Hi Margaret, The methods for both low temperature temperature and heat treatment are well described on the Museum Pests Network web site. https://museumpests.net/solutions/ . Either method would work for the situation you describe, if you follow the instructions.
In addition to treating the books, you will need to do a through cleaning of the space to eliminate any additional eggs, larva and adults. Also, you should continue to monitor, to make sure that you have dealt with the infestation. Please feel free to reach out if you need more information. Good luck, Gretchen Anderson Conservator Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Preferred pronouns: she/her) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Mobile: 412-420-9083 From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of mc6780 Sent: Monday, April 17, 2023 1:20 PM To: MuseumPests <[email protected]> Subject: [PestList] Drugstore beetle infested book treatment? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello all, I am looking for advice on how to mitigate a drugstore beetle infestation. I have attached images of the beetle and larvae that we found in a volume of books. Does anyone have any advice on freezing protocols/parameters or other methods to treat the infested objects? Thanks in advance! All best, Margaret Canfield -- 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/7c313904-f79b-4e48-b752-68eb28b36b87n%40googlegroups.com<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgroups.google.com%2fd%2fmsgid%2fpestlist%2f7c313904-f79b-4e48-b752-68eb28b36b87n%2540googlegroups.com%3futm_medium%3demail%26utm_source%3dfooter&c=E,1,Qoo4RQIBBcA-mR3Lv0aaWg37hLbmnNgwZmir97L7gTSj2wczl7UKjIAb6994NWFEtARQb_lqXSupQX2dDTHsMUqto5Mj5zYfsywEtsSF5xHsnje_&typo=1>. The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. -- 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/MN2PR02MB69121E422AB0BB9EE5DBA5D4BC9C9%40MN2PR02MB6912.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
