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. ----------------------------------------------------------- I am interested in this too. I know that a similar product (Armor Guard) was discontinued, so I wonder if there is any correlation.
From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Mullen, Kathleen D - WHS Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 11:43 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: RE: [pestlist] Controlling wood pests with Borax based products 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’ve just been quoted a service including Timbor by a pest control company, and it seems to be available on the internet, so I’m curious about what you may know that I don’t, Tom? ☺ We are going to use Boracare for our project however, because of the PEG… I’m particularly interested to hear more about the idea brought up in the original email of microwave radiation – but is seems no one has had experience with this? Katie Mullen Preservation Coordinator, Library-Archives Wisconsin Historical Society 816 State Street Madison, WI 53706-1482 PH: 608-264-6489 cell: 608-575-8944 kathleen.mul...@wisconsinhistory.org<mailto:kathleen.mul...@wisconsinhistory.org> Collecting, Preserving and Sharing Stories Since 1846 From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Parker Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:45 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] Controlling wood pests with Borax based products This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto:rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org> ________________________________ From: ad...@museumpests.net<mailto:ad...@museumpests.net> [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net]<mailto:[mailto:ad...@museumpests.net]> On Behalf Of David Cottier-Angeli Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 2:37 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto: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<mailto: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. 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