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  • 1.  Fumigation of Collections Storage

    Posted 09-16-2025 11:12 AM
    During inspection it was discovered that we have dry wood termites in our front door frame. This is at our archives and research facility that also holds our three-dimensional collection.

    Out of an abundance of caution, we are looking at fumigating the whole building. Any concerns for the collection that I should be aware of with fumigating the building with the collection inside?

    Harry Klinkhamer
    Historical Resources Manager
    Historical Resources
    City of Venice
    351 Nassau Street South
    Venice, 
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  • 2.  RE: Fumigation of Collections Storage

    Posted 09-17-2025 11:27 AM
    One of the best all all-round resources for pest control info is https://museumpests.net/solutions/, a collaborative effort of museum collections professionals. That said, the use of fumigants in relation to collections is constantly being reevaluated, and many sources (even from the NPS) tend to avoid them unless absolutely necessary (see https://www.nps.gov/subjects/museums/upload/MHI_Ch5_BiologicalInfestations.pdf ). Control of structural infestations of dry wood termites in Southern California is especially challenging. One approach would to just treat those areas that are infested, in particular because fumigants that may kill pests are not preventative.

    James Bryant
    SOJOURN Science - Nature - Education
    Santa Fe, NM
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bryant-0598a940/