Drugstore Beetle Damage Pattern of Glue Paste-Lined Oil Paintings

• Published in: Journal of economic entomology Vol. 115; no. 1; pp. 250 - 258
• Main Authors: Lee, Wen-Yuan, Liu, Kai-Yuan, Wu, Wan-Yu, Tsai, Cheng-Lung, Wu, Wei-An, Li, Hou-Feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Entomological Society of America 09.02.2022; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Animals; beetle infestations; Beetles; biological deterioration; Body length; Coleoptera; Conservation; Conservation practices; Drug stores; Drugstores; eggs; entomology; Europe; HOUSEHOLD AND STRUCTURAL INSECTS; Infestation; Insects; Larvae; Monitoring methods; museum pest; Museums; Oil; Oil painting; oils; painting conservation; Pests; Protection and preservation; Psocodea; Ptinidae; Pupa; pupae; Stegobium paniceum; Taiwan; Wasps; Europe; United Kingdom; Austria; France; Japan; Germany; Taiwan; museum pest; painting conservation; biological deterioration; Stegobium paniceum

A glue paste lining is a traditional conservation treatment used to reinforce the aged canvas of oil paintings. Several insect infestation cases concerning glue paste-lined oil paintings have been reported around the world, particularly in European countries. In 2008, Chimei Museum, a private museum...