Hi Wendy, Just a general FYI for all readers. Just today we updated the Low-Temperature Treatment page on MuseumPests.net with additional FAQs created by our Solutions group. https://museumpests.net/solutions-low-temperature-treatment/
Best, Rachael and Adam MuseumPests Working Group co-chairs On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM Wendi Field Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > *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 > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BL0PR04MB4594937F63AB0A8A12471040C8BD2%40BL0PR04MB4594.namprd04.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BL0PR04MB4594937F63AB0A8A12471040C8BD2%40BL0PR04MB4594.namprd04.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAGxav5Lwj-YON%2B2y8a9DBMtd%3DUEtYgcAKv3mG4DhUmZvVVHFnA%40mail.gmail.com.
