Ultracold for pest control

[Robin Leech]

As an aside bit of info for others - if you freeze pork or bear meat
at -20C for 4 months, it will kill all the Trichinella spiralis encysted.
Robin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael A. Ivie" <mivie at MONTANA.EDU>
To: <TAXACOM at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 3:48 PM
Subject: Ultracold for pest control


> Hello everyone,
>
> We have just received a large donation that is, or has been, partially
> infested with dermestids.  The material is currently isolated, and we
> are running it through a freezer to eliminate the problem before we
> examine it further. Does anyone have data on how long infested insect
> specimens need to be left in an Ultracold (-80C) freezer before all
> dermstids are surely dead?  I am guessing that after 48-72 hours,
> everything would be safe, but actual data would be more comforting.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
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> Montana State University
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