<DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know you've all been wondering constantly about the microwave/critter subject.  I've read the conservatore's report, and Ed Sutton was correct in his suggestion of using the microwave oven.  Here is a bit of the conclusion: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Microwave heating can be an effective nonchemical method of disinfesting wool textiles.  In this study, 3 minutes of microwave exposure was sufficient to obtain a 100% mortality in the egg, larval and adult stages of the webbing clothes moth in a 2.2 m (nicely folded in the pictures) samples of woo</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>l gabardine with minimal effects on the chemical and physical properties of wool.  </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Prolonged heating should be avoided because it causes shrinkage, among other types of deterioration."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW, there was a mention of moisture and its effectiveness of microwaving.  ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There you have it.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>near Peoria, IL</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PS  Many thanks to the staff at Alpha Park District Library and the library at Bradley University, Peoria, IL for providing a copy of the report.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><B></B> </DIV> <DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=piano57@insightbb.com href="mailto:piano57@insightbb.com">piano57@insightbb.com</A> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 14, 2007 12:31 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Critter-damaged punchings</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hmm, I'm having a little server problem this morning.  The update to this email that you've never received is, I can pick up the article late this afternoon and will find out what Conservators do with woolen textiles and microwaves.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=piano57@insightbb.com href="mailto:piano57@insightbb.com">Barbara Richmond</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 14, 2007 7:41 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: CAUT Critter-damaged punchings</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, I guess Ed was right.  [Ed, Am I fired?  :-) ]</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll ask my librarian/husband to retrieve this article.  I should have searched textiles in microwaves--instead of microwave safety!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know folks put wet sponges or cloths in the microwave.  I'm curious to see if a textile can go in dry.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> JSTOR: Journal of the American Institute for Conservation: Vol. 21, No. 2 (Spring, 1982), pp. 1-34</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0197-1360%28198221%2921%3A2%3C1%3AEOIFWT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-H&size=LARGE&origin=JSTOR-enlargePage">http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0197-1360%28198221%2921%3A2%3C1%3AEOIFWT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-H&size=LARGE&origin=JSTOR-enlargePage</A> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Later,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>near Peoria, IL</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>