[Nhcoll-l] Advise on dealing with museum infestations

[Adelaide Sallema]

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.


Here are photos  showing museum infestations 
Attack
found in wooden cabinets 1-3
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Attack found in bird skins
 5. Attach found in bird skin
Thanks
 
AdelaideSallema, 

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
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