Preparing hornets nest for exhibit

One of our community museums is installing a new permanent exhibit
and would like to use a hornets' nest in one of the display
cabinets. Having recently spoken with a staff member at the Museum
of Nature, it was suggested that one side of the nest be opened and
the center taken out  to remove decaying insects and larva and help
prevent any further infestation.  Has anyone had any experience with
doing this and perhaps could provide some guidelines and good tools
for the job?

Emily Greenlaw
Collections Specialist
City of Ottawa
Canada


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                  Conservation DistList Instance 24:34
                Distributed: Thursday, January 13, 2011
                       Message Id: cdl-24-34-024
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