One should never use heat for taxidermy mount disinfestation. Heat solubilizes fats and oils in the skins and ruins them. Freezing is acceptable. Tom Parker
> On Sep 30, 2020, at 12:14 PM, Anderson, Gretchen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Jean, > > I do not have a recommendation as to a specific company that has a freezer > truck, however, I do recommend that you take a look at > https://museumpests.net/solutions/. Pay particular attention to Low > temperature Treatment (Freezing), Heat Treatment and Anoxic treatments. > Fumigation with toxic gasses is not really a viable option, given local and > federal regulations and bans of the chemicals that are actually effective. > > By following the recommendations described on these pages you should be able > to find a solution that works for you. You will be able to ask the questions > of the various companies, that will allow you to choose an appropriate > company. > > I directed a museum natural history collection move in 1999. We used freezing > on all specimens susceptible to pest infestation prior to the move. We had a > walk in Freezer – so it was done in phases. After moving into the new > facility we continued to monitor. We eliminated all pest activity on > specimens (taxidermy, study skins etc). We could have shortened the process > had we used freezer trucks. > > When you are researching this, check into companies that use heat treatments > – this is more common now because they use it against bed-bugs. Follow the > guidelines on the Heat treatment page to protect your specimens. For anoxic, > I believe there are companies who rent out CO2 Bubbles. Remember that anoxic > will take longer than either heat or freeze. > > Good Luck > > Gretchen Anderson > Conservator > Carnegie Museum of Natural History > 5800 Baum Blvd. > Pittsburgh, PA 15213 > [email protected] > (412)665-2607 > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jean > Woods > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 10:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PestList] Large scale pest treatment in the mid-Atlantic area > > Hi, > > We’re about to embark on a major exhibits renovation project and we would > like to pest treat all of the taxidermy that is coming off exhibit and going > back into storage. This includes numerous large animals (antelope, bears, > large cats) and we do not have a freezer large enough to treat them in. We’d > ideally like to avoid shipping all of these specimens due to the risk of > damage. We are looking at either freeze treatment or fumigation (which I’m > sure won’t be a good option for everyone on the list but it has some > advantages in our situation that we can’t ignore). We’ve pretty much > eliminated anoxic treatment due to its slowness and technical complexity. > > I’m wondering if anyone in the mid-Atlantic region has experience with a > vendor who is able to bring a truck capable of either freeze treatment or > fumigation onsite? We have plenty of space to park a truck and feel that > moving specimens into and out of a truck will be much safer than shipping > them to a facility for treatment. I’m also interested in hearing from anyone > who has done this at their facility so I can get any advice they might have > to offer. > > Thanks for any suggestions! Jean > > > Jean L. Woods, Ph.D. > Phone: 302-658-9111 x314 > Curator of Birds Fax: > 302-658-2610 > Delaware Museum of Natural History [email protected] > P.O. 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