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Hi,
I spoke to a very high profile paper mache artist years ago, who mentioned that her first attempts at the art were met with attacks of wevils and other bugs in her pieces. I recall termites were mentioned too. I remember her saying that using flour was a problem. She had to change her recepie dramatically.
Can anyone give me guidance as to how to avoid bug problems with paper mache?
Ana
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Some people use slightly diluted wood glue or pva glue instead of standard paste. Wallpaper paste is also a good choice to avoid infestation problems. The point is to take out the thing that attracts the insects and that is the flour. Most people I have talked to about this subject say that the wood glue actually repels the insects.
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Ack bugs! I can't even imagine how horrid that would be.
I agree with tammywilson. I think if you don't use flour and paste it shouldn't be such a problem. I use a mixture of wallpaper paste and pva glue and haven't had a problem with bugs yet.
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Thanks for advice. I will do as recommended.
Ana
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