Biological Pests

For further reading

Australian War Memorial, n.d., Pesticides for Museum Use. Australian War Memorial, Canberra.

Banks, H.J., 1976, 'Physical control of insects—recent developments', Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, Australian Entomological Society, Canberra, pp 89–100.

Banks, H.J., & Annis, P.C. 1990, 'Comparative advantages of high CO2 and low O2 types of controlled atmospheres for grain storage', Food Preservation by Modified Atmospheres, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.

Fellenberg, S.J., 1994, The introduction to collecting and preservation of insects. This is one of the best insect identification keys to date. For availability, call the author on (02) 4628 5450, or write to: Stephen Fellenberg, 11 Appaloosa Circuit, Blairmount NSW 2559.

Florian, M. L. & E., 1986, 'The freezing process—effects on insects and artefact materials,' Leather Conservation News 3(1), Materials Conservation Laboratory of Texas Memorial Museum, Austin, Texas, pp 1–17.

Gilberg, M. & Roach, A., 1991, 'The use of a commercial pheromone trap for monitoring Lasioderma Serricorne (F.) infestations in museum collections', Studies in Conservation 36 (4), International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, London, pp 243–47.

Gilberg, M. & Roach, A., 1992, 'Inert atmosphere disinfestation of museum objects using AGELESS oxygen absorber', 2nd International Conference on Biodeterioration of Cultural Property, Japan, 1992, International Communications Specialists, Tokyo, pp 397–406.

Hadlington, P.W. & Gerozisis, J., 1985, Urban Pest Control in Australia, NSW University Press, Sydney.

Hadlington, P., 1992, Termites and other common timber pests, New South Wales University Press, Sydney.

Hanlon, G., Daniel, V., Ravenel, N. & Maekawa, S.,1992, 'Dynamic system for nitrogen anoxia of large museum objects: a pest eradication case study', 2nd International Conference on Biodeterioration of Cultural Property, Japan, 1992, International Communications Specialists, Tokyo,.

Horwood, M. 1992, 'Insect growth regulators (IGRs)', Pest Talk 12 (6), pp 2–4.

Paton, R. & Creffield, J. W., 1987, 'The tolerance of some timber insect pests to atmospheres of carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide in air', International Pest Control, Jan; 1(29), Rhodes Industrial Magazines, London, pp 10–12.

Rentokil^TM Bubble information booklet, Rentokil^TM.

Strang, Thomas J.K., 1992, 'A review of the published temperatures for the control of pest insects in museums', Collection Forum 8 (2), Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, Pittsburgh, Philidelphia, pp 41–67.

Valentin, N., Alguer, M. & de Hijas, M., 1992, 'Evaluation of disinfection techniques for the conservation of polychrome sculpture in Iberian museums', Conservation of Iberian and Latin American Cultural Heritage, IIC, London, pp 165–67.

Verkerk, R., 1990, Building out termites, Pluto Press Australia Limited, NSW.

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