In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] (CarolM5397)
writes:
> Had a moth infestation in a wool oriental rug. Rolled up rug and wrapped
> it in plastic; sealed with duct tape (what else?) Put outside (on roof
> protected front porch on shady side of house) during well below freezing
> period in mid-winter. Left it there for several weeks. No more moths.
>
> Not applicable to most museum objects, I admit, but at least I can testify
> that freezing kills wool moths.
>
> Carol Morgan
> Lancaster, PA

We have had outbreaks of clothes moths in our bird skins at the Carnegie
Museum of Natural History.  PDB did not seem to particularly bother them, but
freezing took care of the infestation.

Robin Panza
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