Re: [pestlist] pestlist question
This is a message from the Museumpests 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. --- Hi Rosa Freezing will do the job fine, as long as the piece is bagged and allowed to thaw post freezing (to prevent damage from condensation). There is a risk of damage to any binders if present (i.e. glue/paste), so if that is the case I'd use low oxygen. Best wishes Alex On 06/08/2012, at 1:24 PM, Rosa Lowinger wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests 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. --- I have a question about fumigating a work of art made out of corrugated cardboard. The piece is a chair by architect Frank Gehry and it has silverfish. Freezing? Anoxia? Is one better than the other for these critters? I would think freezing might be damaging to the cardboard but I'm not sure. Thanks for any help, Rosa Lowinger, Principal and Chief Conservator Rosa Lowinger Associates - Conservation of Art + Architecture Los Angeles • Miami 305.573.7011 323.377.8425 www.rlaconservation.com On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 11:55 AM, karin.vonler...@prevart.ch wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests 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. --- Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Der Adressat ihrer e-mail ist in der Woche vom 28. Juli bis 5. August 2012 nicht erreichbar. E-mails werden nicht weitergeleitet und nicht beantwortet. E-mails werden ab dem 6. August wieder beantwortet. Mit bestem Dank für ihr Verständnis und freundlichem Gruss Prevart GmbH -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
RE: [pestlist] pestlist question
This is a message from the Museumpests 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. --- Hi Rosa, Both methods work well when done correctly. My preference is always for freezing (or heating) because it takes less time to achieve results than anoxia and it is easier to set up. Follow the guidelines for freezing on MuseumPests.net and you should have no problems. When the object is well sealed in a double bag there will be very little fluctuation in the RH in the immediate environment. If you are concerned you can place a sorbent of some kind, (Silica gel etc) in the bag. Try it on scrap cardboard if you are concerned. Freezing has been used successfully to mitigate pest issues on books and other paper products for many years - it is very successful. Good luck! Gretchen Anderson Conservator Carnegie Museum of Natural History From: ad...@museumpests.net [ad...@museumpests.net] on behalf of Alex Roach [alro...@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 3:22 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] pestlist question This is a message from the Museumpests 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. --- Hi Rosa Freezing will do the job fine, as long as the piece is bagged and allowed to thaw post freezing (to prevent damage from condensation). There is a risk of damage to any binders if present (i.e. glue/paste), so if that is the case I'd use low oxygen. Best wishes Alex On 06/08/2012, at 1:24 PM, Rosa Lowinger wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- I have a question about fumigating a work of art made out of corrugated cardboard. The piece is a chair by architect Frank Gehry and it has silverfish. Freezing? Anoxia? Is one better than the other for these critters? I would think freezing might be damaging to the cardboard but I'm not sure. Thanks for any help, Rosa Lowinger, Principal and Chief Conservator Rosa Lowinger Associates - Conservation of Art + Architecture Los Angeles • Miami 305.573.7011tel:305.573.7011 323.377.8425tel:323.377.8425 www.rlaconservation.comhttp://www.rlaconservation.com/ On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 11:55 AM, karin.vonler...@prevart.chmailto:karin.vonler...@prevart.ch wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. --- Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Der Adressat ihrer e-mail ist in der Woche vom 28. Juli bis 5. August 2012 nicht erreichbar. E-mails werden nicht weitergeleitet und nicht beantwortet. E-mails werden ab dem 6. August wieder beantwortet. Mit bestem Dank für ihr Verständnis und freundlichem Gruss Prevart GmbH -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.netmailto:imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.commailto:l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.commailto:l...@zaks.com -- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.netmailto:pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: unsubscribe - no quotes please. You
Re: [pestlist] RE: Vikane and Talstar P interactions with historic clothing/textiles
This is a message from the Museumpests 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. --- I suggest you talk to Joe Perko at Rapid Refile, a company that does vacuum freeze-drying and other kinds of disaster mitigation. They have fabulous freezing capabilities, and everyone there is knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. Their facility is in Pennsylvania under 2 hours from NYC. Phone: 877-59-RAPID. I am very much against using chemical pesticides in cases like this. No matter how sure you may be about safety, some of your users would no doubt be uncomfortable handling the material. These days, people have plenty of reason not to believe it when they're told that some chemical is safe. You absolutely cannot put yourself in a position where you use chemicals and don't tell anyone. IF then someone finds out, it will look like you were hiding something bad. Barbara Appelbaum On Jul 30, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Kaplan, Emily wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests 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. --- Hi, Freezing will be faster than Vikane or anoxia, and should be cheaper. Perhaps you should look into a freezer truck. It will be safer than Vikane if you have poor ventilation but a qualified exterminator should be making sure that there is efficient ventilation, in which case you should not have any residual sulfuryl fluoride. Studies on the effects of Vikane on proteinaceous collections materials were somewhat inconclusive. Freezing is ideal for collections like this. Best, Emily Emily Kaplan Conservator Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center 4220 Silver Hill Rd Suitland MD 20746 301.238.1418 fax 301.238.3201 kapl...@si.edu From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Bloomfield, Nicole (US) Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 10:33 AM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: [pestlist] Vikane and Talstar P interactions with historic clothing/textiles This is a message from the Museumpests 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. --- Hello, I am the manager of a collection of about 10,000 pieces of vintage clothing (mostly wool and fur/leather) that are infested with moths. I am looking into the possibility of a low temperature treatment (freezing) of the collection in the NYC area. Freezing the collection will definitely be time consuming and expensive, although I believe it is possible. That said, it is a working collection, meaning the vintage is used as reference material and in heavy circulation (like a library book); e.g. constantly being handled by people all day without gloves. Because so many people rely on it on a daily basis, I am getting pressure from above to fumigate the entire thing. The fumigant the exterminator would like to use is Vikane, and then they would like to clean the entire collection room with Talstar P. My questions to you all are: · Will Vikane cause damage or change the appearance of the collection? (I know that it likely will, especially because of the wool, but wanted to double check) · Is it safe to fumigate the clothing with Vikane and then return the items to immediate handling by people? · Is it safe for me to be handling a collection on a daily basis (50 hrs/week) that has been fumigated with Vikane? · Is Talstar P a good choice for cleaning the shelving, walls, nooks and crannies with? · Is it safe for me to be confined in a room with poor ventilation that has just been treated with Talstar P? I have read the MSDS sheets for the chemicals and the JAIC article about Vikane from 1990, but still feel uneasy about the toxicity of the fumigants/pesticides that they would like to use. I want to be armed with as much information as possible to make this decision. I know this is a lot to ask all at once, and thank you all in advance for any advice you can offer. Best regards, Nicole This message and any attached documents contain information which may be confidential, subject to privilege or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. These materials are intended only for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission you are hereby notified that any distribution, disclosure, printing, copying, storage, modification or the taking of any action in reliance upon this transmission is strictly prohibited. Delivery of this message to any person other than the
