happens after bringing them up to room temperature.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Nhcoll-l <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>> on behalf of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) <<a href="mailto:Tonya.Haff@csiro.au">Tonya.Haff@csiro.au</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 12, 2021 12:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] freezing blown eggs</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-AU">I am wondering if any of you have thoughts on freezing egg collections for pest control? I imagine that it is probably ok, but then I wonder if there could be problems to the shell structure. Note I realise that there
is not much for museum pests to eat in a blown egg, but there are lots of places for them to hide in and around the their housing. As usual, any thoughts or feedback would be very appreciated!
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Tonya<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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