Hello,
We recently received a woven woolen rug for our collection that shows signs
of clothes moth activity (frass, casings, eggs) and we would like to mitigate
with a low-temperature treatment before cleaning and introducing to our
collections storage space. According to Museumpests, the ideal temperature
should be sustained -20 F for 72 hours, though I cannot find a freezer on our
campus that gets below a range of -10 to 10 F. Is this sufficient, or is there
too big a risk they would survive the treatment at that temperature?
Just need to know if there is wiggle room in the temp recommendations, or if I
can justify a request from my institution for a colder freezer and/or anoxic
treatment.
Thank you!
Wendi
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WENDI FIELD MURRAY, PHD
COLLECTIONS MANAGER/REPATRIATION COORDINATOR, Archaeology & Anthropology
Collection
COLLECTIONS MANAGER, East Asian Art & Archival Collection
Wesleyan University | Olin Library
Exley Science Center, 301 | Middletown, CT 06459
P. 860 685-2085
pronouns: she/her/hers
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