Since the 1980s the concept of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been applied in museums, historic houses and archives to reduce the application of pesticides and damage to historic objects. Insect pests such as the webbing clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella), drugstore beetle (Stegobium...

A glue paste lining is a traditional conservation treatment used to reinforce the aged canvas of oil paintings. Several insect infestation cases concerning glue paste-lined oil paintings have been reported around the world, particularly in European countries. In 2008, Chimei Museum, a private ...

Biscuit beetle (Stegobium paniceum) and webbing clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella) cause much damage to museum objects. Some objects and materials are very attractive to these two pest species and objects are often re-infested after treatment. For some years parasitoid wasps have been used in...

Asian carpet beetle Anthrenus coloratus Reitter, 1881 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) is reported in Russia for the first time. This species, being a harmful pest of museum zoological, artisan, historical, and other collections, is of significant practical importance. As a rule, exhibits and stock...

This paper determines the scale of the insect festival industry in North America, describes the basic characteristics and purposes of insect festivals, and offers strategies for managing the implications of those festivals for sustainability. The paper is based on a 2015 web-based search, which...

Studies regarding the roles of insects in human culture are mainly executed under Entomology science. Interesting results arising from the investigation of this roles surprised and amazed people. Insects provided people make beneficial inventions and played significant roles in many areas of human...

Stored-product insects are pests of cultural properties in museums and other collections, and they are represented by species that infest dried animal products and also those infesting dried plant materials. Methyl bromide has been used as an effective control measure to disinfest artifacts, but it ...

This database, implemented by both the CICRP and the INRA, gathers the most important pests affecting the cultural heritage. These insects represent a serious threat to the preservation of cultural properties such as museum collections, libraries and archives, movable objects and immovable objects...

Controlled atmospheres using nitrogen represent a safe and effective method for both objects and human health. The use of this technique against pests in museums has received an increasing amount of interest during the last twenty years. This paper looks at the research into anoxic treatments that...

A quantitative survey was conducted to identify the characteristics of infestations in contemporary art institutions. This survey helped us understanding the mechanism of infestation in French heritage institutions according to the type of institution. Our results show a correlation between the...