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. ----------------------------------------------------------- The computer changed Timbor to Tomboy. Ha! It's Timbor - no longer available.
Tom Parker Sent from my iPhone On Jan 25, 2012, at 10:40 AM, Thomas Parker <bugma...@aol.com> wrote: > 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. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Tomboy is no longer on the market. > > Tom Parker > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 25, 2012, at 10:35 AM, "Rick Kerschner" > <rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org> wrote: > >> 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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. 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