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[[File:image7_silverfish.jpg|thumb|Silverfish (''Lepisma saccharina'')]] | [[File:image7_silverfish.jpg|thumb|Silverfish (''Lepisma saccharina'')]] | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
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| − | + | mall, silver gray, wingless insects, ''Lepisma saccharina'', that live in dark, warm, moist interior regions. The silverfish life cycle is 2 to 4 years and the adults can reach 12.5 millimeters in length. Eggs hatch in 19 to 43 days; nymphs become adults in 3 to 4 months. Silverfish target starchy type food and especially enjoy glue bindings, textiles, drawings, wallpaper, and photographs with glazed or painted surfaces. | |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
''Lepisma saccharina'' (common silverfish); silver fish (sp); silver witch; sugar fish; wood fish; Silberfischchen (Deut.); zilvervisje (Ned.) | ''Lepisma saccharina'' (common silverfish); silver fish (sp); silver witch; sugar fish; wood fish; Silberfischchen (Deut.); zilvervisje (Ned.) | ||
| + | [[File:silverfish damage2.jpg|thumb|Silverfish damage]] | ||
| + | ==Physical and Chemical Properties== | ||
| − | + | * Damage ranges from surface erosion to holes with irregular outlines | |
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| − | + | ==Resources and Citations== | |
| − | + | * MuseumPests.net: [http://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Silverfish.pdf Silverfish] | |
| − | + | * Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, ''A Guide to Museum Pest Control'', FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988 | |
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| − | + | * J.Dawson, "Solving Museum Insect Problems: Chemical Control" CCI Technical Bulletin No. 15, Canadian Conservation Institute, Ottawa. | |
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* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | * ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | ||
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
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* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 | * Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 | ||
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* Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986 | * Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:30, 31 May 2022
Description
mall, silver gray, wingless insects, Lepisma saccharina, that live in dark, warm, moist interior regions. The silverfish life cycle is 2 to 4 years and the adults can reach 12.5 millimeters in length. Eggs hatch in 19 to 43 days; nymphs become adults in 3 to 4 months. Silverfish target starchy type food and especially enjoy glue bindings, textiles, drawings, wallpaper, and photographs with glazed or painted surfaces.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Lepisma saccharina (common silverfish); silver fish (sp); silver witch; sugar fish; wood fish; Silberfischchen (Deut.); zilvervisje (Ned.)
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Damage ranges from surface erosion to holes with irregular outlines
Resources and Citations
- MuseumPests.net: Silverfish
- Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988
- J.Dawson, "Solving Museum Insect Problems: Chemical Control" CCI Technical Bulletin No. 15, Canadian Conservation Institute, Ottawa.
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
- George Savage, Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook, Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954
- G.Caneva, M.P.Nugari, O.Salvadori, Biology in the Conservation of Works of Art, ICCROM, Rome, 1991