Insect Pests found in Historic Houses and Museums...Pest beetles Other pests Non-pest beetles Larvae...
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Death watch beetle Xestobium rufovillosum Larvae attack oak hardwood which has been damp. Many insects are found in buildings and it is important to distinguish between those which are not pests and those that cause damage to objects or the building structure. A selection of the insects most commonly found in museums and historic houses in the UK are shown on this poster. Most damage is caused by immature insects, either nymphs (silverfish, booklice and woodlice) or larvae (beetles and moths). The illustrations are magnified and are much larger than life. The white symbol on each picture shows the actual body size of the insects. Case-bearing clothes moth Tinea pellionella Larvae eat wool, fur, feathers, silk and skins. Brown carpet beetle or Vodka beetle Attagenus smirnovi Larvae eat wool, fur, feathers, silk and skins. Australian spider beetle Ptinus tectus Larvae eat dried food and plant material. Biscuit beetle or drugstore beetle Stegobium paniceum Larvae eat dried food, plant material and freeze dried animals. Golden spider beetle Niptus hololeucus Larvae eat dried food and plant material. Two-spot carpet beetle Attagenus pellio Silverfish Lepisma saccharina Nymphs and adults eat the surface of damp paper, books and textiles. Common booklouse Liposcelis bostrychophila Nymphs and adults eat the surface of damp paper and books. Woodlice Isopoda They only attack rotting wood and vegetation. Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella Larvae eat dried food such as cereals and nuts. Brown house moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella Larvae sometimes attack damp wool, fur, feathers and skins. Insect Pests found in Historic Houses and Museums Moths Pest beetles Other pests Non-pest beetles Larvae live in bird nests and old cereals. Black ground beetles Carabidae Mainly predators, invading from outside. Fungus beetles and plaster beetles Mycetophagidae & Lathridiidae Larvae eat mould and are indicators of damp conditions. Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis Invade to hibernate indoors over winter. Mealworm beetle Tenebrio molitor Larvae sometimes attack damp wool, fur, feathers and skins. White-shouldered house moth Endrosis sarcitrella Varied carpet beetle Anthrenus verbasci Larvae eat wool, fur, feathers, silk and skins. Larder beetle Dermestes lardarius Larvae eat wool, fur, feathers, silk and skins. Guernsey carpet beetle Anthrenus sarnicus Larvae eat wool, fur, feathers, silk and skins. For further information on insect identification and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) go to www.collectionslink.org.uk Wood weevils Pentarthrum huttoni and Euophryum confine Larvae only attack really damp wood. Webbing clothes moth Tineola bisselliella Larvae eat wool, fur, feathers, silk and skins. Furniture beetle/ woodworm Anobium punctatum Larvae attack sapwood of many hardwoods such as oak and ash. Cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne Larvae eat dried food, plant material and freeze-dried animals.
Transcript of Insect Pests found in Historic Houses and Museums...Pest beetles Other pests Non-pest beetles Larvae...
Death watch beetleXestobium rufovillosum
Larvae attack oak hardwood which has been damp.
Many insects are found in buildings
and it is important to distinguish
between those which are not pests
and those that cause damage to
objects or the building structure.
A selection of the insects most
commonly found in museums
and historic houses in the UK
are shown on this poster. Most
damage is caused by immature
insects, either nymphs (silverfish,
booklice and woodlice) or larvae
(beetles and moths).
The illustrations are magnified and
are much larger than life. The white
symbol on each picture shows the
actual body size of the insects.
Case-bearing clothes moth Tinea pellionella
Larvae eat wool, fur, feathers, silk and skins.
Brown carpet beetle or Vodka beetle Attagenus smirnovi
Larvae eat wool, fur, feathers, silk and skins.
Australian spider beetle Ptinus tectus
Larvae eat dried food andplant material.
Biscuit beetle or drugstore beetleStegobium paniceum
Larvae eat dried food, plantmaterial and freeze dried animals.
Golden spider beetleNiptus hololeucus
Larvae eat dried food andplant material.
Two-spot carpet beetleAttagenus pellio
SilverfishLepisma saccharina
Nymphs and adults eat the surface of damp paper, books and textiles.
Common booklouseLiposcelis bostrychophila
Nymphs and adults eat the surface of damp paper and books.
WoodliceIsopoda
They only attack rotting wood and vegetation.
Indian meal mothPlodia interpunctella
Larvae eat dried food such as cereals and nuts.
Brown house mothHofmannophila pseudospretella
Larvae sometimes attack damp wool, fur, feathers and skins.
Insect Pests found in HistoricHouses and Museums
Moths
Pest beetles
Other pests
Non-pest beetles
Larvae live in bird nests and old cereals.
Black ground beetlesCarabidae
Mainly predators, invading from outside.
Fungus beetles and plaster beetlesMycetophagidae & Lathridiidae
Larvae eat mould and are indicators of damp conditions.
Harlequin ladybirdHarmonia axyridis
Invade to hibernate indoors over winter.
Mealworm beetleTenebrio molitor
Larvae sometimes attack damp wool, fur, feathers and skins.
White-shoulderedhouse moth Endrosis sarcitrella
Varied carpet beetleAnthrenus verbasci
Larvae eat wool, fur, feathers, silk and skins.
Larder beetleDermestes lardarius
Larvae eat wool, fur, feathers, silk and skins.
Guernsey carpet beetleAnthrenus sarnicus
Larvae eat wool, fur, feathers, silk and skins.
For further information on
insect identification and
Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) go to
www.collectionslink.org.uk
Wood weevilsPentarthrum huttoni
and Euophryum confine
Larvae only attack really damp wood.
Webbing clothes mothTineola bisselliella
Larvae eat wool, fur, feathers, silk and skins.
Furniture beetle/woodwormAnobium punctatum
Larvae attack sapwood of manyhardwoods such as oak and ash.
Cigarette beetleLasioderma serricorne
Larvae eat dried food, plantmaterial and freeze-dried animals.
