<div dir="ltr">Dear Wendy, <div>Do you have a museum vacuum cleaner? It sucks but very gently, available from museum suppliers, put a net on the end and brush the dust into the nozzle, most of the frass ( that is pooh, detritus, dust and possibly eggs etc )so dispose of the bag to lose all the eggs collected . I'd check so no critter does a runner you could put double side tape around it to create a cordon sanitaire , or can you do outside?</div><div><br></div><div>How cold does your freezer get ? There are different tolerances per animal and the colder you can get the shorter you can keep it in there , but if you have no pressure to display or on the freezer you can keep it there for a while , so bag it and seal to keep system moisture in , then freeze for say a season, take it out but keep it in the bag sealed for a week and then return it for a similar freezer stint , take it out . I would then keep it in the bag for a while to see if the treatment has been effective . The worst thing is a survivalist egg to hatch and run free to infect others.</div><div><br></div><div> I hope to make it to Victoria during this treatment time, so I could see it and see how we are doing . I'm <a href="mailto:phoenixconservation@gmail.com">phoenixconservation@gmail.com</a> if you want to discuss off list .</div><div> Antio sas Paul Harrison ,(a currently UK based conservator with a Canadian wife )</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 23:27, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <<a href="mailto:listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca">listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Paul </div>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?<div><br></div><div>Could you reply to <<a href="mailto:greekhpm@gmail.com" target="_blank">greekhpm@gmail.com</a>> to continue the discussion?</div><div><br></div><div>Wendy</div><div>Greek Heritage Project Museum</div><div>Victoria, BC</div><div><<a href="mailto:greekhpm@gmail.com" target="_blank">greekhpm@gmail.com</a>></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 11:58 AM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <<a href="mailto:listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca" target="_blank">listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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 ..<div>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)</div><div>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 </div><div><br></div><div>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 </div><div><br></div><div>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 </div><div><br></div><div>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 </div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div>Paul Harrison MSc FIIC<br><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 00:41, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <<a href="mailto:listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca" target="_blank">listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">We have a donated old wooden trunk that has passengers in the way of silverfish.<div><br><div>Most of the chemicals advertised worry me as they may damage the fragile paper liner.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Any suggestions gratefully accepted</div><div><br></div><div>Wendy Smylitopoulos</div><div>Curator</div><div>Greek Heritage Project Museum</div><div>4648 Elk Lake Drive</div><div>Victoria, BC, V8Z 1M1</div><div><<a href="mailto:greekhpm@gmail.com" target="_blank">greekhpm@gmail.com</a>></div><div>250 419-3151</div></div>
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