[BCMA] silver fish

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Paul
Thank you! I was wondering about freezing as there were no chemicals
involved. We do have a walk-in that should accommodate it. When you say 2
winters do they need thaw out between?

Could you reply to <greekhpm at gmail.com> to continue the discussion?

Wendy
Greek Heritage Project Museum
Victoria, BC
<greekhpm at gmail.com>

On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 11:58 AM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <
listserv at lists.museum.bc.ca> wrote:

> Yassou!! I'm a conservator with a particular interest in pest control ,
> and work experience in Crete in the UK now but heading eventually to
> Burnaby , first thing is to bag it so the silverfish do not spread . There
> are silverfish traps that use borax , available from conservation suppliers
> , one has a blue box,silverfish go in and the borax dries them out ..
> You have several other options . Do you know if they are grey silverfish
> ctenolepisma longicaudatum   in the UK they are being found in museums and
> can survive tougher conditions  than our in UK traditional lep. sac.
> silverfish , ( i need to learn my Canadian natural history)
> silverfish can rough out tough conditions for a while , we are talking
> months  we could have the box in a dry bag , with silica gel and make it
> below 50% RH for a year , this can run with borax traps
>
> You can freeze it , in a bag if you have a freezer but you need a double
> winter , I guess Canadian insects excel at this , they produce an anti
> freeze to see them through the first (artificial)winter  then a week later
> a  second  winter then don't have enough antifreeze to see them through
>
> You could heat it ,there are companies that do this , but some glues might
> melt , the cheap way to do this is wrap in a black plastic bag  seal and
> raise from the ground  on a minimal amount of points and leave in the sun
> for a day or two as you are in Canada  , the black rises the heat in there
> and the insects get sauna ed to death
>
> There is a way to remove to remove the oxygen , You need Ageless from
> Mitsuibishi , you need the plastic special bag , metal tape and enough
> Ageless , you might recognise from some food products , this sucks the
> oxygen out into the iron product and the insects suffocate , leave for a
> while as you need to suffocate all the stages of life . You need the
> correct Ageless type
>
> This is a brief overview. I can discuss each point further for this and
> further projects. I'm a Brit married to a Canuckess in Burnaby and will
> join her later in the year , so can't do things at the moment  but we can
> talk now.
> Paul Harrison MSc FIIC
>
>
> On Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 00:41, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <
> listserv at lists.museum.bc.ca> wrote:
>
>> We have a donated old wooden trunk that has passengers in the way of
>> silverfish.
>>
>> Most of the chemicals advertised worry me as they may damage the fragile
>> paper liner.
>>
>> Any suggestions gratefully accepted
>>
>> Wendy Smylitopoulos
>> Curator
>> Greek Heritage Project Museum
>> 4648 Elk Lake Drive
>> Victoria, BC, V8Z 1M1
>> <greekhpm at gmail.com>
>> 250 419-3151
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