[Taxacom] pest strip and dermestids

[JF Mate]

Vapona might not kill the eggs until they enclose so I suggest a week. If
you have access to a large enough freezer then I would freeze-treat the
rest of the drawers for good measure. Bag each box, freeze for 24h, thaw
24h and refreeze 24h. Works for me and gets rid of all stages, plus psoids
which are an issue in more humid areas like mine.

Jason


On Wed, 29 Jul 2020, 08:25 John Grehan via Taxacom, <
taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:

> I have a small dermestid infestation in some drawers that do not have any
> pesticide (as they are in a home) so I have transferred them to outside
> storage and placed some pest strip in each (sometimes called vapona). I
> would be grateful if anyone knows how long it should take to kill any
> dermestids still in the drawer or within any specimens.
>
> John Grehan
> _______________________________________________
> Taxacom Mailing List
>
> Send Taxacom mailing list submissions to: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> For list information; to subscribe or unsubscribe, visit:
> http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/taxacom
> You can reach the person managing the list at:
> taxacom-owner at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> The Taxacom email archive back to 1992 can be searched at:
> http://taxacom.markmail.org
>
> Nurturing nuance while assaulting ambiguity for about 33 years, 1987-2020.
>