Also I suggest that you check with suppliers and perhaps your state
regulators as to whether you can purchase and use boracare in your
state. We recently tried to purhase some boracare for an wooden
historic structure conservation project here in California and were
informed that only licensed personel and companies could purchase and
use it here.

Cheers,
Dave

David Harvey
Conservator
Los Angeles, California


On 6/21/06, Ellen Carrlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Jane,
> Many of us in Alaska have used Bora-Care on outdoor wood (totem
> poles)with good results, and there is good precedent for it on museum
> artifacts.  You might want to look at:
> http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/technotes/PTN39/intro.htm
>
> Al Levitan at the National Parks Service is very knowledgeable (you can
> google for his contact info.)  If the artifact will get wet, the object
> will need a water repellent such as TSP and need to be re-applied on a
> maintenance schedule, as Bora-Care is water soluble.  I found the folks
> who make Bora-Care to be quite helpful about application and use of
> their product.
> Contact me off list if you want to talk further...or if you need info
> about killing the bugs.
>
> Good luck!
> Ellen Carrlee
> Curator of Collections and Exhibits
> Juneau-Douglas City Museum
> Objects Conservator
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Jane Kirk
> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 10:44 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Bora care
>
> We are having a bad powder post beetle problem this year! They are
> boring=
>
> little holes into many of our cabins and unfinished wood artifacts that
> =
>
> sit on the porches. My question is...has anyone had any experience with
> =
>
> Bora-Care? Is it effective? But most important does it harm museum
> qualit=
> y
> pieces? Any other suggestions that would be effective?
> Thanks so much for your input!
> Jane
> Museum of Appalachia
> Norris, Tennessee
>
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