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07.26.08, 08:00 AM General Topics
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Any photographers on? We have an investation of carpet beetles. We also have tons of photos lying around in piles - the beetles and larvae and eggs are in the piles. If I were to take our photographs and put them in plastic airtight containers with moth balls (to kill the beetles) would the moth balls hurt the photographs? TIA [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.26.08, 08:00 AM Flag

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wow, what do carpet beetles look like? and how do you get them? sorry, i'm not answering your question, but now i'm intrigued. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 08:01 AM Flag

carpet beetles look like tiny tiny beetles. They fly too. The larvae is a worm like beige thing. When you have holes in your clothes and blame moths - it is usually carpet beetles. You sometimes see the leftover little casing (like a snake shedding its skin) from the larvae in your sock drawer. They don't have a lot to do with carpet - but they can lay eggs in some rugs [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 08:03 AM Flag

i used to have those same things in my old apt. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 08:06 AM Flag

I'm surprised they did not move with you. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 08:11 AM Flag

clean the photos, put them in sealed plastic without mothballs, and get an exterminator. We had them, now they're gone. We kept photos and loose paperwork in sealed plastic for a year. Vacuum LOTS and seal and throw away the vacuum bag every time (otherwise you'll vacuum them up and they'll crawl right out of the vacuum). [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 08:23 AM Flag

A year seems really long for me. I can't imagine an insect has that long of a life cycle. Did someone tell you a year? Its usually two weeks. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 10:44 AM Flag

Sorry, clean them how? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 07.26.08, 10:44 AM Flag