Survey of insect pests in the manuscripts library of Coptic museum in Egypt
Museums are the main sources of cultural, political, economic, scientific and historic information in the communities. Pests in a museum, library or archive environment can cause serious damage to highly valuable and irreplaceable materials. A survey was conducted in the Manuscripts Library of the C...
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doaj-c19675a70a6f42a488b71855a980a4e02021-08-20T04:33:10ZengElsevierSaudi Journal of Biological Sciences1319-562X2021-09-0128950615064Survey of insect pests in the manuscripts library of Coptic museum in EgyptGawhara M.M. Abu El-Hassan0Saleh Alfarraj1Sulaiman A. Alharbi2Nagwa H. Atiya3Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo 11566, Egypt; Corresponding author at: Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo 11566, Egypt.Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaCenter of Researches & Conservation of Antiquities, Cairo, EgyptMuseums are the main sources of cultural, political, economic, scientific and historic information in the communities. Pests in a museum, library or archive environment can cause serious damage to highly valuable and irreplaceable materials. A survey was conducted in the Manuscripts Library of the Coptic Museum (Egypt) to determine the biodiversity of insect pests infest the place. Sampling were done monthly for a year (from October 2018 to September 2019) using sticky traps with a nontoxic sticky substance. The sticky traps were placed at the corners of the library, behind doors and on the windows edges. A total of 1047 specimens belonging to nine species under six families and five orders were collected and identified. The most abundant species was Monomorium pharaonic with a total of 639 collected specimens followed by Ochetellus glaber, Thermobia domestica, Gibbium psylloides, Anthrenus verbasci, Periplaneta Americana, Lasioderma serricorne, Liposcelis bostrychophila, Attagenus fasciatus with total number of 193, 62, 45, 39, 23, 21, 13, 12 collected specimens, respectively. The traps which sited in the corners of the library trapped 60% of the total recorded specimens.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X21003946SurveyMuseum pestsAntiquitiesEgypt |
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Gawhara M.M. Abu El-Hassan Saleh Alfarraj Sulaiman A. Alharbi Nagwa H. Atiya Survey of insect pests in the manuscripts library of Coptic museum in Egypt Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Survey Museum pests Antiquities Egypt |
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Gawhara M.M. Abu El-Hassan Saleh Alfarraj Sulaiman A. Alharbi Nagwa H. Atiya |
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Survey of insect pests in the manuscripts library of Coptic museum in Egypt |
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Survey of insect pests in the manuscripts library of Coptic museum in Egypt |
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Survey of insect pests in the manuscripts library of Coptic museum in Egypt |
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Survey of insect pests in the manuscripts library of Coptic museum in Egypt |
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Survey of insect pests in the manuscripts library of Coptic museum in Egypt |
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survey of insect pests in the manuscripts library of coptic museum in egypt |
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Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences |
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1319-562X |
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Museums are the main sources of cultural, political, economic, scientific and historic information in the communities. Pests in a museum, library or archive environment can cause serious damage to highly valuable and irreplaceable materials. A survey was conducted in the Manuscripts Library of the Coptic Museum (Egypt) to determine the biodiversity of insect pests infest the place. Sampling were done monthly for a year (from October 2018 to September 2019) using sticky traps with a nontoxic sticky substance. The sticky traps were placed at the corners of the library, behind doors and on the windows edges. A total of 1047 specimens belonging to nine species under six families and five orders were collected and identified. The most abundant species was Monomorium pharaonic with a total of 639 collected specimens followed by Ochetellus glaber, Thermobia domestica, Gibbium psylloides, Anthrenus verbasci, Periplaneta Americana, Lasioderma serricorne, Liposcelis bostrychophila, Attagenus fasciatus with total number of 193, 62, 45, 39, 23, 21, 13, 12 collected specimens, respectively. The traps which sited in the corners of the library trapped 60% of the total recorded specimens. |
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Survey Museum pests Antiquities Egypt |
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