Greetings all! We are using this time to edit/update our IPM plan and think about the future and two questions came up that I would love to get your collective thoughts on:
1) Something that has been recommended by our IPM contractor is adding localized cryotreatment with CO2 snow (https://www.cryonite.com/) to our pest treatment arsenal (for building structure treatment, not for use on art objects). They are recommending its use to kill sticky eggs and pupal casings (ex. webbing clothes moths and carpet beetles) that are in difficult to vacuum areas like gaps between floors and moldings, in between travertine cladding etc. I hadn't heard of CO2 snow being used in this way before. Has anyone used this type of treatment for this purpose? If so, have you had any successes or problems? 2) Has anyone seen or heard of a purpose-built anoxia treatment room (perhaps even an anoxia/freezer combo) in a museum? If anyone has any experience with this, I would love to hear about it as it is something that we are thinking about while we are planning for future space needs. Thank you in advance! Madeline Madeline Corona (she/her/hers) Assistant Conservator, Decorative Arts and Sculpture Conservation Getty Museum T (310) 440 7261 | getty.edu<http://getty.edu/> [cid:d117599c-3854-417e-9afc-29e19c7078a6] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BYAPR05MB66130091866A8415524E91DBA8290%40BYAPR05MB6613.namprd05.prod.outlook.com.
