Have you considered anoxia with Argon gas? Kind regards, Ulisses Mello www.anoxiapro.com
Em seg., 21 de ago. de 2023 às 15:40, Leslie Ochoa < leslieoc...@wittemuseum.org> escreveu: > Hello all, > > > > We have a taxidermy mount of a caracara that has suffered damage. See > attached. To me, it does not look like the typical destruction from clothes > webbing moths. It seems that the base and the feathers are getting eaten > from the inside/underside out, and I don’t see any evidence of frass or > casings, just dust from the base. > > > > A taxidermist partner suggested it might be bugs like mites and also > suggested treating them with insecticide. As this mount is part of the > collection, I’m hesitant to treat it with anything over the counter. > > > > What do y’all suggest? Is it mites? What’s the best form of treatment? > > > > Thanks, > > Leslie > > > > > > [image: cid:image004.png@01D8EAC6.0A8D82A0] > > *Leslie Ochoa* > > Vice President of Collections > > > > *p.* 210.357.1877 *c. *210-218-6120 > > WitteMuseum.org > > 3801 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209 > > AAM Accredited | A Smithsonian Affiliate > > > > [image: cid:image006.png@01D8EAC6.0A8D82A0] [image: > cid:image008.png@01D8EAC6.0A8D82A0] > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/653904508d3544dc9380893543bb2772%40wte-exc.WitteMuseum.org > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/653904508d3544dc9380893543bb2772%40wte-exc.WitteMuseum.org?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *ART CARE DO BRASIL* *ANOXIAPRO, LLC.* MARCAS da Ulisses Mello Restaurações Ltda. Telephones: +55 21 998979074 +1 305 9276336 E-mails: ume...@gmail.com, info@ <ulissesme...@hotmail.com>anoxiapro.com AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION MEMBER INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MUSEUMS MEMBER MEMBRO DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE ENTOMOLOGIA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CA%2BeuX52%2BWepK-COzuzkik%2B9TdKqT43BRQbHRUbZED6ThsZxSFQ%40mail.gmail.com.
