Hello everyone, We are looking into the potential for installing a multi-functional sealed pest treatment chamber in a new building we are in the midst of designing. This would be something big enough that we could put entire trays or even cabinets inside and then treat, should the need arise. We will be primarily using freezing as pest mitigation, but want to maintain a multi-layered arsenal in case the need arises (or for specimens/items that should not be frozen). I haven't used oxygen scavenging or high CO2 before, so I am wondering if such a space (completely sealed and vented to the outside) would be compatible with both high CO2 and oxygen scavenging treatment? Reading about oxygen scavenging, I'm wondering if such a large space (e.g. not a bag around a specimen) might be too large to be effective? And likewise with high CO2 I am not sure if there are air volume constraints on effectiveness. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I am also wondering/wanting to confirm that high CO2 is effective at killing pests (we mostly worry about carpet beetles) at all life stages, including eggs? Thanks so much for your help! Cheers, Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collection Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MEAPR01MB2678382F01EA87D651221612EE519%40MEAPR01MB2678.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com.
