Pest quiz

An illustration of various insect pests such as book lice, carpet beetles, and wood weevils, against a backdrop of damaged paper and textiles in a collection storage area, depicted in a detailed and educational style.

Pest Awareness Quiz

Test your knowledge on pests that threaten collections and artifacts in this engaging quiz! Learn about different types of pests and the damage they can cause to materials like paper and textiles.

Key topics covered include:

Insect identification
Pest behavior and damage
Protection and prevention strategies

9 Questions2 MinutesCreated by MonitoringMoth237

I am only about 1mm long but I can cause a lot of damage, especially to paper. What kind of insect pest am I?

Book louse

Cigarette beetle

Wood weevil

Silverfish

I am another hazard to paper in particular. Any ideas about my identity?

Wood weevil

Book louse

Silver fish

Woodworm

The inner, structural parts of hardwoods are more at risk of insect damage than their outer sapwood.

True

False

Paper, wood and other plant-based materials used in artworks are more at risk from pest damage if they are:

Overly dry and brittle, as a result of inappropriately low relative humidity and high temperature

Overly damp, as a result of inappropriately high relative humidity at any temperature

Overly damp and warm, as a result of inappropriately high relative humidity at temperatures above 20 degrees

All of the above

What is frass?

The cast skins of carpet beetle larvae

The dust-like debris of wood beetles

The surface scratchmarks left by book lice

All of the above

The case-bearing clothes moth is known to have the potential to do enormous damage to textiles collections. What is it that actually does the damage?

The moth eating the textile

The female moth laying her eggs

The larvae eating the textile

All of the above

Which of the following should NEVER be allowed in any collections storage area or collections working area? (Tick all that apply)

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