Caring for Cultural Material 1

Caring for Cultural Material 2

Damage and Decay

Managing Collections

Managing People

Handling, Transportation, Storage and Display

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Damage and Decay
In this volume:
– Light and Ultraviolet Radiation
– Humidity and Temperature
arrow Biological Pests
– Dust and Pollutants
– Common Deterioration Processes
– Acknowledgments
Biological Pests
In this chapter:
– Objectives
– Introduction
– What damage do moulds cause?
– What can be done to control moulds?
– If a mould outbreak does occur?
– What damage do insects cause?
– Other pests
– Control of common insect pests
– Common insect pests: a guide to identification and non-toxic control
– Tropical insects
  MORE ABOUT BIOLOGICAL PESTS
– Moulds
– Insects
– Common pesticide application methods
– For further reading
– Self-evaluation quiz
arrow Answers to self-evaluation quiz

 

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Biological Pests

Answers to self-evaluation quiz

Question 1.

Answer: a), d) and e). b) and c) are not true. Mould can grow on layers of dust on metal objects. Many moulds are toxic and you should take precautions when handling mouldy objects.

Question 2.

Answer: e).

Question 3.

Answer: b), c) and d) are true. a) is untrue—ethylene oxide is toxic.

Question 4.

Answer: d).

Question 5.

Answer: a) and c) are false. Not all moths attack artefacts—the most damaging to objects in collections are the Common clothes moth and the Casemaking moth. Rats and mice can damage collections by eating objects, by staining them with their droppings and by encouraging insect infestation.

 

 

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