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
What am I?
A carpet beetle larva
A booklouse
A case-bearing carpet moth larva
A wood weevil
Which of the following should NEVER be allowed in any collections storage area or collections working area? (Tick all that apply)
Food
Drink
Visitors
People without facemasks
People without gloves
Clutter
What am I?
Hide beetle
Furniture beetle
Death watch beetle
Carpet beetle
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