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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Damage to wood, fabric, or other materials caused by [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=insect insects] and pests, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bird birds], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bat bats], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=rodent rodents]. Pest damage can include material loss (holes, tunnels, chewed wires, etc), fouling ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=flyspeck flyspecks], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=guano guano], etc.). [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Integrated | + | Damage to wood, fabric, or other materials caused by [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=insect insects] and pests, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bird birds], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bat bats], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=rodent rodents]. Pest damage can include material loss (holes, tunnels, chewed wires, etc), fouling ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=flyspeck flyspecks], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=guano guano], etc.). [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Integrated%20Pest%20Management Integrated Pest Management] programs are instituted to minimize damage by pests. |
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| − | * | + | * David Pinniger, ''Pest Management in Museums, Archives and Historic Houses'', Archetype Publications, London, 2001 |
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Revision as of 06:21, 24 July 2013
Description
Damage to wood, fabric, or other materials caused by insects and pests, such as birds, bats, rodents. Pest damage can include material loss (holes, tunnels, chewed wires, etc), fouling (flyspecks, guano, etc.). Integrated Pest Management programs are instituted to minimize damage by pests.
Additional Images
Damage from carpenter ants
Carpenter ant
Damage from drugstore beetles
Damage from termites
Damage from furniture beetles
Damage from furniture beetles
Damage from old house borer
Authority
- David Pinniger, Pest Management in Museums, Archives and Historic Houses, Archetype Publications, London, 2001