[NHCOLL-L:4785] RE: oology curation query

[Carolyn Rissanen]

We have been using polyester because it seems cotton would be attractive to
some pest or other.  I would appreciate seeing others' opinions.

Carolyn

Carolyn Rissanen
Registrar, Natural Sciences
Oakland Museum of California
510-238-3885
www.museumca.org
 


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Subject: [NHCOLL-L:4784] oology curation query

Hello, everyone:

I am about to rehouse our egg collection, and have had advice of using  
cotton or polyester as padding in our Durphy plastic boxes which will  
be in two nice new Viking cabinets. Would the cotton be attractive to  
insects? Any advantage to one or the other?

In terms of tissue paper for broken shells (hopefully just a few)  
should I get buffered or unbuffered?

Anything else I should consider?

Many thanks in advance.

NMcC

Nancy Glover McCartney, PhD
Curator of Zoology
UA Collections Facility
2435 Hatch
Fayetteville, AR 72701

http://fulbright.uark.edu/collections/

Phone: 479-575-4370
FAX: 479-575-7464