Statistics of insect catch within historic properties

Brimblecombe, Peter; Brimblecombe, Caroline Truth; Thickett, David; Lauder, Dee

doi:10.1186/2050-7445-1-34

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“…New areas of IPM are required to better understand the spread of pests across Europe, as new species are being introduced from time to time across borders and museums where they were not present before. How this aspect is also related to climate change in the future will be an important field of research (see [ 72 , 73 , 74 ]).…”

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Insect Pests and Integrated Pest Management in Museums, Libraries and Historic Buildings

Querner

2015

Insects

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Insect pests are responsible for substantial damage to museum objects, historic books and in buildings like palaces or historic houses. Different wood boring beetles (Anobium punctatum, Hylotrupes bajulus, Lyctus sp. or introduced species), the biscuit beetle (Stegobium paniceum), the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne), different Dermestides (Attagenus sp., Anthrenus sp., Dermestes sp., Trogoderma sp.), moths like the webbing clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella), Silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) and booklice (Psocoptera) can damage materials, objects or building parts. They are the most common pests found in collections in central Europe, but most of them are distributed all over the world. In tropical countries, termites, cockroaches and other insect pests are also found and result in even higher damage of wood and paper or are a commune annoyance in buildings. In this short review, an introduction to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in museums is given, the most valuable collections, preventive measures, monitoring in museums, staff responsible for the IPM and chemical free treatment methods are described. In the second part of the paper, the most important insect pests occurring in museums, archives, libraries and historic buildings in central Europe are discussed with a description of the materials and object types that are mostly infested and damaged. Some information on their phenology and biology are highlighted as they can be used in the IPM concept against them.

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Insect Pests and Integrated Pest Management in Museums, Libraries and Historic Buildings

Querner

2015

Insects

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“…To better explore the source, occurrence regularity, and suitable control time of pests, sulfuryl fluoride fumigation was conducted in the entire area from April 15 to 17, 2017, after pest investigation and sample collection. The concentration of sulfuryl fluoride used was 50 g/m 3 , which would increase by 10% wherewith more pests. The windows and doors were sealed with specific PVC film.…”

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“…For example, Querner surveyed the pests in central Europe [1,2]; webbing clothes moths, drugstore beetles, carpet beetles, and silverfish were the main ones identified. Brimblecombe [3] surveyed 25 species of pests in the United Kingdom. Booklice, silverfish, woodlice are the most abundant, followed by carpet beetles, clothes moths, spider beetles, etc.…”

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Regularity in distribution, and control, of pests in the hall of mental cultivation, the Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Zhang

Wei

2021

Herit Sci

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Pests can seriously threaten the safety of organic relics and historic buildings. Every year, the Palace Museum spends a large of money and time preventing and controlling pests, but there is still no a better systematic and targeted method. The Hall of Mental Cultivation is a representative and essential building in the Forbidden City. Through three years of pest monitoring, the species, quantity, and occurrence regularity of the major pests were investigated. During this time, more than ten species of insects were trapped. These included carpet beetles (Anthrenus picturatus hintoni Mroczkowski, 1952 and Thylodrias contractus Motschulsky, 1839), silverfish (Ctenolepisma longicaudata Escherich, 1905), powder-post beetles (Lyctus brunneus Stephens, 1830), booklice (Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel, 1931), spider beetles (Ptinus japonicus Reitter, 1877 and Gibbium aequinoctiale Boieldieu, 1865) and the case bearing clothes moths (Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758), among which the Anthrenus picturatus was the primary pests. Abundant resources of organic relics, suitable temperature, humidity, and light environment, and cypress existence are favorable factors for the occurrence of pests, and analysis of these factors is helpful for further integrated pest management (IPM). The period with the most significant number of active pests in the Hall of Mental Cultivation is July and August, and April and May are the rapid growth period. Carpet beetles are the key pests that can affect the overall change trend significantly. It should combine with their living habits, the ideal treatment time and methods, to give them a better control. Fumigation should be done in July and August, while chemical spray should be done referring to the florescence of outdoor trees (March to June), and used of pheromone is reasonable preventative measures.

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“…Importantly, a warming world may enhance their activity as they can be sluggish at lower temperatures (<15 • C), so there is some interest in the way that a changed climate will alter their presence in the heritage environment [6]. Large surveys of historic properties show changes in insect populations are apparent, though not necessarily driven by climate [7]. Additionally, it is possible to find a relationship between outdoor temperatures and the catch of wooly bears (larval form of the carpet beetles, Anthrenus spp.)…”

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Effect of Indoor Climate and Habitat Change on Museum Insects during COVID-19 Closures

Brimblecombe

Pachler²,

Querner

2021

Heritage

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COVID-19 spread globally and, as there was little immunity, quarantine, isolation, and social distancing became widely practiced. As people were restricted to their homes in many countries, public venues, such as museums, galleries, and historic houses, were typically closed. This allowed insect abundance, under changed conditions, to be explored using traps from the Technical Museum, Schönbrunn Palace, Hofburg Museum, and Weltmuseum in Vienna. The trap contents reveal an increase in Lepisma saccharinum, the common silverfish, as well as in the Zygentoma Ctenolepisma longicaudatum and C. calvum at some museums. Other insects such as Tineola bisselliella, Anthrenus verbasci, and Attagenus smirnovi, though found in reasonable numbers, did not increase. Museum interiors were likely a little cooler and drier during lockdown, but this difference is too small to explain the increased silverfish activity. The larger rooms were certainly quieter, which allowed insects freedom to range more widely. Nevertheless, museums did not observe increased damage to collections from the larger numbers. The infestations during the closures suggest a need for low level cleaning and regular inspections, with an initial focus examining those areas frequented by insects in the past.

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Statistics of insect catch within historic properties

Cited by 16 publications

References 7 publications

Insect Pests and Integrated Pest Management in Museums, Libraries and Historic Buildings

Insect Pests and Integrated Pest Management in Museums, Libraries and Historic Buildings

Regularity in distribution, and control, of pests in the hall of mental cultivation, the Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Effect of Indoor Climate and Habitat Change on Museum Insects during COVID-19 Closures

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