I would not add anything to it for many reasons.  What I would do is:
treat it and inspect it to make sure there are no live infestations present
monitor it closely while on exhibit
monitor your room closely for pests
after it comes off exhibit inspect and treat as needed

Your IPM data should tell you what pests are present in the building already; if you aren't taking care of those already and you care about the condition of this specimen then I wouldn't put it out until you take care of the harmful wee beasties that are present.  Our building was built in the 1920's and was originally a school and while we have our challenges with pests, an intensive IPM and close monitoring and treatment of exhibit specimens has effectively limited our infestations.

Elizabeth Moore
Virginia Museum of Natural History


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joel Ayala 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 4:13 PM
  Subject: preserved jaguar specimen


  Dear colleagues,

  I would like to display a preserved specimen of a jaguar in a Game & Fish exhibition. I would prefer not to cover it, because boulders with plex covers don't tend to occur naturally in the wild.

  I know someone out there must have had to solve this problem before.

  Is there any way I could "scotch-guard" the sucker to keep anything from feeding on it? I'm told we can freeze it and/or gas it to make sure we don't import beasties when we bring it into the museum.  I'm wondering if it can be treated with something else to repel what may already be in this century-old building. I think we're talkin' Varied Carpet Beetle. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: 
  The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). 

  If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). 

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).