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Treatment Of Wood-Boring Beetles In Oxygen-Free Atmospheres

Author(s): Stephan Biebl and Ulrich Lang
Year: 2014
Keywords: controlled atmospheres, museum pests, wood-boring, powderpost beetles.
Abstract:
The investigation showed lethal effects to development stades of three different wood boring insects commonly found in storages and exhibition rooms of museums. Hermetically closed chambers without floor sealing contained atmospheres < 1 vol.-%, the results of 100 % mortality could only be determined by examining test insects.
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