Thank you very much to all that sent me suggestions on how to process our
collection of birds.
We are going with the freezing method (probably), plus some additional tips
that many of you so generously provided.
Joining this listserv was the best strategy ;-)
My best wishes to all,

Moriana


On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:13 PM, Nancy R <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Here's a copy of that NPS "Conserve-O-Gram"
>
>
> http://web.archive.org/web/20130715142346/http://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/11-09.pdf
>
> ~Nancy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Barbara Hass
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 7:53 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Pest management in bird specimens
>
> the National Park Service has a PDF on the topic BUT online service is
> down because of the government shut down.
> One method is freezing.
>
> try a web search using the words of you list subject
>
> Best wishes, Barbara, retired librarian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Moriana Garcia <[log in to unmask]>
> To: MUSEUM-L <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Mon, Oct 7, 2013 2:38 pm
> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Pest management in bird specimens
>
>
> Hi All,
>
>
> I am a librarian in a small Liberal Arts College and I am helping a
> student re-organize the collection of birds in the Biology Department.
> Luckily, our specimens were prepared without the use of Arsenic, or so I
> was told, so no chance of poisoning. But as a consequence, most of them are
> contaminated with bugs. I would like to know if anybody can suggest an
> effective way of get ride of the bugs without damaging the specimens. Any
> help welcome, I have no experience on the topic.
> Thanks!
>
>
> Moriana Garcia
> --
>
> Moriana L. M. Garcia, MS, PhD, MLIS
> Natural Sciences Liaison Librarian
> Denison University Libraries
> P.O. Box 805
> Granville, OH, 43023
>
> Phone: 740-587-5714
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Moriana L. M. Garcia, MS, PhD, MLIS
Natural Sciences Liaison Librarian
Denison University Libraries
P.O. Box 805
Granville, OH, 43023
Phone: 740-587-5714

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