This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- We have had very good results from applying Boracare to unpainted beams or sills in our historic buildings to control carpenter ant and powder post beetle infestations. The polyethylene glycol penetrates the wood gradually but completely if applied properly, carrying the borates with it into the wood. The treatment stops most of the infestation the first year, and in our case all of it by the second year. Timbor is another commercial product used for this purpose. Richard L. Kerschner Director of Preservation and Conservation Shelburne Museum PO Box 10, Route 7 Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 985-3348 x3361 rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org
________________________________ From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of David Cottier-Angeli Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 2:37 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Killing pests with microwaves This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Would someone have scientific references and more general information on suggested technologies to kill some historical building wood beam pests? They have yet not responded to repeated standard fumigation, anoxia and injection treatments, mainly due to lack of access. The life cycle seems to be between 4-5 years before becoming fast-growing adults. Please do not ask his name, as I have had inconsistent identifications, but life is certainly there as fresh saw dust is produced repeatedly and in high quantity. The now suggested method is to uses microwaves (frequencies between 300 MHz (0.3 GHz) and 300 GHz) set to heat up to 60 deg. C. Thank you for your help on this as timber is not my specific field of knowledge. David Cottier-Angeli Associated Member of the Swiss Chamber of Technical and Scientific Forensic Experts 5C Route des Jeunes CH-1227 Geneva +41 22 300 19 55 Mobile: +41 79 319 319 0 Skype:cottiermetal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
