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Did anyone experiment with freezing books at a severe temperature below zero for a few days to see if that helped sanitize the problematic bookworms and their i
by Cousin-ITT 4y ago
Did anyone experiment with freezing books at a severe temperature below zero for a few days to see if that helped sanitize the problematic bookworms and their ilk?
- SpikeDad 4y agoThey need to be frozen under vacuum. Otherwise the moisture in the air will damage the books as they're frozen. Not standard equipment libraries have at their disposal. Most libraries just isolate donations and if there's any insect activity they're discarded. Only special, valuable books would be sent out to specialized companies that do the freeze drying process.
- Baeocystin 4y agoWhy even freeze or poison if you're pulling a vacuum anyway? Wouldn't that be enough?
- SpikeDad 4y agoNo. There could be eggs which would survive a vacuum.