Main entry:

Hickin, Norman E.

Title & Author:

Bookworms : the insect pests of books / by Norman Hickin.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

London : Sheppard Press, 1985.

Description:

176 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-168) and indexes.
Introduction to the problem: materials of organic origin and biodeterioration -- Insects as members of the animal kingdom: special characteristics of insects, external anatomy, how they are classified and named -- Thysanura: Bristle-tails, Silverfish, Firebrats -- Isoptera: Termites, drywood termites, dampwood termites, subterranean termites -- Psocoptera: Psocids, booklice -- Lepidoptera: Moths -- Coleoptera: Beetles, dermestid beetles -- Coleoptera: Beetles, anobiid beetles -- Coleoptera: Beetles, ptinid beetles -- Browsers and spoilers: cockroaches and crickets -- Acarina, mites and pseudoscorpiones -- The environment for books. Insects as an indication of damage. The prevention of insect attack -- The control and elimination of Insect pests of books -- Bibliography -- Index.

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ISBN:

0900661380
9780900661389

Subject:

Bibel Ester
Book-worms.
Insect pests.
Books Conservation and restoration.
Books Conservation and restoration Tropical conditions.
Insects.
Bookworms.
Insecta
Books conservation & restoration.
Vers bibliophages.
Insectes nuisibles.
Livres Conservation et restauration.
Insectes.
Insecta (class)
Schadinsekten
Buch
Boeken.
Conservatie.
Insecten.
Books Pests: Insects

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.

Holdings:

Location: Library conservation office 116849
Call No.: ID CONS Z701.H54; ID:86-B3567
Status: Available