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Collection Environment Tech Bulletin #10 Silica Gel by Raymond H. Lafontaine Provides information on the use of silica gel, how it controls RH, and how it is conditioned for use and maintained. Specific topics dealt with include: the problems of display case leakage, how silica gel fulfills the requirements of a humidity buffering agent, and the maintenance of a silica gel buffered display case.
  Tangletrap Insect Trap Coating for making homemade sticky traps and Pest barriers. Insect barriers help block access to an area by placing a sticky barrier across the access point. For example, to stop insect coming in under emergency exits, cut a strip of Formica 2 inches wide and the length of the door frame. Put a layer of Tangletrap on it and lay it along the threshold. It will catch most things crawling under the door.
 Tech Bulletin #13 Controlling Vertebrate Pests in Museums by Thomas J.K. Strang and John E. Dawson Examines the detrimental affect that rodents have on museum collections. Vertebrate animals can soil or destroy artifacts. Prompt identification of the pest and the use of suitable methods to control it are essential. In most cases, non-chemical methods can be used to control vertebrate pests in museums; chemical methods are also discussed.
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