[Nhcoll-l] Advice on dealing with museum infestations

[Lewis-Gentry, Genevieve]

Hi Adelaide,

Not sure if anyone has responded to you off list yet.

If you have any close up photos of the insects themselves that would be very helpful in identifying your pests. I would also recommend looking at the resources over at http://www.museumpests.net/ There are fact sheets there about different pests. The pestlist is also a good place to ask for help identifying your pests by the insects as well as damage.

Good luck
Genevieve

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Genevieve Lewis-Gentry, Curatorial Assistant
Farlow Herbarium, Harvard University Herbaria
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Hello all,

I'm looking for some advice on dealing with new museum infestations. Conservator and I have found new infestation in storage cabinets and stuffed bird collections and we have tried to identify these pests and thought might be kind of furniture beetles- but not so sure. I have attached few photos to be able to identify types of pests and areas that have been infested. Our  museum is involved in the fumigation museum environment,unfortunately new infestation appear with a rapid attack.

I'd be very interested to hear from anyone with experience of telling what type of pests and measures to take both preventive and curative to overcome a problem.
Thanks,

Adelaide Sallema,
Envtal Science:(Envtal Ecology & Nat.Res.Mangt),
National Museum & House of Culture, P.O.Box 511, DSM, Tz.
Mobile: +255 754 392 462; E-mail: adesallema at hotmail.com<mailto:adesallema at hotmail.com>
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