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. ----------------------------------------------------------- Many thanks. Do you recall whether there ever was a section on this on Museumpests? B
On Aug 26, 2012, at 4:54 PM, 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. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Barbara - > > The rule-of-thumb is 130 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 hours will kill any stage > of any insect. When pest management firms super heat a home for bed bugs, > they leave the heat for the better part of the day to insure it reached that > level in all materials and areas of the home. > > When it comes to killing insects in wood, commercial kiln-drying of lumber > only reaches about 108 to 115. Often larvae in wood are not killed in the > kiln because the wood is a good insulator. I've been involved in powderpost > beetle, wood-boring wasp larvae, and old house borer infestations in > kiln-dried lumber, including hardwood flooring. > > An easy method for items of lesser value, is to place a pan of water on the > bottom rack of a kitchen oven in order to maintain high humidity in the oven. > Place the object directly onto an upper rack. Then turn the oven to its > "warm" setting, which usually is 170 degrees Fahrenheit. Leave the object in > for 3 hours and then turn the oven off, leaving the object inside. When the > oven is cool, you can remove the object. > > I've used this method for powderpost beetles in objects purchased by tourists > in various countries. It can probably also be used for certain kinds of > fabrics made of natural materials. I would not try it on synthetic fabrics; > they might melt. > > Tom Parker > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aandh <aa...@mindspring.com> > To: pestlist <pestlist@museumpests.net> > Sent: Sun, Aug 26, 2012 3:33 pm > Subject: [pestlist] heat treatment > > 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. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > For some reason, the "heat" part of the treatment section of Museumpests.net > doesn't have any text attached. Can someone give me the rule-of-thumb > requirements for heat treatment of infestations? > > Many thanks. > Barbara Appelbaum > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 Appelbaum & Himmelstein 444 Central Park West New York, NY 10025 212-666-4630 (voice) 212-316-1039 (fax) aa...@mindspring.com website: aandhconservation.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
