Meeting the Moth Man!
How does the fight against object munching creepy crawlies carry on during the 2020 Covid19 lockdown? There is less human skin for bugs to feast on so will the pests turn to the objects for sustenance? How can they be monitored and WHAT was breeding in the still waters of unflushed toilets?! Adie Doyle, the Museum's Integrated Pest Management Manager, also known as the 'Moth Man', to discover how he protects the collection from pests during lockdown.
Also featured is this fella - though I promise The British Museum is currently 100% free from Baryonyx. (If you like dinosaurs you can also check out my other podcast TERRIBLE LIZARDS
The British Museum Membercast is a monthly podcast made available to ‘all studious and curious persons’. Comedian, podcaster and super-fan Iszi Lawrence (The Z List Dead List) presents snippets from exclusive Members’ lectures at the Museum, artfully woven together with interviews and her own musings.
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