[Nhcoll-l] Collection Room Active Pest Infestation Treatment

[Julian Alexander Birnbach]

Hello Colleagues,

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 resources and facilities so any help or guidance on best practices to be able to save and protect what’s left would be great.

Thank you for any help,
Julian Birnbach
Ichthyology Collection Manager
San Francisco State University.
jbirnbach at sfsu.edu
julianb at sfzoo.org


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