[PestList] Anoxic Treatment Protocols

Hello Pest list- I am curious if anyone has used these oxygen absorbers from ULINE for anoxic treatments: https://www.uline.com/BL_288/Oxygen-Absorbing-Packets The ones we have used in the past were from Mitsubishi. We have an account with Uline, so ordering these would be a little more conveni

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Those look more like meat sticks than oxygen absorbers. Just kidding…I believe the Mitsubishi absorbers also claim to control humidity in the package. Unclear whether the ULINE product is doing the same, but maintaining humidity is often important for sensitive cultural heritage material stabi

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Eric- Thanks! It's interesting because according to our HOBO, there was a pretty significant gradual increase in RH over the course of the treatment even though we were using the Mitzubishi brand eaters (approx 5% rise over 21 days). I put silica gel in the envelope that was conditioned at "50%"

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Todd – I agree that the Mitsubishi versions don’t keep the RH perfectly stabile and that adding silica can be useful. I assume I’ll be corrected on this forum, but my understanding of anoxic treatments is that the insects die from dehydration (vesicles open looking for oxygen and they dry out i

[PestList] RE: Insect ID

Leaf-footed bug. It's a seasonal invader. Dan Wixted Extension Support Specialist Cornell Cooperative Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program 135 CALS Surge Facility 525 Tower Road Ithaca, NY 14853 psep.cce.cornell.edu dj...@cornell.edu

[PestList] Re: Insect ID

Specifically a Western Conifer Seed Bug, notorious for entering buildings, where they slowly perish. Jef C Taylor IPM Specialist Zoo New England On Thursday 27 June 2024 at 15:14:42 UTC-4 Emily Carnwath wrote: > Hi all, > > Found this insect in one of our third floor galleries. Any identificat