Hello all pest killers,
Looking back in our Proceedings from 1998 I couldn´t find anything about the delayed effect of freezing, However, in our paper
Bergh, J.-E., Karl.-Martin. V. Jensen,, Monika Åkerlund., Lise S. Hansen, and Martin Andrén (2006). A contribution to standards for freezing as a pest control method for museums. Collection Forum, 21 (1-2):117-125
we could show a delayed killing effect on larvae.
Best wishes
Jan-Erik Bergh
PRE-MAL www.nrm.se/premal
At 16:33 2008-10-15, you wrote:
Yes, -20 deg C is considered the critical temperature. Testing on kill rates for all life cycle stages have been done by Tom Strang at the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI)
http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/publications/ccinotes/pdf-documents/3-3_e.aspx
Other research being done in Sweden has shown a significant drop in fertility rates for insect eggs that are put through the freezing process.See a review of this on line at http://www.spnhc.org/files/CF18-1_2.htm. It is the last entry -- (sorry I cannot get the link to work)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 3RD NORDIC SYMPOSIUM ON INSECT PEST CONTROL IN MUSEUMS, 1998, M. Akerlund, J. Bergh, A. Stenmark, and I. Wallenborg, eds.
I am surprised to hear that the freezer company is charging higher rates for -20 deg C since most household freezers reach the critical temperature. Freezing should be done in a freezer that is not self-defrosting.
Good luck!
Gretchen Anderson
Conservator
Science Museum of Minnesota
651-221-4764
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www.smm.org
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Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:46:10 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: RE: [pestlist] question about freezing
Good afternoon, PestListers My understanding of the freezing process is that freezing if done correctly also kills the eggs, very important when you are dealing with infested textiles.
Check out the following NPS ConserveOGram on freezing:
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/publications/conserveogram/03-06.pdf
It appears that you do need to get that freezer temperature done to -20C for 48 hours. Rapid cooling to -20C is also necessary to assure a complete kill. The ConserveOGram covers the whole procedure very well.
Depending on your budget and your staffing, perhaps anoxic treatment should be considered?
Regards,
Meg
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Margaret (Meg) Geiss-Mooney
Textile/Costume Conservator in Private Practice
in beautiful Northern California
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are in a freezer that is set at 0 F (-17 C). We are in the process of packing the other half in preparation to move them into the freezer as well. I would like them to be frozen in a freezer set to at least -20 C, however, the freezer company quoted exhorbitant fees for lowering the temperature of the freezer, even for only a few days. I'm concerned that -17 C isn't cold enough to ensure that the moths are killed, even if we keep them in the freezer for several weeks. Is this true?
I'm also thinking that we should do a second freeze, to ensure that all life stages are killed, but if the temperature is not low enough, then maybe this is pointless. I plan to do a test by putting a bag of live moths/larvae into the freezer along with the objects, to monitor what's happening, but does anyone have any experience with this, or have any suggestions about adjusting the temperature and also about the recommended length of time to freeze at -17C to ensure mortality of the moths?
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