[pestlist] mold remediation advice?

[Kaplan, Emily]

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Hi everyone, has anyone had experience with either of these companies for mold 
remediation? This is for a university library; I’m asking for a colleague who 
is not a pestlist member.

https://www.belfor.com/
http://www.pbirestores.com/
Please feel free to contact me off list.
Thank you,
Emily
Emily Kaplan
National Museum of the American Indian
Cultural Resources Center
4220 Silver Hill Rd.
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RE: [pestlist] FW: IPM Fellow at the Met

[Kaplan, Emily]

Hello Rahul,

I think you could contact Eric Breitung directly with any questions:
eric.breit...@metmuseum.org

best wishes,
Emily

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Hi,
Thanks for the information.. kindly tell me is it open for candidates living in 
India?
Regards
Rahul
Conservator

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art seeks fellowship applications from individuals 
interested in Integrated Pest Management (IPM).  The Met is in the process of 
developing a comprehensive IPM program with a team of conservators, scientists, 
and buildings department personnel.  The fellow will have the opportunity to 
make significant contributions by developing and implementing best practices 
and working with Met staff across the organization.  The deadline is fast 
approaching (Dec. 2nd), so if you are interested, please contact Eric Breitung 
in the Department of Scientific Research as soon as possible at 212 396 5390.  
Note that while the Fellow will likely reside in the Department of Scientific 
Research, we are considering applications from people with a wide range of 
backgrounds including museum studies, art history, conservation, and the 
sciences.  The general description of how to apply can be found at the 
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[pestlist] FW: IPM Fellow at the Met

[Kaplan, Emily]

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Subject: [Nhcoll-l] IPM Fellow at the Met

Sent on behalf of Eric Breitung, Research Scientist at the Metropolitan Museum 
of Art.  Please reach out to Eric directly with any questions:
eric.breit...@metmuseum.org

The Metropolitan Museum of Art seeks fellowship applications from individuals 
interested in Integrated Pest Management (IPM).  The Met is in the process of 
developing a comprehensive IPM program with a team of conservators, scientists, 
and buildings department personnel.  The fellow will have the opportunity to 
make significant contributions by developing and implementing best practices 
and working with Met staff across the organization.  The deadline is fast 
approaching (Dec. 2nd), so if you are interested, please contact Eric Breitung 
in the Department of Scientific Research as soon as possible at 212 396 5390.  
Note that while the Fellow will likely reside in the Department of Scientific 
Research, we are considering applications from people with a wide range of 
backgrounds including museum studies, art history, conservation, and the 
sciences.  The general description of how to apply can be found at the 
following link:

http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/fellowships/conservation-and-scientific-research-fellowships

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[pestlist] FW: freezer-alarm systems

[Kaplan, Emily]

Forwarding from another list, I imagine many would be interested in the 
responses.
Emily


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Hello!
Does anyone have experience to share or recommendations for freezer-alarm 
systems that send notifications when pre-set temperatures are reached? We have 
a new walk-in freezer (-20) and would like to install an alarm system that 
alerts us when the temperature gets too high. Our old freezer (may it rest in 
peace), had only an audible alarm, but we had to be in the room to hear it. I 
would love to have something that sends me a text message or email instead. The 
freezer installers want to sell us a fancy control unit that would allow us to 
monitor/adjust operation from afar, in addition to notifying us when temps get 
too high, but it seems complicated and like much more than we want or need. I 
know there are temperature alarms available that are either hardwired via 
telephone or internet network, or that operate using wifi. Can anyone recommend 
what has or has not worked for them or good companies/systems to consider?

Cindy Opitz
Collections Manager
Museum of Natural History and Old Capitol Museum
11 Macbride Hall
The University of Iowa
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[pestlist] bedbugs in books

[Kaplan, Emily]

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Hi everyone,
Any comments on this recent story on bedbugs in the NY Times? If people don't 
want to use heat treatment and have access to low temperature and follow the 
protocols, that should work, right?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/garden/bedbugs-hitch-a-ride-on-library-books.html?pagewanted=all

Emily

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Barbara -

The rule-of-thumb is 130 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 hours will kill any stage of 
any insect.  When pest management firms super heat a home for bed bugs, they 
leave the heat for the better part of the day to insure it reached that level 
in all materials and areas of the home.

When it comes to killing insects in wood, commercial kiln-drying of lumber only 
reaches about 108 to 115.  Often larvae in wood are not killed in the kiln 
because the wood is a good insulator.  I've been involved in powderpost beetle, 
wood-boring wasp larvae, and old house borer infestations in kiln-dried lumber, 
including hardwood flooring.

An easy method for items of lesser value, is to place a pan of water on the 
bottom rack of a kitchen oven in order to maintain high humidity in the oven.  
Place the object directly onto an upper rack.  Then turn the oven to its warm 
setting, which usually is 170 degrees Fahrenheit.  Leave the object in for 3 
hours and then turn the oven off, leaving the  object inside.  When the oven is 
cool, you can remove the object.

I've used this method for powderpost beetles in objects purchased by tourists 
in various countries.  It can probably also be used for certain kinds of 
fabrics made of natural materials.  I would not try it on synthetic fabrics; 
they might melt.

Tom Parker

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RE: [pestlist] Defrosting

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Hi all,
We routinely treat collections with low temperature at minus 30 degrees C and 
have had no problems with unloading the freezer and allowing the collections 
items to come to room temperature - 24 hours minimum to be on the safe side (we 
do not use a refrigeration step.) Just make sure you keep them wrapped until 
they come to room temp so any condensation occurs on the wrapping not the 
object.
Best,
Emily


Emily Kaplan
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Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Cultural Resources Center
4220 Silver Hill Rd Suitland MD 20746
301.238.1418 fax 301.238.3201
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Hi again,

So then there is a need to bring objects back to room temp slowly. 

The rented freezer is getting picked up on Monday, so I'll need to unpack it on 
Sunday. There is a thermostat on it. I've had it cranked down all the way which 
has yielded -30c. I can gradually warm it up over time while keeping an eye on 
the temp. 

So, my question is, over how long a period is Allow them to come up to the 
ambient temperature slowly? 5 hours? 24 hours?

Neil

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 Hi Neil.
 When you remove your package from the freezer, it is best to allow it come up 
 to ambient temperature as slowly as possible.  This reduces the thermal shock 
 to the object. Ideally the object should be placed in a refrigerator until it 
 is thawed then move it to the room.  I realize that this does not always 
 happen - it depends on your facilities. But the goal should be to bring the 
 objects up to room temperature as slowly as is feasible.   
 
 You are creating a micro-environment to protect the item. If you have placed 
 your objects in a double layer well sealed plastic you will not have a 
 problem with condensation or see any evidence of  localized relative humidity 
 on the piece when you remove it from the freezer.  Allow them to come up to 
 the ambient temperature slowly and when they are completely acclimated you 
 can remove them from the plastic.  You will not have a mold problem. 
 
 It is a good idea to examine the object and maintain quarantine until you are 
 sure that the object is pest free. One way to do this is to keep it in a bag 
 for a while (length of time will depend on the life cycle of the pest 
 species). 
 
 Anoxic is another topic.  With this method you are actively removing the 
 oxygen from the bag or space around the object. There are advantages to this 
 method, and there are some things that are best stored and displayed in an 
 anoxic environment.  But that is more complicated.  For use of anoxia in pest 
 control , take a look at the various strategies on Museum Pest Net 
 http://www.museumpests.net/treatment.asp  There is also a fact sheet on 
 bagging for isolation. 
 
 Good luck! 
 Gretchen
 
 
 
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 Since implementing IPM a month ago, we've been successfully freezing our 
 ethnographic collection of mostly wooden African pieces, many with textile, 
 feather, or metal attachments, at -30c. Thanks to the group for all their 
 valuable input.
 
 However, I don't recall any discussion about controlling the defrost cycle. 
 Are there any special considerations? Off hand, I can think of the 
 possibility of mold growth if an object is kept double wrapped in 
 polyethylene after defrosting, despite being wrapped in tissue paper. Am I 
 overly paranoid? Just how long should a controlled defrost take? Must the 
 object be removed immediately? If not, how long can it go heat sealed in 
 bags? It's not like anoxic treatment where a piece can just be kept inside 
 its polypropylene bag forever. Any input?
 
 Neil 

Re: [pestlist] photo needed

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Hi Claire
Sadly, I think we can come up with some images for you. Will contact you off 
list...
Emily



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Bronwyn:

Many thanks for the offer, but I really need to use an image of something that 
is culturally familiar to the folks these signs are aimed at - that is Pacific 
Northwest Native Americans.

One of my biggest challenges when working with Native communities, and 
especially those for whom the whole museum world is a new experience, is making 
museum and collections rules relevant to their day-to-day cultural environment. 
 A photo of a Northwest coast object being chewed by bugs underlined with a few 
carefully chosen words will have far more impact than the typical DO NOT EAT 
AND DRINK IN THE MUSEUM or NO FOOD AND DRINK signs have.

Thanks again - if I ever need to make signs for an African collection I will 
let you know,

Claire



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Claire,  I have an image of an African fertility figure (wood) with some 
good? insect damage that happened before it came to our museum.  Please 
contact me at be...@museum.state.il.usmailto:be...@museum.state.il.us if you 
are interested.

Bronwyn Eves
Illinois State Museum


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Dear All:

I am in the process of making new bug awareness signs for a client to use in a 
tribal museum here in the Pacific Northwest.  I have found that very 
official/authoritarian signage does not go down well here (not that it does 
anywhere) and that visual hints have far more impact than words.

My new signage has been inspired by a format I saw in use at the Pitt Rivers 
Museum last year which I thought was particularly good (please see bad mobile 
phone captured photograph below).

I am in need of a photograph of insect damage to an object or material that I 
can use in my version, in particular something recognizable to folks in the 
Pacific Northwest.  Maybe some basketry?  I do not have such an image and I'm 
hoping that you folks might be able to help out.  I will need a photo that I 
can reproduce and display in public and non-public areas (photo credit will of 
course be included).

Any help would be most gratefully accepted.

Thanks,

Claire


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3438 NE 62nd Avenue
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RE: [pestlist] LinkedIn discussion

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Regarding FAQ's on  pheromone traps, I would refer folks to the tips  on 
museumpests.net http://www.museumpests.net/monitoring.asp
and to the very useful information on the insectslimited.com site  
http://www.insectslimited.com/help

happy new year to all
Emily

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Subject: RE: [pestlist] LinkedIn discussion

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Dear list,
Pheromone traps are an interesting idea, but I have to wonder if they would be 
the best thing for every institution.  Would they be an invitation for the 
pests to head inside instead of a tool to eliminate them?

We are surrounded by hundreds of acres of woods and multiple bodies of water,  
so I have seen at least one of every possible pest showing up on the blunder 
traps.  In the past we have captured everything from bugs and mice in the 
buildings to squirrels in the ceilings and snakes in the outbuildings.  Some of 
them  came in to get warm and the snakes were following the scent of the bugs.

I have had great success in controlling, and in some cases completely 
eliminating ,the bugs and vermin by using the blunder traps, educating the 
staff on pest control management and by knowing what types of issues to look 
for.I respectfully disagree that trapping one mouse or bug means we have an 
infestation.  It just means we have the traps in the right places so they are 
getting caught right as they enter the buildings.  I follow up on the catches 
by identifying and filling in holes, cracks and crevices to prevent further 
ingress.So far, so good.  At least no squirrels, snakes or mice and a very 
small number of bugs in the last two years!And no damage to the collections.

While they wouldn't work for us, I applaud your idea Colin.

Regards,
Cindi Verser









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Dear list

By way of introduction, I've been a docent with the Hunt Museum, Limerick, 
Ireland, for about 15 years. Since my retirement from my 'real' job as 
environmental scientist, the museum has coerced me into becoming its pest 
monitor.

We use 'blunder' traps which I check every 2 weeks or so. Because of our 
proximity to the river Shannon, the traps often contain quite a few insects 
such as midges that emerge from the aquatic environment.  I believe the use of 
pheromone attractants would make my job a lot easier because it would attract 
only those pests of concern.

I'd like to hear more.

Regards

Shae Clancy

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Sorry Tom, I have to disagree. What you describe is what you say it is; A 
blunder trap. There is no doubt that the advances is pheromone technology has 
enabled the development very effective and accurate monitors, capable of 
detecting very small or new infestations. Blunder traps simply demonstrate how 
severe an infestation has become. For insects and even mice to be caught this 
way indicates severe infestations.  Not something of much use when you consider 
many museums following good IPM protocols regard one moth as a serious 
infestation!

I'm not 're-inventing the wheel' but rather trying to develop something which 
may bring us into the 21st century. A trap with a number of pheromone lures 
which will attract insects even if there are very few around; at a fair and 
reasonable price.
I can well understand museums using ineffective blunder traps, particularly 
when we all have to control costs. What I am trying to develop and offer is 
something in a 

RE: [pestlist] Digets Mode

[Kaplan, Emily]

I agree with Rachael.

Emily
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RE: [OSG-l] Quora, fora, and bulk processing Re: [pestlist] Cross Postings -- re. question about powder post beetles in large objects

[Kaplan, Emily]

I agree with John - get rid of the infested packing material. The art can be 
inspected and cleaned as necessary and can be bagged and monitored to see if 
there is any activity.  Any chance of something like an  isolation room to do 
the unpacking?

I am posting this on the two lists.

Emily

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To: AIC Objects Specialty Group Discussion
Subject: Re: [OSG-l] Quora, fora, and bulk processing Re: Cross Postings -- re. 
question about powder post beetles in large objects

John, that would be my preferred solution, especially given the size of these 
pieces and their quantity.  Has anyone had experience with this?
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:51 AM, John Scott 
nyconsn...@aol.commailto:nyconsn...@aol.com wrote:
Of course it will be good to get the broadest input from knowledgeable and even 
not so knowledgeable persons who happen to know something relevant, or who 
happen to  notice and pass along worthwhile nuggets!  As ever, for each of us 
it's a matter of time available to attend to and sift through gathered info, 
when usually the reason we appeal to listserves, etc is for quick relatively 
authoritative insights and options we would prefer not to dig up, work out or 
evaluate on our own.

Quora and other venues could be great for discussions. The main point is to 
have places where diverse thoughtful and expressive persons visit to share  and 
help.

In the currently mooted case where  beetles are thought or known to infest only 
the crates, cases and packing material of  a huge collection of contemporary 
art,  why are we so enthused about bulk freezing, heating, anoxizing (is 
anoxizing a word?) or fumigating, etc. all these packing materials and their 
contents? What about the effects on their non-insect contents? And is the 
collection certainly ALL infested, or is this a statistical judgement with a 
given confidence margin based on some given  number of inspections? Will the 
collection be presumed infestation-free after the anticilpated mass processing 
(a common and often necessary approach in modern collection management), or 
will enough items be inspected to permit a statistical evaluation of 
effectiveness to some agreed confidence margin, or might everything need to be 
inspected post-process?

Are we talking actual collection care here, or just our normal eagerness to 
book and complete big-budget projects?

Presuming that in this case (very interestingly) only the packing materials are 
indeed infested, what is the cost-benefit comparison between mass processing to 
some acceptable level of certainty, and just disposing of all the packing 
materials and rehousing  the collection, both options including with adequate 
inspection  of the effective results?

~ John

John Scott Conservator of Art and Architecture

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Sent: Tue, Feb 15, 2011 9:18 pm
Subject: Re: [OSG-l] Cross Postings -- re. question about powder post beetles 
in large objects
This is such a great discussion in which so many important issues are raised.  
I often find the specialty group listservs are unnecessarily restrictive if not 
completely confining when it comes to sharing knowledge amongst professionals.  
Not only because speciality groups cause our thoughts and information to be 
contained in vertical silos, but also because the information is often stored, 
finally, in the back acres of our collective ranches.

What if we were able to discuss issues and approaches with other specialty 
groups, and even other museum professionals?  For those of you who are also on 
the Registrars Committee of the AAM Listserv, you will recognize that those 
folks often pose questions and respond with thoughtful answers that are broadly 
applicable to conservators and other collections-minded folks.

With this in mind, think for a minute then about opening the doors to folks 
that are neither conservators or registrars.  In the case of Powderpost 
beetles, it would be awfully helpful to have expert pest management folks 
involved in the discussion and wood specialists too.

If you're willing to go this far, then perhaps your willing to go all the way.  
What happens if we had this kind of discussion out in the open, out in a place 
where anyone and everyone could see it and respond, with their background 
attached to their response (kind of like my signature at the bottom of this 
e-mail).

For a long time I thought this was too difficult, and that there was no real 
framework for it.  But, I've been experimenting with a new web-based 
application that allows for exactly this kind of discussion.

If you're interested, consider checking out Quora here: 

RE: [pestlist] detecting woodborers

[Kaplan, Emily]

Hi,
We will put a linkto  Dan Cull's research on low temperature treatment for 
stretched hides on museumpests.net soon.
Anne, thanks for pointing it out to the list.

In the meantime Ellen Carrlee's article Anne mentions below is in the  low 
temperature bibliography in Treatments on museumpests.net here but we will make 
sure the link is added.

http://museumpests.net/treatment.asp treatment

Emily
From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On 
Behalf Of Appelbaum  Himmelstein
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:51 PM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: Re: [pestlist] detecting woodborers

Dear Anne,
It would be nice to put a link, or at least a reference, to this material on 
the website.
Barbara


Hi Katie

Daniel Cull, a colleague of mine from National Museum of American Indian did 
much of his research on freezing drums.  Here's a link to his paper.
http://www.nmai.si.edu/collections/files/Mechanical_Behavior_of%20Animal_Hides_at_Low_Temperatures.pdf

Here is some other work done at NMAI
http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/jaic/articles/jaic42-02-002_indx.html

Anne

Anne Kingery
Project Conservator
George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate  Gardens
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Appelbaum  Himmelstein 
aa...@mindspring.commailto:aa...@mindspring.com wrote:
I suggest you look on Museumpests.net for more information on freezing before 
you rule it out.  Ethno and natural history conservators have frozen huge 
collection en masse and not found any problems with things that many people 
were dubious about, including hide drums and lots of wood.
Barbara Appelbaum
--
Appelbaum  Himmelstein
444 Central Park West
New York, NY  10025
Conservation of Works of Art
212-666-4630
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www.AandHconservation.orghttp://www.AandHconservation.org



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Conservation of Works of Art
212-666-4630
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RE: [pestlist] Using Raw Wool in Exhibit Space

[Kaplan, Emily]

Hi,
 I would suggest freezing the raw wool as soon as it gets into the building in 
case it has an active infestation (bring it into the building in sealed plastic 
bags.)
Best,
Emily


Emily  Kaplan
Conservator
National Museum of the American Indian
Cultural Resources Center
4220 Silver Hill Rd
Suitland MD 20746
301.238.1418
fax 301.238.3201
kapl...@si.edu

From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On 
Behalf Of Megan Mcintosh
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 4:32 PM
To: pestl...@museumpests.com
Subject: [pestlist] Using Raw Wool in Exhibit Space

We are developing an exhibit about the woollen manufacturing industry at a 
small regional museum. We would like to include wool at various stages of 
development, starting with raw wool, to show to visitors how the machines 
process it. The curator is reluctant to use raw wool within the exhibit as 
someone told him a few years ago that it would attract pests, (though completed 
textile pieces are regularly displayed in the museum). Does anyone have advice 
on what could be done to treat raw wool so that it would not pose a threat to 
other artefacts in the space? If not, does anyone have ideas on how to 
realistically recreate wool?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Megan McIntosh (Student)
Algonquin College, Applied Museum Studies

RE: [pestlist] Pests and a Contemporary Installation

[Kaplan, Emily]

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Good info from CCI on heat treatments here
http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/crc/articles/mcpm/chap06-eng.aspx


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Hello all

You may not have time for anoxia. Wood boring beatles and some other pests
can have a longer kill time than some other common bugs. You need to know
what bugs you are trying to kill for the correct time and temperature
guidelines.

And speaking of temperature, I consulted on a similar project about a year
ago, and our solution was not freezing (this was for a tree), but using
heat. Heat kills everything, and fast. It shouldn't be a problem for tree
branches, this is not inlaid furniture. If it was, there are ways of
safely heat treating them as well.

The literature is out there, and there are a variety of methods, including
passively heating using sunlight (too late in the year for cincinatti, I
fear).

js
Jerry Shiner
Keepsafe Microclimate Systems
www.keepsafe.ca   i...@keepsafe.ca
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 Hi Megan,

 I'm sure people in the art world will have better suggestions for you,
 however since I work with botanical material I thought I would toss in a
 couple things.

 It may be very important to know where the branches are coming from. If
 the artists are planning on bringing them from Brazil there may be a
 whole slew of permitting issues that you want to make sure get cleared.
 Perhaps because it is for art and not science it would not be as much of
 a problem, but Brazil has very strict regulations about biological
 material leaving their country. Also, depending on the species (this is
 very unlikely, but could be good to ask) if it is protected in any way
 there could be additional permitting issues.

 It seems like if it were possible to get the branches frozen, or if
 there is an place nearby that could do an anoxia treatment for you, that
 it would certainly be worth it. Depending on how fresh the branches
 are and what species they are it could be difficult with freezing before
 drying if they are particularly sappy or moist wood. Mold can also be a
 problem if they are not dry. A couple little stow aways could do a lot
 of damage if they got loose in the collection, and treating the bedroom
 set and any textiles.

 It does sound like a fun installation and I wished I lived closer to Ohio..

 Good luck
 Genevieve

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 Hello everyone,

 I am cross-posting this query to both OSG and the Pest-list as I hope to
 find an answer to this dilemma soon.  Our Curator of Dec Arts  Design
 approached me yesterday with a proposal from the designers the Campana
 Brothers.  At the request of our institution, they have proposed the
 design for an installation in our temporary exhibition space for
 Contemporary Art.  They would like to fill the room with bare tree
 branches- on the walls, floor, hanging from the ceiling, etc and then
 place permanent collection objects throughout, including a carved
 bedroom set, fashion arts, ceramics, paintings, and so on.

 My initial reaction to the curator was that this could work, but that
 the branches would have to be bagged and frozen prior to arrival at the
 museum.  We do not have a freezer for collections, therefore it would
 have to take place off-site and for an unknown expense.  My suggestions
 have not been received well by some.   Since the designers are located
 in Brazil, we also don't know where the branches will be coming from.
 Is it possible to purchase treated bare branches?  I assumed freezing
 would be the low-cost option, but am I overlooking another treatment?
 Or am I overreacting to the potential pest hazard of bringing a large
 number of tree branches into the museum?

 The curator is drafting a contract as I type this, and I would like to
 include some 

RE: [pestlist] Moving Clean

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RE: [pestlist] Moving Clean

[Kaplan, Emily]

Hi Linda,

(I sent this message earlier but it appears to have been garbled, apologies if 
this is a duplicate!)





As a precautionary measure here at NMAI we froze nearly all of our organic 
collections when we moved our collection into a new clean building, even though 
there were no obvious signs of active infestation. This was successful and 5 
years later we are glad that we did this.



There is a description of what we did on the museumpests.net site in the case 
studies section of the treatment page 
http://www.museumpests.net/newpage/treatment.asp



You might want to take a look at these articles also in the Journal of the 
American Institute for Conservation (JAIC):



DOES LOW-TEMPERATURE PEST MANAGEMENT CAUSE DAMAGE? LITERATURE REVIEW AND 
OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF ETHNOGRAPHIC ARTIFACTS 
http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/jaic/articles/jaic42-02-002_6.html



INTEGRATING PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION INTO A COLLECTIONS MOVE AND REHOUSING 
PROJECT AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN 
http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/jaic/articles/jaic44-03-006_4.html





Feel free to contact me also if you have any questions!

Emily



Emily Kaplan

Conservator

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center 
Suitland, MD 20746 tel 301-238-1418 fax 301-238-3201 
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I am the Collections Curator at the Fort Collins Museum  Discovery Science 
Center, where we are in the planning stage of a big move to a newly built 
building.  Our collections, which include a large clothing and textile 
collection, appear pretty clean right now as far as pests go, but a history of 
carpet beetle infestations makes me wary of moving old problems to this new 
facility.  I am trying to plan the most effective yet feasible method for 
insuring that we don't move pests with our collections.  What's best?  Spot 
checking and only addressing problems as they appear?  Freezing everything?  
Having our pest management company bomb our current collections storage?



If you have moved recently and dealt with this issue I'd love to get your 
advice!



“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second 
is to be kind; and the third is to be kind. Henry James



Linda Moore

Collections Curator

Fort Collins Museum

(970) 416-2784

lmo...@fcgov.commailto:lmo...@fcgov.com

I am the Collections Curator at the Fort Collins Museum  Discovery
Science Center, where we are in the planning stage of a big move to a
newly built building. Our collections, which include a large clothing
and textile collection, appear pretty clean right now as far as pests
go, but a history of carpet beetle infestations makes me wary of moving
old problems to this new facility. I am trying to plan the most
effective yet feasible method for insuring that we don't move pests with
our collections. What's best? Spot checking and only addressing
problems as they appear? Freezing everything? Having our pest
management company bomb our current collections storage?

If you have moved recently and dealt with this issue I'd love to get
your advice!

“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind;
the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind. Henry James

Linda Moore
Collections Curator
Fort Collins Museum
(970) 416-2784
lmo...@fcgov.com
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RE: [pestlist] Wrapping infested objects for freezing

[Kaplan, Emily]

Hi everyone,

Alyssa brings up some good questions and better yet a good list of
reasons to wrap items for low temperature treatment. I agree with the
responses posted already and I know there will be more. At my
institution we freeze nearly all incoming organic items. We routinely
wrap larger items with 4 mil polyethylene sheet and freezer safe tape,
and use Ziploc type bags for smaller items. We do re-use the plastic and
the bags. A couple of other things - I think plastic sheeting and bags
takes less room to store than containers. Sheeting/bags are also good
because they are transparent and can be used for monitoring items that
can't be frozen. 

 

I think all of these concerns are addressed in Tom Strang's CCI note on
low temperature treatment as well as in other literature such as
Mary-Lou Florian's Heritage Eaters and others.  As you all know the
museumpest.net site is being re-worked as we speak, this resource and
much more will be readily available very soon. 

 

For now here is the link from CCI
http://www.icc-cci.gc.ca/crc/notes/pdf-documents/n3-3_e.pdf

 

I would test  Tupperware/Rubbermaid type containers to be sure they
really are vapor proof. One could also wrap the such a container with
stretch wrap at the closure it is a good seal.  Stretch wrap is
inexpensive and easy to use. 

 

A few specific comments on Alyssa's top 5 reasons ... 

1.To contain infestation while transporting specimen to the freezer 

a.   - not just transport to freezer - anytime an item is suspected
of being infested or even possibly infested it should be wrapped or
contained anyway. 

 

2. To prevent moisture content changes in the object during
freezing, which could result in dimensional changes and physical damage
- 

a.   This is not really such an issue - lots of literature on this
subject worth reading

3. To prevent damage from possible freezer failure (water drips/
floods, debris from ceiling) 

a.   Absolutely!

4. . To prevent condensation from forming during its acclimatization
before the bag is opened 

a.   Yes! That is the main reason for wrapping and for making the
wrapping airtight! General guideline is always wait at least 24 hours to
allow items to come to room temperature before opening.

5. To prevent (or slow) re-infestation during acclimatization 

a.   I agree with Tom Parker on this one - there should be no reason
for re-infestation unless freezing temperature was not adequate or items
are returned unwrapped to an area that still has active or suspect
activity. One can always leave items wrapped after freezing if, for
example, on is still working on cleaning infested area. 

 

Best wishes to all, 

Emily 

 

 

Emily Kaplan

Conservator

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Cultural Resources Center

Suitland, MD 20746

tel 301-238-1418

fax 301-238-3201

kapl...@si.edu 

 

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Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:23 AM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: RE: [pestlist] Wrapping infested objects for freezing

 

At our museum, the practice is to routinely wrap and freeze most
material coming in from outside the building (there is quite a lot of it
as our exhibitions and collections storage are in separate buildings) in
a walk in freezer unless the items are felt to be at high risk of damage
from freezing. Our collections storage facility, like many, is
overcrowded and infestations could potentially spread quickly -- we feel
the risk of infestation outweighs the risk of damage of freezing most
collections objects.

 

I share Alyssa's concern about the wastefulness of using plastic only
once (we use polyethylene sheeting, sealed with packaging tape), and we
do sometimes reuse larger pieces of plastic for that reason. The idea of
using a reusable freezing container sounds appealing on many levels,
however, I have always been under the impression that it is important
to:

 

a) eliminate any extra air in the bag, and

b) seal the bag so that it is airtight

 

Both of those would be difficult in the case of any reusable see-through
container or bag that I can imagine.

 

Any thoughts?

 

Dee Stubbs-Lee, CAPC, MA 
Conservator, 
The New Brunswick Museum 
277 Douglas Avenue 
Saint John, New Brunswick 
Canada 
E2K 1E5 
telephone: (506) 643-2341 
fax: (506) 643-2360 
e-mail: dee.stubbs-...@nbm-mnb.ca 
www.nbm-mnb.ca 

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To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Subject: Re: [pestlist] Wrapping infested objects for freezing

Alyssa -

You pose a lot of good questions about wrapping before freezing.

I think the foremost reason from wrapping is to prevent ice
crystal formation on the surface of the object being frozen.  Using 

RE: call for freezer specifications

[Kaplan, Emily]

Hi Nancy,

Thanks very much for the useful information. I'm encouraged to see that
we've received several responses so far and are figuring how to best
compile the info. I will keep you posted! 

 

All best,

Emily 

 

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Subject: Re: call for freezer specifications

 

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I have a Revco chest freezer  

(http://www.pacificcombustion.com/manufacturer/revco/UltraLowCryogenicF
reezers/EliteSeries-40C.htm) ULT 2050 3 D31 purchased in August 2005 for
ca. $6000. Goes down to -41. No independent confirmation of that
however. Motor went out in October 05, service people came from Tulsa
and promptly replaced it (within warranty, no longer so, I fear...).
Bugs not gone, but at least I have a weapon when loans come back from
who knows what conditions. Inside dimensions large enough for whole
mount gray fox: 20wide, 26 deep, 70  

long.

 

Note: large, heavy, ungainly  objects are only delivered on Friday  

afternoons at 4 pm when there is no one there, temp in 90s, halls  

cluttered with items from a lab that was in the process of moving, and  

truck driver has 30 seconds to complete delivery.  Figure your corners  

exactly.

 

NMcC

 

Nancy Glover McCartney, PhD

Curator of Zoology

UA Collections Facility

2435 Hatch

Fayetteville, AR 72701

 

http://www.uark.edu/~arsc/collections/index.html

 

Phone: 479-575-4370

FAX: 479-575-7464

 

 

Quoting Kaplan, Emily kapl...@si.edu:

 

 Hello all,

 

 (Apologies for cross-posting)

 

 

 

 The IPM working group treatment subgroup is looking for examples of

 freezer specifications from various institutions. Our hope is to
compile

 these specifications and post them on the museumpests.net site as a

 resource for institutions looking into purchasing freezers. This

 information would accompany fact sheets already posted about

 recommendations and procedures for low temperature treatments, which
can

 be found on the http://museumpests.net/tools/treatments.htm (along
with

 fact sheets for other types of treatments).

 

 

 

 If your institution has a freezer you are happy with (or if you have

 cautionary tales of freezers you have not been happy with) it would be

 enormously helpful if you can find the time to put together the basic

 specs. We can edit and compile them for posting. We won't use the name

 of your institution unless you give us permission but your location
will

 be helpful information - i.e. country, and if US what region. .

 

 

 

 Here is the basic information we are looking for, based on the

 recommended minimum temperature at 20 degrees below 0 Celsius,

 maintained constantly so that cycling (as in frost-free freezers)
does

 not bring freezer temperature above that.

 

 

 

 Type - i.e. chest freezer, walk-in

 

 Brand

 

 Model

 

 Size

 

 Price

 

 Year purchased

 

 Brief description of capabilities - lowest temperature capable of

 reaching and maintaining

 

 Have you had adjustments made to the freezer so that it can maintain

 adequate low temperature?

 

 How do you monitor the temperature? Are you doing any independent
check

 of the temperature (e.g. dataloggers) and if so what equipment are you

 using?

 

 Comments on maintenance and any other related experiences

 

 

 

 

 

 An example can be found on http://museumpests.net/tools/treatments.htm

 

 in the posted document Pest Treatment Case Study: Low Temperature
Pest

 Management Treatment at the Smithsonian National Museum of the
American

 Indian 

 

 

 

 Please send your information to me at the address below.

 

 

 

 Thanks very much!

 

 Emily (chair, IPM Working Group Treatments subgroup)

 

 

 

 Emily  Kaplan

 

 Conservator

 

 National Museum of the American Indian

 

 Cultural Resources Center

 

 4220 Silver Hill Rd

 

 Suitland MD 20746

 

 301.238.1418

 

 fax 301.238.3201

 

 kapl...@si.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RE: [pestlist] question about freezing

[Kaplan, Emily]

Hi Molly,
You might also check resources on museumpests.net 
 
fact sheet on webbing clothes moth 
http://museumpests.net/whitesheets/default.php
 
Fact sheet on low temperature treatment 
 http://museumpests.net/tools/treatments/FINAL-Low_Temp_fact_sheet.pdf
 
This fact sheet also includes references (Tom Strang's article in
Collection Forum A Review of Published Temperatures for the Control of
Pest Insects in Museums. Collection Forum 8, no. 2 (1992): 41-67
gives lethal low temperatures for various pests and his CCI note is very
helpful as well 
http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/publications/ccinotes/pdf-documents/n3-3_e.pdf
 
 
What kind of a freezer are you using? 
 
You might look at this document about modifying chest freezers to get
lower temperatures
http://museumpests.net/resources/modifying_a_chest_freezer_for_pest_cont
rol.pdf
 
Best,
Emily


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Margaret
Geiss-Mooney
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:46 PM
To: pestlist@museumpests.net
Cc: 'Molly Gleeson'
Subject: RE: [pestlist] question about freezing



Good afternoon, PestListers - My understanding of the freezing process
is that freezing if done correctly also kills the eggs, very important
when you are dealing with infested textiles.

 

Check out the following NPS ConserveOGram on freezing:

http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/publications/conserveogram/03-06.pdf

 

It appears that you do need to get that freezer temperature done to -20C
for 48 hours. Rapid cooling to -20C is also necessary to assure a
complete kill. The ConserveOGram covers the whole procedure very well.

 

Depending on your budget and your staffing, perhaps anoxic treatment
should be considered?

Regards,

Meg

._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 

Margaret (Meg) Geiss-Mooney 

Textile/Costume Conservator in Private Practice

 in beautiful Northern California 

Professional Associate, AIC 

[EMAIL PROTECTED]



...are in a freezer that is set at 0 F (-17 C).  We are in the process
of packing the other half in preparation to move them into the freezer
as well.  I would like them to be frozen in a freezer set to at least
-20 C, however, the freezer company quoted exhorbitant fees for lowering
the temperature of the freezer, even for only a few days.  I'm concerned
that -17 C isn't cold enough to ensure that the moths are killed, even
if we keep them in the freezer for several weeks.  Is this true?  

 

I'm also thinking that we should do a second freeze, to ensure that all
life stages are killed, but if the temperature is not low enough, then
maybe this is pointless.  I plan to do a test by putting a bag of live
moths/larvae into the freezer along with the objects, to monitor what's
happening, but does anyone have any experience with this, or have any
suggestions about adjusting the temperature and also about the
recommended length of time to freeze at -17C to ensure mortality of the
moths?  

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