Re: termites, OT?
Make sure that you are in fact dealing with
termites...silverfish love to feed on paper and starch-based products and are
very common in many households.
Paul
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 7:46
AM
Subject: RE: termites, OT?
Heat will also kill any pests, but I am not sure what
temperature is needed and heat might be more detrimental to old
paper. Marek
> Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:37:39 +0100 >
From: info@permadocument.be >
Subject: RE: termites, OT? > To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca >
> Yes Bob, Diana is absolutely right. You have to seal your package in
a > waterproof way. > Good Luck, > Roger > >
> Roger Kockaerts > Atelier pH7 > 7 rue des Balkans >
B-1180 Brussels > www.permadocument.be > > >
> -----Message d'origine----- > De : Diana Bloomfield
[mailto:dhbloomfield@bellsouth.net] > Envoyé : vendredi 14
novembre 2008 16:02 > À : alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca >
Objet : Re: termites, OT? > > Hi Bob, > > You'd
need to protect the photographs and the albums, of course-- > wrap them
up some secure way-- but you could simply put them in the > freezer for
maybe 72 hours. That should work without any need for > chemicals.
Again, only if you can sufficiently protect the images, > but I
*believe* that's a successful way to rid yourself of anything > that
might still be alive. > > On Nov 14, 2008, at 8:09 AM, BOB KISS
wrote: > > > DEAR LIST, > > This may be off topic but
this list is an excellent source of info > > and, because my question
deals with papers, some others might also > > like to > >
know the answers. > > I have just received, in trust, three albums of
photos from 1925 to > > 1961. They have some tell tale termite holes
in the pages of the > > albums. I > > want to protect the
photos and I certainly cannot afford to bring live > > termites into
my home. My hope is for y'all to recommend some > > chemical
that > > I can place in a very large zip lock baggie with each album
(but > > not in > > contact with it), seal it for the
correct amount of time to allow > > the chem > > to
fumigate the album. > > What chemical would kill termites but not
harm photos? > > CHEERS! > > BOB > > > >
Please check my website: http://www.bobkiss.com/ > > > >
"Live as if you are going to die tomorrow. Learn as if you are > >
going to > > live forever". Mahatma Gandhi > > >
> > > > >
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