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Dear Jenny,
you did *not* miss anything. I got faxes with
helpful information (from books and articles), and some colleagues kindly enough
forwarded my request to people, who are not on the list. In addition, I
myself contacted some specialists directly, not knowing whether they have access
to our list or not. Therefore I tried to be friendly and include everybody into
my sincere thanks... hence my wording "on- and offline".
I do, like other colleagues who already answered
your message, believe, that we have to respect if some colleagues wish to answer
some questions offline. And that is why most of us, once the answers are found,
give a short summary to the whole list.
And to be honest: normally, I would send an answer
like this to you *offline*, as I do not think that this is of general
interest!
I can - however - add some more information, as
Monika Akerlund, enthomologist in Sweden, sent me the answer to the question I
really asked only after I had sent my summary to all of you: She went through
her specialized books and was able to tell me, that after 24 hours at 21°C, the
moth larvae will not be able to keep up their resistancy to freezing
anymore.
So I will go for a combination of all the answers
recieved: have the carpets sit at 21°C for at least 24 hours, then shock freeze
them down to -45°C for at least 72 to 96 hours at the minimum
temperature.
Sincerely, Karin von Lerber
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