Biological Pest Control of a Biscuit Beetle (<i>Stegobium paniceum</i>) Infestation in an Old Masters Paintings Storage Area

Querner, Pascal; Oberthaler, Elke; Strolz, Monika

doi:10.1080/00393630.2018.1537352

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“…Stegobium paniceum , commonly known as ‘drugstore beetle’ or ‘biscuit beetle’, is a cosmopolitan insect pest with polyphagous larvae that mostly feed on starch-based food (flour, bread, and cookies), spices, and inedible materials such as wool, paper, museum specimens. The species may also be found on pigeon nests [ 11 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ]. Adults are 2.2–3.5 mm long [ 15 ] and reddish brown [ 12 ].…”

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Analysis of Insect Pests in an 18th-Century Historical Pharmacy: A Case Study in Ferrara

Palazzo

Vicentini

Marchetti

et al. 2021

Insects

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Historical pharmacies are valuable artistic, cultural, and scientific assets. In Italy, 482 historical pharmacies have been catalogued thus far, among which is the Navarra-Bragliani Pharmacy in Ferrara, whose wood furniture dates back to the 18th century. A study on insects causing biodeterioration was carried out for the first time on this valuable asset in order to monitor and preserve it. Insect samples were collected during surveys and examined by stereomicroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, using taxonomical keys for identification. The results revealed the presence of three species of Coleoptera—the first one specialised to attack wood materials, the second one polyphagous, and the third one feeding on materials of animal origin. The data obtained in this investigation may be useful for the preservation of the precious furnishing of the historical Navarra-Bragliani Pharmacy for performing similar studies on other ancient pharmacies aimed to protect these valuable cultural and scientific assets.

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Analysis of Insect Pests in an 18th-Century Historical Pharmacy: A Case Study in Ferrara

Palazzo

Vicentini

Marchetti

et al. 2021

Insects

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“…Survey of rice weevils, darkling beetle, drugstore beetle, and cigarette beetle in Mecca regions, KSA From a total of 756 stored products, 608 (80.42%) Have been infested with at least one stored product beetles pests. Drugstore beetle was the most common stored product beetles with an infection rate of 67.20% (Table 1) and the incidence was particularly high in stored products (Ground anise, Ground cumin, all type of pasta, Nigella sativa, and Wheat flour these results were illustrated with (Figure 1), [4,5] grown in Khulais (85.19%) and Taif, Rabigh, Jeddah, Bahra, Makkah, and Aljummum (74.10%, 71.30%, 71.29%, 67%, 54.63%, and 46.30%, respectively. Rice weevils ranked second (54.37%) and were mostly similarly distributed in all the regions (Khulais, Rabigh, Taif, Makkah, Jeddah, Bahra and Aljummum, 91.67%, 67.6%, 56.48%, 52.78%, 48.15&, 39.82% and 38.89%, respectively [1,2].…”

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“…The drug beetle (Stegobium paniceum) crosses insects that have widespread worldwide and are also multi-existent in different environments [4]. The drug beetle is named paniceum by its very high ability to feed on a very wide range of grains, pulses, nuts, flour, stored products, and spices, meaning it can feed on all kinds of stored materials [5]. The tobacco beetle (Lasioderma serricorne), also known as cigar beetle, is very similar to the drug beetle, belongs to the family Ptinidae.…”

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Biological Control Against Four-Stored Product Beetles Pests by Using Cytoplasmic Polyhedrosis Virus (Cypovirus1)

AL-Jaddawi¹,

Elbeshehy²,

Alkenani³

et al. 2021

Int j pharm phytopharm res

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The rice weevils, tobacco beetle, drug beetle, and Darkling beetle were collected from different locations in Mecca regions, KSA. The four different larvae attack stored products cause economic losses by incredible damage and post-harvest. This investigation was Carrie out to identify characters these insects include. In addition, Cypovirus1 was isolated and collected from living and dead stem and cob borer larvae and pupae from Maize in farmers' fields at Mecca regions, KSA. Samples have chronic diseases were tested by indirect ELISA (The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) and confirmed by TEM (Transmission electron microscopy) showing inclusion bodies demonstrated that the occlusion bodies were of irregular shape and ranged from 2.2 to 4.9 µm in diameter. On the other hand, we are studying the effects of different concentrations of a new Biocomponent of Cypovirus1 infection on the rice weevil adults, tobacco beetle, bread beetle, and darkling beetle larvae study their impact on the rates and severity of the infection. Also, the SDS-PAGE (Sodium dodecyl sulfatepolyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) test for showing various distinguishable sole bands in infected adults comparing with non-infected.

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“…Numerous pest control methods have been studied, both chemical methods: spraying with pesticides and fumigation [6], also physical methods: freezing [7], low oxygen [8], microwave [9], and others. Biological control methods such as parasitic wasps [10], insect pheromone traps have also been tried. In addition, scholars are also exploring the changes in insect damage to cultural relics caused by climate change [11,12] to adopt more stable and effective methods to control the damage caused by pests.…”

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Regularity in distribution, and control, of pests in the hall of mental cultivation, the Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Zhang

Wei

2021

Herit Sci

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Pests can seriously threaten the safety of organic relics and historic buildings. Every year, the Palace Museum spends a large of money and time preventing and controlling pests, but there is still no a better systematic and targeted method. The Hall of Mental Cultivation is a representative and essential building in the Forbidden City. Through three years of pest monitoring, the species, quantity, and occurrence regularity of the major pests were investigated. During this time, more than ten species of insects were trapped. These included carpet beetles (Anthrenus picturatus hintoni Mroczkowski, 1952 and Thylodrias contractus Motschulsky, 1839), silverfish (Ctenolepisma longicaudata Escherich, 1905), powder-post beetles (Lyctus brunneus Stephens, 1830), booklice (Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel, 1931), spider beetles (Ptinus japonicus Reitter, 1877 and Gibbium aequinoctiale Boieldieu, 1865) and the case bearing clothes moths (Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758), among which the Anthrenus picturatus was the primary pests. Abundant resources of organic relics, suitable temperature, humidity, and light environment, and cypress existence are favorable factors for the occurrence of pests, and analysis of these factors is helpful for further integrated pest management (IPM). The period with the most significant number of active pests in the Hall of Mental Cultivation is July and August, and April and May are the rapid growth period. Carpet beetles are the key pests that can affect the overall change trend significantly. It should combine with their living habits, the ideal treatment time and methods, to give them a better control. Fumigation should be done in July and August, while chemical spray should be done referring to the florescence of outdoor trees (March to June), and used of pheromone is reasonable preventative measures.

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Biological Pest Control of a Biscuit Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) Infestation in an Old Masters Paintings Storage Area

Cited by 9 publications

References 22 publications

Analysis of Insect Pests in an 18th-Century Historical Pharmacy: A Case Study in Ferrara

Analysis of Insect Pests in an 18th-Century Historical Pharmacy: A Case Study in Ferrara

Biological Control Against Four-Stored Product Beetles Pests by Using Cytoplasmic Polyhedrosis Virus (Cypovirus1)

Regularity in distribution, and control, of pests in the hall of mental cultivation, the Forbidden City, Beijing, China

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