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. ----------------------------------------------------------- I agree! I'd love to know more. I think this may be a proprietary treatment. I found out a little more information about the procedure. It's a week-long treatment. The objects are put into a vacuum chamber, a vacuum is drawn, then argon gas is introduced. The argon is charged using a radio frequency generator, and the gas electrocutes the insects and eggs. It's been used for about 25 years mostly on rare books and library materials.
Sorry, I didn't word my original email well. In looking for a company to help with an infestation, I found one that encouraged this treatment. We are not considering using it. I'm more curious about the procedure because it's new to me. And, apparently, some museums are using it. Thanks, everyone, for all your comments. Cricket On Apr 9, 2013, at 1:35 PM, Jerry Shiner wrote: > 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. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Really? > > I'm interested in hearing more, but this company is apparently using both > freezing, AND anoxia; both are well proven techniques (if done properly), so > I can't understand the need for "introducing a dielectric field with argon > gas". > > I also can't see how a "plasma field" can disrupt insect eggs (or other > life) without endangering the artefacts. What effect does the plasma field > have on insects? (make them dizzy? give them hallucinations?) How large are > the antennae to create this effect? How big a volume is treated? Would a > plasma field create ozone?? I have lots of questions. > > All my "quantum fruitloop" sensors are going off, so I await more > information (and advise same), before exploring this offer in more detail. > > js > > > > Jerry Shiner > Keepsafe Microclimate Systems > www.keepsafe.ca [email protected] +1 800 683-4696 > Providing a suite of services and environmental control solutions for > museums and archives, including control of humidity, oxygen and temperature. > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Cricket Harbeck >> Sent: April-08-13 4:37 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [pestlist] Plasma Field Treatment >> >> >> 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. >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> Hello All, >> >> Does anyone have any knowledge of or advice about using a >> plasma field to treat against a webbing clothes moth >> infestation? I'm dealing with a household infestation and am >> looking to treat furniture, clothing and rugs, but no >> artwork. A company I've contacted said the best treatment >> method is using plasma field, and described the process as >> first freezing the materials, and then introducing a >> dielectric field with argon gas. They said freezing kills >> the adults while the plasma field kills the eggs and >> sanitizes. They say this method is better than traditional >> freezing, which doesn't guarantee killing the eggs. I am an >> art conservator, and was trained to freeze objects for such >> an infestation using a standard procedure. I'm just really >> curious about this treatment and was hoping someone had some >> thoughts about its use, efficacy and possible harm to the >> treated materials. >> >> Thank you very much in advance. >> Cricket >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
