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I'm interested in hearing more, but this company is apparently using both freezing, AND anoxia; both are well proven techniques (if done properly), so I can't understand the need for "introducing a dielectric field with argon gas". I also can't see how a "plasma field" can disrupt insect eggs (or other life) without endangering the artefacts. What effect does the plasma field have on insects? (make them dizzy? give them hallucinations?) How large are the antennae to create this effect? How big a volume is treated? Would a plasma field create ozone?? I have lots of questions. All my "quantum fruitloop" sensors are going off, so I await more information (and advise same), before exploring this offer in more detail. js Jerry Shiner Keepsafe Microclimate Systems www.keepsafe.ca i...@keepsafe.ca +1 800 683-4696 Providing a suite of services and environmental control solutions for museums and archives, including control of humidity, oxygen and temperature. > -----Original Message----- > From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On > Behalf Of Cricket Harbeck > Sent: April-08-13 4:37 PM > To: pestlist@museumpests.net > Subject: [pestlist] Plasma Field 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. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Hello All, > > Does anyone have any knowledge of or advice about using a > plasma field to treat against a webbing clothes moth > infestation? I'm dealing with a household infestation and am > looking to treat furniture, clothing and rugs, but no > artwork. A company I've contacted said the best treatment > method is using plasma field, and described the process as > first freezing the materials, and then introducing a > dielectric field with argon gas. They said freezing kills > the adults while the plasma field kills the eggs and > sanitizes. They say this method is better than traditional > freezing, which doesn't guarantee killing the eggs. I am an > art conservator, and was trained to freeze objects for such > an infestation using a standard procedure. I'm just really > curious about this treatment and was hoping someone had some > thoughts about its use, efficacy and possible harm to the > treated materials. > > Thank you very much in advance. > Cricket > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
