[Nhcoll-l] [EXTERN] Clean Boxes in Pest Infested Room

[Dirk Neumann]

Hi Julian,

usually, these lovely butterflies hide in dark spots. We recently had an outbreak and found larvae in a room nearby that were feeding on dust and derbies that accumulated in corners and below cupboards.

My advice would be to freeze everything and clean the room thoroughly before the material is returned.

With best wishes
Dirk


Am 02.10.2024 um 00:19 schrieb Julian Alexander Birnbach:
Hello All,
I am in the process of cleaning a room with a clothes moth pest infestation. The room was left unmanaged for some time, so they got into most things in the room. However, I have a number of bins with animal pelts/ taxidermy and while assessing damage of these bins I have found no frass or evidence of pest damage is some of them. I am severely limited on my freezer space, so I was wondering how inadvisable/ risky it would be to not do a freeze treatment for them if they were inspected thoroughly and found no evidence of pests?

Thank you for any help,
Julian B

Natural History Collections Specialist,
San Francisco Zoo and Gardens
julianb at sfzoo.org<mailto:julianb at sfzoo.org>
&
Ichthyology Collection Manager,
San Francisco State University
jbirnbach at sfsu.edu<mailto:jbirnbach at sfsu.edu>





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