You could also just bag them outside before bringing them into any building for
a cold treatment as you would need to bag them anyways to freeze them. That
would suffice and isolate any possible issues. JTV
Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Conservation Dept.
Integrated Pest M
I can say with unfortunate experience that freezing fresh wood can lead to mold
growing on the wood. Not always, but it can happen. We had that with a batch of
branches collected in the tropics that we thought were sufficiently dry and
they grew prolific mold and we ended up having to discard th
Stephan,
Just curious. Were the flowers dried before freezing? I would have assumed
that freshly cut flowers would be damaged by freezing.
Sounds like a cool installation.
Mike
Mike Quigley (he/him)
Assistant Curator
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
Bowdoin College
9500 College Station
Brunswick
Thanks so much to everyone for your thoughtful responses!!
Best,
Mike Lind (he/him)
Collections Management Coordinator
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Walker Art Center
725 Vineland Place
Minneapolis, MN 55403
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612-253-3560
mike.l...@walkerart.org
From: pestlist@googlegroups.com on behalf of
Hi Olivia
This is one of the Hairy Fungus Beetles (Mycetophagidae) - its name is
*Litargus
connexus*. It's associated with damp conditions and mould, and is not
usually regarded as a serious pest. If you find many of them, then that's
an indicator that you need to address humidity issues.
Best wish
