This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Gretchen Just a reminder that temperature affects anoxic treatment times. If you are comfortable raising the temperature of the materials to 85 F, you can essentially halve the necessary treatment time. It's only September, so you should have enough time for a successful treatment. js Jerry Shiner Keepsafe Microclimate Systems 800 683 4696 www.keepsafe.ca <http://www.keepsafe.ca/> [email protected] Specializing in the design, procurement, and installation of environmental control systems in museums and archives. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anderson, Gretchen Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 5:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [pestlist] Stretchers with powder post
This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Dear friends A colleague of mine has contacted me with a pest situation that is a little out of my area of expertise. Her museum recently received a large shipment of paintings for an exhibition - about 70 acrylic paintings on canvas. They have unpacked about one third of them and found signs of infestation, dead beetles (unidentified at this point), larval casings, dust, etc. Most concerning is some of the stretchers have exit holes with powder post beetles caught in tape. The powder post beetles have been positively identified. Nothing live has been found to date. Staff are examining the paintings and vacuuming the backs with HEPA filtration. They are collecting specimens for identification. The paintings with powder post evidence is re-wrapped in plastic and set aside. They have determined that anoxic treatment is the best option. Unfortunately, they are rushed for time - the exhibition is scheduled to open late October. She and I discussed the process, but since I only know it theoretically - never having actually done a nitrogen treatment myself - I thought we should got to the experts! My colleague is looking for the following 1) Advice from someone who has experience with this type of anoxic treatment on a large shipment 2) Suggestions on where they can get a chamber or bubble 3) Anyone who might have experience with this system: http://www.insituconservation.com/en/products/nitrogen_disinfestation_sy stems/veloxy_system The pest management company they use is sending an entomologist to verify identification on Monday. The pest management company will help to facilitate treatment. Any advice or suggestions will be welcome. You can either post on line or send them to me off-line. Thanks Gretchen 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. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To 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 subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to [email protected] with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email [email protected] or [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To 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 subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to [email protected] with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email [email protected] or [email protected]
