Integrated Pest Management in Cultural Heritage

This practical handbook offers comprehensive guidance on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for museums, galleries, libraries, archives, and historic houses. Fully illustrated in colour, it helps curators and conservators identify and manage insect, rodent, and bird pests. The book covers trapping, detection, and recording methods, alongside physical and chemical control options-with clear discussion of health, safety, and environmental concerns. IPM is presented as a safer, more cost-effective approach to protecting collections from pest damage.

Integrated Pest Management in Cultural Heritage is a practical, colour- illustrated, working handbook for the curator, conservator and all persons concerned with the management of collections. It is an essential guide to the recognition of insect, rodent and bird pests with advice on the practical steps required to prevent and control damage to collections. The latest information on the trapping and detection of pests is presented together with guidelines for pest recording. The author explains the advantages and disadvantages of physical and chemical control measures, including concerns about the use of pesticides and their effects on staff and the environment. In addition, he demonstrates that Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is not only a safer option, but also a more cost-effective solution to the complex problems of pest control. This book offers comprehensive guidance for the necessary action and treatment of any pest problem likely to be encountered in museums, galleries, libraries, archives and historic houses.

Chapter 1 Introduction to Integrated Pest management in Cultural Heritage

What is Integrated Pest management ?

Why have Integrated Pest management in a Museum?

Developing a strategy

Implementing Integrated Pest management

Chapter 2 Insect pests

Why are insects pests?

What are insects?

What are the Pests?

Pests which attack wool, fur, feathers and textiles

Pests which attack herbarium collections and dried food

General detritus feeders, mould feeders and scavengers

Woodborers

Termites,

Chapter 1 Introduction to Integrated Pest management in Cultural Heritage

What is Integrated Pest management ?

Why have Integrated Pest management in a Museum?

Developing a strategy

Implementing Integrated Pest management

Chapter 2 Insect pests

Why are insects pests?

What are insects?

What are the Pests?

Pests which attack wool, fur, feathers and textiles

Pests which attack herbarium collections and dried food

General detritus feeders, mould feeders and scavengers

Woodborers

Termites

Mites

Chapter 3 Insect detection and monitoring

Where do insects come from?

How do you find insects?

Insect traps

Pheromones

Wooden objects, X-rays, ultrasonics and incubation

Chapter 4 Prevention of insect infestation

Exclusion

Environment

Temperature

Humidity

Hygiene

Storage

Quarantine

Chapter 5 Control of insects

Insects control in buildings

Non-chemical methods

Chemical methods

Control of insects in objects

Physical Control

Atmospheric gases

Radiation

Residual insecticides

Fumigation

Damage to objects by chemical treatments

Safety and pesticide use

Chapter 6 Rodents and Birds

Rodents

Rodents as pests

Surveying for rodents

Preventing rodent infestation

Rodent control

Rodent control strategy

Other vertebrate pests

Bats

Squirrels

Birds

Management of birds

Repellents and deterrents

Chapter 7 Implementing IPM

Developing an IPM Strategy

The future

Index

• By (author) David Pinniger

"The latest information and research regarding trapping, monitoring and treatment for insects, rodents and birds is clearly presented, including information on changes to legislation. A great boon to the new edition is a full index and a detailed contents page, making it very easy to track down specifics...the range of insects covered has been considerably extended....I heartily recommend this as an addition to the IPM bookshelf. The small outlay to purchase the book will be richly rewarded by the help and support that the book will give." IconNews - July 2015 "This book is certainly worthy of a place on the bookshelf...a 156-page practical, working handbook which comes with a very large number of colour photographs and illustrations. It is an essential guide to the recognition of insect pests....For each pest, there is practical advice on the steps required to prevent and control damage..." Pest Magazine - March 2015
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This book is certainly worthy of a place on the bookshelf...a 156-page practical, working handbook which comes with a very large number of colour photographs and illustrations. It is an essential guide to the recognition of insect pests....For each pest, there is practical advice on the steps required to prevent and control damage...

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The latest information and research regarding trapping, monitoring and treatment for insects, rodents and birds is clearly presented, including information on changes to legislation. A great boon to the new edition is a full index and a detailed contents page, making it very easy to track down specifics...the range of insects covered has been considerably extended....I heartily recommend this as an addition to the IPM bookshelf. The small outlay to purchase the book will be richly rewarded by the help and support that the book will give.

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