Many thanks to all for the helpful responses (and to Rachael and Adam for the great update to MuseumPests on this topic)! I have started to lay the groundwork for a freezer purchase 😊
[cid:[email protected]] 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 From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dale Kronkright Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2025 8:41 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: [External] Re: [PestList] Proper freezing temps for pest mitigation Rachel and Adam - super well written and organized. A great update. Thank you your hard work and keen eye for good web design! Dale Sent from my iPhone On Apr 16, 2025, at 8:01 PM, Rachael Arenstein <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:  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]<mailto:[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 <image001.png> 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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAGxav5Lwj-YON%2B2y8a9DBMtd%3DUEtYgcAKv3mG4DhUmZvVVHFnA%40mail.gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAGxav5Lwj-YON%2B2y8a9DBMtd%3DUEtYgcAKv3mG4DhUmZvVVHFnA%40mail.gmail.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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/F14D8FE6-24EB-456B-928A-E6CD4BC0B720%40okeeffemuseum.org<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/F14D8FE6-24EB-456B-928A-E6CD4BC0B720%40okeeffemuseum.org?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/BL0PR04MB4594864C1CB351B2F11A057AC8B82%40BL0PR04MB4594.namprd04.prod.outlook.com.
