Samantha - The first thing you should do is obtain the services of a qualified entomologist to determine if these artifacts are active. Are there piles of powder and powder drift coming from the objects and being deposited below them? If they've been in storage for a long time, I doubt if these objects are active. If in doubt, simply vacuum them, isolate them and watch them for awhile. You'll soon know if they're active.
Thomas A. Parker, PhD President, Entomologist Pest Control Services, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, Jan 13, 2010 6:36 pm Subject: [pestlist] freezing large wooden artifacts This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. o post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] o unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ---------------------------------------------------------- ello - I am writing to ask for treatment advice for some larger wooden artifacts. am currently doing support work for the National Park of American Samoa nd it has come to my attention that three larger wooden artifacts in the ollection that show signs of wood-boring beetle damage. The objects are wo bas-relief carvings and a kava bowl. The carvings measure 80-90 cm ong, 40 cm wide and 6-10 cm thick. They are carved from teak. The kava owl measures about 16 cm tall with a diameter of 43 cm. The type of ood is unknown. Is freezing a viable option or do we risk cracks or splits in the rtifacts? If we need to look at fumigation or anoxia for treatment, are here any service providers in Honolulu (where the artifacts are currently tored) that anyone has experience with? Thanks very much for your help. Samantha Richert roject Curator WR - Cultural Resources 09 First Avenue eattle, WA 98104 06-220-4130 ------------------------------------------------------------- o send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the body put: unsubscribe pestlist" ny problems email [email protected]
