Hi Leslie, Just wanted to jump in to echo Joel’s advice of cleaning every nook and cranny as well as the taxidermy itself. At the beginning of our moth battle, we found that dust had collected in the gaps in the wood in our parquet flooring. We found a lot of dust, debris, and moth activity in these and other crevices and dark spaces in the building architecture, including the air returns. Anything you can do to clean and seal gaps and crevices will go a long way, Also, just wanted to mention that clothes moth traps are only useful for monitoring and are not a treatment. We really have had much more success with digging around with a flashlight to find moths, cleaning, and using something like silica gel dust or boric acid as a deterrent for future activity.
I would be happy to chat more if you would like to contact me directly! I am a San Antonio native and have so many fond memories of the Witte – hope you are able to get the activity under control soon!! Best, Madeline Madeline Corona (she/her) Assistant Conservator, Decorative Arts and Sculpture Conservation Getty Museum T (310) 440 7261 | getty.edu<http://getty.edu/> [../../Getty_Logo_EmailSig.png] From: 'Thomas Parker' via MuseumPests <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 11:48 AM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [PestList] RE: Clothes Moths Infestation Treatment Options You may be able to protect some of the animal mounts by rubbing silica gel dust into the fur. Tom Parker On May 31, 2022, at 2:44 PM, Leslie Ochoa <leslieoc...@wittemuseum.org> wrote: Most of the damage has been on specimens on the open dioramas. A few rabbits and gophers have gotten hit. Leslie M. Ochoa Director of Collections Witte Museum From: pestlist@googlegroups.com [mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Katie Barrett Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 1:30 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] Re: Clothes Moths Infestation Treatment Options Hi Leslie, Is the issue inside the dioramas, too? Or is it just the open dioramas? Katie Katie Barrett she/her/hers Assistant Curator, Collections Museum of Science 1 Science Park Boston, MA 02114 617-589-0173 ________________________________ From: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> <pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Voron, Joel <jvo...@cwf.org<mailto:jvo...@cwf.org>> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 1:25 PM To: Museumpests <pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com>> Subject: [PestList] Re: Clothes Moths Infestation Treatment Options Get wiring diagrams of the cases before anyone drills to inspect with a borescope. Get someone to see if you can fish a borescope above the "clouds" in the island exhibit to inspect that area. The clouds looks like a great hiding place for moths to me. The wall built ins you will need to see above and below those. I looked the exhibit up and there are a lot of hiding places. CimeXa is a silica gel dust that the pest company can puff in hiding spots and voids. Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Specialist Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org<mailto:jvo...@cwf.org> ________________________________________ From: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> <pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Voron, Joel <jvo...@cwf.org<mailto:jvo...@cwf.org>> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 1:08 PM To: Museumpests Subject: [PestList] Re: Clothes Moths Infestation Treatment Options [CAUTION: This message originated from outside the Foundation. Do not click links, open attachments or take action unless you know the contents are safe] You need to see above if its a drop ceiling and below everything even if it means drilling a small hole and getting a borescope in there to make sure you don't have moths hiding in voids. Get micro tools to vacuum under every crack and crevice to get dust out first. then voids can have CimeXa dust puffed into them to help break the cycle. JTV Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Specialist Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org<mailto:jvo...@cwf.org> ________________________________________ From: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> <pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Voron, Joel <jvo...@cwf.org<mailto:jvo...@cwf.org>> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 12:58 PM To: Museumpests Subject: [PestList] Re: Clothes Moths Infestation Treatment Options [CAUTION: This message originated from outside the Foundation. Do not click links, open attachments or take action unless you know the contents are safe] What type of flooring? Is there a gap at all at the bottom of the cases? Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Specialist Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org<mailto:jvo...@cwf.org> ________________________________________ From: pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com> <pestlist@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Leslie Ochoa <leslieoc...@wittemuseum.org<mailto:leslieoc...@wittemuseum.org>> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 12:51 PM To: Museumpests Subject: [PestList] Clothes Moths Infestation Treatment Options [CAUTION: This message originated from outside the Foundation. Do not click links, open attachments or take action unless you know the contents are safe] Hello! We have been struggling with outbreaks of clothes moths on our taxidermy on exhibit. While we are working with our contract pest control services to adequately treat for the pests, we are also planning an in-depth cleaning of all the taxidermy specimens this month. Our exhibit consists of four large island/walk-around dioramas along with five dioramas around the perimeter behind glass. The islands do have access panels inside, but the specimens are secured on top. The perimeter dioramas have narrow or limited access without removing the glass. Unfortunately, freeze treating the specimens is not an option. Most of the mounts are quite large (there are three bison on one diorama island) or very secured (that is, the specimen supports are embedded into the scenic diorama island). Other than the pheromone traps, what other treatment options are there that won’t potentially harm the specimens or our visitors? I’d appreciate any feedback, recommendations, or anecdotal stories you may have! Thanks, Leslie [witteemailsig.png]Leslie M. 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