John,

It is probabaly best to forget using actual seeds in your exhibit. If
you have no pests now you are almost certain to acquire some by
leaving out such morsels. I once heard a colleague talk about such a
case where the curator came to her, puzzled, and wanting to know why
she had to refill the corn baskets every week.

I think that it would be easy enough to find replica corn and squash
seeds for your exhibit.

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Conservator
Los Angeles, California  USA


On 2/17/06, John Martinson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I am thinking about putting samples of corn and squash seeds in a museum exhibit case as part of
> an exhibit, but concerned that I will be supplying bugs with a free meal.   With monitoring, I may be OK (because of COURSE) since we have "no" bugs in our building.  (smiles).  But, any idea how to do this * or should we just forget about the seeds?
>
> John
> Boise, ID
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