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Insect Damage in Art Conservation
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Cockroaches
Damage: Staining and degradation of organic materials. Treatment: Insecticidal baits and environmental management.
Silverfish
Damage: Grazing on paper surfaces and textiles. Treatment: Environmental control and chemical traps.
Drugstore Beetles
Damage: Bore into books, paper, and dry plant material. Treatment: Freezing infested items and improving storage conditions.
Clothes Moths
Damage: Larvae consume wool, silk, feathers. Treatment: Freezing and pheromone traps.
Powderpost Beetles
Damage: Fine powder frass from tunneling in wood. Treatment: Borate treatments and controlled heating.
Spider Beetles
Damage: Feeding damage to botanicals, animal products, and grains. Treatment: Professional pest control and sanitation.
Deathwatch Beetles
Damage: Tunnels in wooden objects and structures. Treatment: Anoxia, fumigation, and pesticides.
Cigarette Beetles
Damage: Feed on dried plants and animal products, can infest books and herbarium specimens. Treatment: Pheromone traps and cooling.
Psocids
Damage: Scavenging on molds and starchy materials in books and paper. Treatment: Reduction of humidity and improvement of storage conditions.
Booklice
Damage: Staining and mild physical damage to paper. Treatment: Environmental control and desiccation.
Carpet Beetles
Damage: Larvae eat into fabrics and leather. Treatment: Freezing and pesticides.
Plaster Beetles
Damage: Surface grazing on mold in high-humidity environments. Treatment: Mold control and relative humidity reduction.
Wood Boring Beetles
Damage: Tunnels in wooden art. Treatment: Anoxia or controlled freezing.
Termites
Damage: Hollowing of wood from the inside out. Treatment: Fumigation and bait stations.
Furniture Beetles
Damage: Create tunnels and holes in wooden furniture. Treatment: Insecticide injections and surface treatments.
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