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RE: Roaches in books
PS -
We did think about anoxia, and you certainly should keep an
open mind on that approach. But for a variety of reasons,
we decided to go cold.
Henry
-----Original Message-----
From: Angie Piercy [SMTP:afp048t@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 17:33
To: consdist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; padg@xxxxxxx
Subject: Roaches in books
A patron returned several books to us infested with baby
roaches & 1 dead
adult. We have the books all in a box together and I have
been looking for
a way to be rid of the pests without damaging the books.
Besides sealing
them in and waiting for them to die (which could leave some
stains on the
books), any ideas? This has not affected the rest of the
collection or the
library as a whole, but these are out-of-print art books
that we would
rather not lose. I read that heating items to 55 degrees C
(131 F) would
quickly kill the pests, but what would this do to the
books? I have
searched the internet and ConDist archives, etc. Any
related experiences
or ideas would be helpful. Thank you.
Angie Piercy
Head of Preservation Unit
Southwest Missouri State University