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Alien true powder post beetle (Lyctinae) species started to be a concern with the growing worldwide trade after the Second World War. Lyctus brunneus arrived in Central Europe 70 years ago and replaced the native species Lyctus linearis as lyctine beetle of economic importance. But this situation ch...

During the last decades Methyl bromide was used to eradicate pests in artifacts in museums. But it is an ozone depletor and is classified as carcinogenic and will be banned in the future. Stimulated by this present regulatory pressure, we investigated Vikane* (= Sulfuryl fluoride) as a substitute fo...