Greetings, Why not try Nuvan Prostrips---active is dichlorvos. You would have to put affected items in a sealed bag with one of these fumigant strips and follow the label for exposure time. By the way, these are terrific pictures---great for teaching purposes. Regards, Nancy
*Nancy Troyano PhD, BCE* Entomologist /Director of Technical Education and Training Rentokil North America 405 Allentown Drive Allentown PA 18109 Office: (800) 488-9495 ext 26812 Cell:(484) 797-8926 On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 5:48 AM, JAVIER TACON CLAVAIN <jtaco...@ucm.es> wrote: > > Dear pestlist colleagues: > > Past november I was at the Descalzos del Rímac Foundation, an institutión > aimed to the protection of cultural heritage of the Museo de los Descalzos, > in Rímac district, Lima, Perú. Although I was there on the occasion of a > choir books conservation workshop, they showed me his nice library, mostly > with c.XVI printed books. When I took a wooden boards book, alum tawed > covered, it had a lot of wood debris powder that after we knew that it was > drywood termites fecal pellets. We also saw the alive termites that were > working patiently. We took some photographs and here you are an example > -see also afected book and loose wings-. > > Drywood termites are not so usual pest here in Madrid and I'm not sure > about what remediation method they must follow,what I'm sure is they have a > great problem. Could you please guide us about this? > > > All the best > > > Javier Tacón > Universidad Complutense de Madrid > Biblioteca Histórica > Dpto. de Conservación y Restauración > c/ Noviciado, 3. 28015 Madrid. > tel: 913946602 > fax: 913946599 > > -- This e-mail together with any attachments is intended only for the recipient(s) named above. It may contain confidential and/or privileged information and express views or opinions that are those of the sender and not necessarily of then sender's organization. The disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited by anyone other than the intended recipient(s). If you are not a named recipient, please contact the sender and delete this e-mail from your system. Rentokil North America, Inc., 1125 Berkshire Blvd, Suite 150, Wyomissing, PA 19610
