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Hello everyone, Seeking advice for a difficult situation. We have a webbing clothes moth infestation in our collections storage building. We have placed sticky traps in every room and have found an area with the highest concentration (the library, which we can't seem to figure out). The original source ...

Nicole, Thank you so much for your very helpful and in depth response! We have decided that we will store the objects as is in a stable environment until they are able to be assessed by a conservator or deaccessioned. ------------------------------ ColynHunt ------------------------------

Craig, Thank you for your response! In this case, the flaking is so significant that the slightest touch causes debris to flake off, so even a screen would cause essentially the same type of damage as a brush. We have decided to store the objects out of harm's way until they can be further assessed. ...

Hello everyone, I didn't get any responses so I'm sharing a few extra pictures in case it helps. ------------------------------ ColynHunt ------------------------------