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New insect pest identification poster
28th Jul, 2009
English Heritage and the Collections Trust have announced the publication of a new poster guide to identifying insect pests in cultural heritage organisations.
A Helpful Guide to Insect Pests found in Historic Houses and Museums is an update to the original English Heritage pest identification poster, first published in 1999. It has become an invaluable tool for identifying insect pests for all those caring for collections. However, there have been a number of changes over the last ten years which have seen the decline of some pests and dramatic increases in other species which have now become established in the UK.
The poster has been completely re-designed to include clear colour digital images of these new pests, together with new images of some of the more familiar ones. The larvae of some species, such as clothes moths and carpet beetles, are also illustrated. There are life sized silhouettes of all the species featured, along with details of the damage they can cause.
Further guidance on identifying and managing pests in cultural heritage organisations is available in the Collections Trust publication, Pest Management: a practical guide, available from the Collections Link shop.
To request your free copy of the poster, please complete the form below.
