Hello all, I'm wondering if anyone has experience with a low-temperature treatment on photographs (snapshots). The photographs we may need to treat have been severely water-damaged (they are artifacts) and we suspect a moth infestation. The photographs were on view in mylar sleeves, and when they were deinstalled we found 5 dead adult moths inside the sleeves.
Our photo conservators are very concerned about doing more damage to already fragile surfaces by treating with low-temperature. I don't think treating photographs in this way is very common, but I'd be grateful for any recommendations of literature or other experience you may have. The other idea I had was to bag the photos with a pheromone trap to see if we catch any adults. If we don't catch a lot of moths in, say, a week's time, would it be safe to conclude that there is no active infestation? Thanks, Cara -- Cara Kuball Collections Manager for Preventive Conservation Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | 617-369-3953 http://www.mfa.org/
