Abstract
This paper describes the successful bulk heat-treatment of wooden artifacts infested with furniture beetle Anobium punctatum and death watch beetle Xestohium rufovillosum, without direct humidity control. A chamber was constructed in a store and equipped with four fan-assisted heaters. Core temperatures of between 52 and 55°C were achieved after heating the chamber for eight hours. The heating and cooling cycles were completed over 23 hours. The relative humidity (RH) remained acceptable, ranging from 43 to 75% depending on the location of the sensors. However, the RH inside three sealed bags containing fragile objects was unacceptably high. Equilibrium moisture content and dimensional movement of one object were measured, indicating minimal movement. All live insects, including furniture beetle and death watch beetle in the infested timbers, were killed by the treatment.
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