Enhanced pest capture rates using pheromonebaited sticky traps in museum stores |
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| Abstract: | AbstractMonitoring for insect pests in museums is conventionally carried out by using sticky ‘blunder’ traps. Trials of traps enhanced by the addition of the calling pheromone of Anthrenus sarnicus (Coleoptera; Dermestidae) are shown to increase capture rates for this species, thus rapidly identifying areas requiring appropriate counter-measures. Progress on developing comparable techniques targeted at another museum pest beetle, Attagenus smirnovi, is also reported. |
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