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Hello At the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records we have ongoing problems with ants entering our collection storage areas. We monitor blunder traps to identify when the numbers increase. The blunder traps help us identify the route of entry they find, most recently through a utility ...

Hello All I would like to second what Carolyn stated about leaving the treatment of mold damaged items with alcohol and water to professional conservators. In my enthusiasm to provide good information I forgot the audience. I must also point out that the advice I gave was a brief outline. I should ...

Florian, Mary Lou. "Aseptic Technique: A Goal to Strive for in Collection Recovery of Moldy Archival Materials and Artifacts." Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 39, no.1 (Spring 2000): 107-115. I have found that this article provides great information in working with water and mold ...

Hello I have had luck removing bat guano from paper, leather, and textile starting with mechanical cleaning with a spatula, a HEPA vacuum (controlled suction, micro-attachments) sucking up the released dust. Mechanical cleaning followed by distilled water on swabs that have first been in contact with ...

Hello In my experience the most straightforward way to identify mold is to view impacted items under UV light. You can look for examples of how mold fluoresces on the internet for reference. There is not much value in trying to identify the specific strain of mold present. If it is not furry, it ...