Re: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials
This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Yes, speaking at one of the bed bug seminars. Louis -- I would appreciate a copy of your publication when it is complete. Will you be at ESA - San Diego? Forrest E. St. Aubin, BCE Liaison, ESA/NPMA Chair, ESA-ACE Oversight Committee 12835 Pembroke Circle - Leawood, Kansas 66209 Phone: 913.927.9588 - Fax: 913.345.8008 E-mail: forr...@saintaubinbce.com Website: www.saintaubinbce.com If you only do what you know you can do - you never do very much. Tom Krause Motivational speaker -Original Message- From: Louis Sorkin [sor...@amnh.org] Date: 10/06/2010 03:38 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- In reference to the first post, most recent research states that: 118dF for 20 minutes kills adults and 49 minutes at that temperature for eggs. At 122dF eggs killed almost right away- adults and nymphs obviously also die. Packtite is a heating system that will get up to 140dF or more. It is a portable system basically designed at first for luggage. There is a rigid metal wire shelf base on legs. Heater mounted beneath. Timer plug from 1/2 hour to 8 hours and comes with a temperature probe (you can add as many as you like) to inform you about the temp at a certain location within the material you are heating. Freezing is an option, too, although keeping them at -30dF for a few hours didn't do much and they woke up after thawing. A longer period of a few days will work as will freezing, thawing, freezing. I've worked on one project where thousands of books were argon treated/anoxic treatment. Also in commercial ventures and Vikane (sulfuryl fluoride) was used. Spot heat treating in a box composed of insulation board (8'x8'x4') and also heat treating homes, apartments, etc. I am supposed to be speaking at the upcoming Museumpests.net Integrated Pest Management Working Group, (IPM-WG) and am preparing a page on bed bugs for the museumpests.org site. Colleagues, I am trying to work on a procedure for treating bound paper materials that have bedbugs. We haven't had any confirmed sightings yet in materials, but considering our State-wide problem I fear it is just a matter of time. I've seen plenty of good information related to facilities, but not a lot related to caring for books that have been affected. The most common quick quip is that they should be cooked at temperatures around 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours. I've not seen any indication what they are being cooked in. There is a device called Packtite that gets some mention on blogs, but not on any conservation/preservation sites. NEDCC, LOC, and Lyrasis sites don't have anything yet either. From what I've read freezing apparently doesn't kill the egg stage. My concern right now is the general circulating collection, so freezing might be the only option for rare/unique materials Has your institution started tackling this question? Any help would be appreciated! Holly Prochaska Head, Preservation Services University of Cincinnati Libraries Tele:513-556-1389 Fax:513-556-0325 -- Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. Entomology Section Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024-5192 phone: 212-769-5613 fax: 212-769-5277 email: sor...@amnh.org The New York Entomological Society, Inc. email: n...@amnh.org web: www.nyentsoc.org Online journal from 2001 forward www.BioOne.org - To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestl...@museumpests.com To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: unsubscribe pestlist Any problems email l...@zaks.com -- Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. Entomology Section Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024-5192 phone: 212-769-5613 fax: 212-769-5277 email: sor...@amnh.org The New York Entomological Society, Inc. email: n...@amnh.org web: www.nyentsoc.org Online journal from 2001 forward www.BioOne.org - To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestl...@museumpests.com To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail
Re: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials
Dear Holly Prochaska, Anoxia atmospheres would be suitable for the referred purpose, user friendly systems could be a good help on pest control procedures without physical nor chemical stress for the documentation. Regards, 2010/10/6 Prochaska, Holly (prochah) proc...@ucmail.uc.edu Colleagues, I am trying to work on a procedure for treating bound paper materials that have bedbugs. We haven’t had any confirmed sightings yet in materials, but considering our State-wide problem I fear it is just a matter of time. I've seen plenty of good information related to facilities, but not a lot related to caring for books that have been affected. The most common quick quip is that they should be cooked at temperatures around 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours. I've not seen any indication what they are being cooked in. There is a device called Packtite that gets some mention on blogs, but not on any conservation/preservation sites. NEDCC, LOC, and Lyrasis sites don't have anything yet either. From what I’ve read freezing apparently doesn’t kill the egg stage. My concern right now is the general circulating collection, so freezing might be the only option for rare/unique materials…. Has your institution started tackling this question? Any help would be appreciated! Holly Prochaska Head, Preservation Services University of Cincinnati Libraries Tele:513-556-1389 Fax:513-556-0325 -- Rui Marto Fonseca Gestor Produto / Product Manager Tlm: 00351 917885010 EXPM, Desinfestacao e Higienizacao, Lda Equipamentos e Servicos para Preservacao e Conservacao de Acervos / Equipment Services for the Preservation and Maintenance of Collections ESCRITORIO / OFFICE: Rua dos Ciprestes, 48 - Edificio Office no Estoril - 2765-623 Estoril Tel: 00351 214661910 / Fax: 00351 214661523 / Email: rfons...@expm.com.pt SEDE / HEADQUARTER: R. Prof. Dias Valente, n.32 - Edificio Copacabana, 4B - 2765-578 Estoril ARMAZEM / STOREHOUSE: R. Fonte da Carreira, 350 - Armazem 10 A - Mata Sete - Manique de Baixo - 2645-467 Alcabideche Tel: 00351 210936238
Re: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials
This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Holly, We have treated general collections books by air blast freezing to at least -20 degrees F for several days, thawing for 5-7 days, and repeating the freezing cycle. The books are tightly sealed in plastic bags within standard records boxes. The rationale for the second cycle is that the eggs will hatch and these insects will then be vulnerable to the next freezing treatment. Most of the salvage vendors who will treat wet books by freezing will also treat infestation for your collections in this way. I'm aware that the Low Temperature Treatment Fact Sheet at Museumpests.net indicates that recent research points to the repeat cycle being considered unnecessary. http://www.museumpests.net/treatment.asp Does anyone have comments on this? We've found it easy to include a thaw cycle, the major demand on our time is packing the books, so a repeat step has seemed a simple precaution. Alexis ~ Alexis Hagadorn Head of Conservation Columbia University Libraries 535 West 114th Street New York, NY 10027 212-854-3580 ~ Prochaska, Holly (prochah) wrote: Colleagues, I am trying to work on a procedure for treating bound paper materials that have bedbugs. We haven’t had any confirmed sightings yet in materials, but considering our State-wide problem I fear it is just a matter of time. I've seen plenty of good information related to facilities, but not a lot related to caring for books that have been affected. The most common quick quip is that they should be cooked at temperatures around 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours. I've not seen any indication what they are being cooked in. There is a device called Packtite that gets some mention on blogs, but not on any conservation/preservation sites. NEDCC, LOC, and Lyrasis sites don't have anything yet either. From what I’ve read freezing apparently doesn’t kill the egg stage. My concern right now is the general circulating collection, so freezing might be the only option for rare/unique materials…. Has your institution started tackling this question? Any help would be appreciated! Holly Prochaska Head, Preservation Services University of Cincinnati Libraries Tele:513-556-1389 Fax:513-556-0325 -- - To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestl...@museumpests.com To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: unsubscribe pestlist Any problems email l...@zaks.com
Re: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials
This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- In reference to the first post, most recent research states that: 118dF for 20 minutes kills adults and 49 minutes at that temperature for eggs. At 122dF eggs killed almost right away- adults and nymphs obviously also die. Packtite is a heating system that will get up to 140dF or more. It is a portable system basically designed at first for luggage. There is a rigid metal wire shelf base on legs. Heater mounted beneath. Timer plug from 1/2 hour to 8 hours and comes with a temperature probe (you can add as many as you like) to inform you about the temp at a certain location within the material you are heating. Freezing is an option, too, although keeping them at -30dF for a few hours didn't do much and they woke up after thawing. A longer period of a few days will work as will freezing, thawing, freezing. I've worked on one project where thousands of books were argon treated/anoxic treatment. Also in commercial ventures and Vikane (sulfuryl fluoride) was used. Spot heat treating in a box composed of insulation board (8'x8'x4') and also heat treating homes, apartments, etc. I am supposed to be speaking at the upcoming Museumpests.net Integrated Pest Management Working Group, (IPM-WG) and am preparing a page on bed bugs for the museumpests.org site. Colleagues, I am trying to work on a procedure for treating bound paper materials that have bedbugs. We haven't had any confirmed sightings yet in materials, but considering our State-wide problem I fear it is just a matter of time. I've seen plenty of good information related to facilities, but not a lot related to caring for books that have been affected. The most common quick quip is that they should be cooked at temperatures around 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours. I've not seen any indication what they are being cooked in. There is a device called Packtite that gets some mention on blogs, but not on any conservation/preservation sites. NEDCC, LOC, and Lyrasis sites don't have anything yet either. From what I've read freezing apparently doesn't kill the egg stage. My concern right now is the general circulating collection, so freezing might be the only option for rare/unique materials Has your institution started tackling this question? Any help would be appreciated! Holly Prochaska Head, Preservation Services University of Cincinnati Libraries Tele:513-556-1389 Fax:513-556-0325 -- Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. Entomology Section Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024-5192 phone: 212-769-5613 fax: 212-769-5277 email: sor...@amnh.org The New York Entomological Society, Inc. email: n...@amnh.org web: www.nyentsoc.org Online journal from 2001 forward www.BioOne.org - To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestl...@museumpests.com To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: unsubscribe pestlist Any problems email l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials
Hi Holly: My reading on Bedbugs consistently indicates they are parasitic. They feed on the blood of warm blooded animals. Is there an indication they will search out books? I think the books will be safe even if they do have leather covers. Maybe someone else has experience to the contrary but otherwise I think the books have more to worry about contact with people than with Bedbugs. As an aside, I've had consistently good results eradicating all types of insects using Nitrogen with anoxic technique without concern for chemical interaction with collection materials nor for thermal complications possible with heating or freezing. Alternatively, good housekeeping, vacuuming and repeated inspection is safe and effective. Best of luck, Steve Steven Pine Decorative Arts Conservator The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston P.O. Box 6826 Houston, TX 77265 P. (713) 639-7731 C. (281) 546-7059 From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Prochaska, Holly (prochah) Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 12:12 PM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: [pestlist] Treatment for bedbugs found in bound materials Colleagues, I am trying to work on a procedure for treating bound paper materials that have bedbugs. We haven't had any confirmed sightings yet in materials, but considering our State-wide problem I fear it is just a matter of time. I've seen plenty of good information related to facilities, but not a lot related to caring for books that have been affected. The most common quick quip is that they should be cooked at temperatures around 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours. I've not seen any indication what they are being cooked in. There is a device called Packtite that gets some mention on blogs, but not on any conservation/preservation sites. NEDCC, LOC, and Lyrasis sites don't have anything yet either. From what I've read freezing apparently doesn't kill the egg stage. My concern right now is the general circulating collection, so freezing might be the only option for rare/unique materials Has your institution started tackling this question? Any help would be appreciated! Holly Prochaska Head, Preservation Services University of Cincinnati Libraries Tele:513-556-1389 Fax:513-556-0325
