Thursday 20 January 2022

A Taste for Paste: Beetle Larvae Fond of Museum Paintings’ Glue Lining | Entomology Today

drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum)

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Entomologists and art conservators at a museum in Taiwan studied the infestation of more than 80 paintings by drugstore beetles (Stegobium paniceum), in hopes of developing improved pest management and conservation practices.

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