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Currently I have been bagging and setting up to freeze what I can. My biggest problem is a bird cabinet where many specimens are beyond saving but the room is small and has been left alone for years at this point and I am finding live bugs in every corner.
Sticky traps have been left for years and are full of pests including: Web making clothes moths (<i>Tineola bisselliella</i>)(this is the main pest), Sow bugs(<i>Porcellionidae</i>) , and a small group of silver fish (these are isolated to a small stack of
papers and seem to no longer be active). I have found no signs of dermestids so far, but I fear I may have only scratched the surface and I will be replacing the sticky traps as soon as I can. </div>
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The problem cabinet has been sealed with some moth balls inside as my attempt to slow the infestation to other areas. I am limited in my freezer space, so I have been doing my best to set up a system of bagging and freezing the worst of the specimens. </div>
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Thank you for the information about the parasitic wasps, I will do more research and consider this method as I may have access to parasitic wasps via an Insect Zoo </div>
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Thank you for the additional information concerning Museumpests.net. I have in the past only used the site for pest ID and foolishly didn't bother to look at their other resources. </div>
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If you have any more guidance it is greatly appreciated.</div>
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Freezing is the best action for your collections. However, it will only be the first step. To begin with, are you aware of the Museum Pest Network (<a href="https://museumpests.net/" originalsrc="https://museumpests.net/" shash="t8N/x/TxRHpTmvtPAWzR+MY6GDnpTGJHvLqhhHIZEs01jB+H9mh1uFr8OogxhGSwzLJxflpeBHAptD1iUJj+3bAesUsbnUFxBb6SsH/+y9SNsTGQr3pj4VnYxMlY9f26AJsXOJQ0PEd7hKgWFiEB4e10prFwzunDol4AkmIT44w=" id="OWA89514378-f95c-c8d1-41c3-9d81fe264287" class="x_OWAAutoLink">Museumpests.net
| A Product of the Integrated Pest Management Working Group</a>). This is a site that was developed to be a one-stop shop for Museum (and zoo) pest management challenges. There are a lot of resources on it that will help you. In addition, there is a listserv
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MuseumPests.net will have specific instructions for freezing (and other strategies for pest management. Here are a few initial thoughts. </div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">Positively identify your pest. Are you sure it is a clothing moth? Are there dermestids etc.? Have you put out sticky traps? This will help to determine the threat. </div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">Freeze, using the standards set out in Museum Pest Network</div>
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This might take a few rounds to get the infestation under control. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">I recently started helping my local zoo with their small natural history collection. I quickly found an active and large pest problem in their collection room of mostly cloth moths. The room holds a diverse group of collection types from pelts
and study skins to fluid collections. I have already placed some damaged feathers and study skins into a freezer but, I was hoping for any information on how to handle a large infestation. I have some ideas on how to deal with it but I’m working with limited
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<div dir="ltr">Thank you for any help,</div>
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