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I found this in the horn of my cape buff European mount. My taxidermist said he had found some when he received shipment and didn't know what they were. He tried several things to kill them but it doesn't look like he got them all. Does anyone know what this is or what can be done?  | ||
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Not good. Could be some type of horn beetle larva. Two ideas would be: put the mount in a chest freezer for a few days (may or may not kill them). Place it inside a large plastic bag and fumigate with plenty of pymetherin insect spray, leave it in the bag for a few days or more. The down side to this is the oily spray may stain your skull. Also keep a close eye on the rest of your trophies. Every crate from Africa has lots of bugs in it, usually they are all dead. Good luck. | |||
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I had a problem also. I'm not certain this is the same but it looks very similar. See this post: https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/...=331108577#331108577 I did what I said and have had no issues since excepting finding one additional dead larvae on the base of my Kudu Horn when I removed the horns for moving the mount. | |||
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The freezer will work, but I would follow up AFTER the freeze with a Raid Fumigator. You'll need to build a simple plastic tent (airtight) out of commercial lawn bags and set it off. Leave for 48 hours, then open and inspect. Take care to tap different areas of the horn and look for tiny "bug holes" similar to Powder Post Beetle holes in antique wood. You can get a syringe from the druggist and inject alcohol into the holes. It will evaporate but kill any larvae. The black material seen with your larvae is the Buffalo horn. They will and most likely have infested your horned trophies (not antler) and they will destroy any and all of your horned mounts (game heads). If infestation is confirmed, you might want to contact one of the fumigation guys that advertise in SCI. Otherwise your mounts will be fodder. Sorry to hear this SD. Call me if you need help. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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The freezer will work on the live bugs but it will not work on the eggs that may have been laid in the horns, you need to fumigate your trophies individually and the room they are in. In most cases this problem is due to your taxidermist not treating the horns properly in the first place. Even though they are boiled and treated in Africa (most think this is enough) USDA requires that the horns are reboiled when they reach the approved facility in the states (many do not). | |||
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My taxidermist did reboil them when he found the bugs. He even drilled holes in the bottom side of the horns before boiling. Foretunately he only found the bugs on the one set of horns. I am going to try the alcohol with the syringe and fumigating. I don't have a freezer big enough, I'll have to check around with friends. Thanks for the advice. | |||
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question for all you fine taxidermist? is the pro-tex mount care an aresol or liquid? and what is the best way to apply it to the mounts? | |||
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matt u, it is a liquid. I have used it in a spray bottle. Spray directly on mounts or spray onto a cloth and wipe on. | |||
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i noticed a similar problem 12 months ago and used the Pro Tex liquid with good results( other than stinking up the house for a few days). noticed a recurrence of bugs last month and retreated. i poured the liquid on a cloth and wiped the horns and skin around the head. if you try using a spray bottle, i have a feeling the aeresol will create an unbearable odor. Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… To quote a former AND CURRENT Trumpiteer - DUMP TRUMP | |||
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The meat and membrane idea is correct to a certain extent. What they really like is hair and horn, horn is made from hair. You can have perfectly cleaned horns and skulls and still get bugs on your mounts. The larvae will hatch on the skin and they snip the hairs off at the skin leaving bare spots, and they will start eating the horns at the bases and work their way up. Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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I wonder about fumigating my trophy room, just to be on the safe side.. I also had problems with some insects last year, probably moths.. I used a combination of insecticides and freezing, and it seems good so far. But I want to be on the safe side.. Can anyone recommend a product for me? Anders Hunting and fishing DVDs from Mossing & Stubberud Media: www.jaktogfiskedvd.no ..and my blog at: http://andersmossing.blogspot.com | |||
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According to several entomologist freezing is effective on all dermestid beetles their larva and eggs provided you get to at least 20 below and sustain that for several days. In the US the most readily available and effective pesticides are those that contain permythrin but it only works on the larva or beetle that comes into direct contact. So getting it inside horn sheaths etc. is important and it does not kill eggs so retreatment is necessary to eventually eliminate once colonization (breeding cycles) has occurred. Cleanliness is equally important as regular vacuuming will pick up as many bugs, larva and eggs. Most dermestids prefer to work in darkness so pay particular attention to inside ears, between mount and wall and under the dust that piles up on the backs of necks etc. Best regards Mike O | |||
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