Pests can be damaging, annoying or even dangerous, causing untold damage to treasured possessions and even the structure of buildings themselves. This English Heritage guide focuses on these destructive pests and includes:<\/p>\n
– Clear photography to aid identification of pest species<\/p>\n
– Practical pest management strategies<\/p>\n
– A cutaway drawing of an infested house to locate pest trouble spots<\/p>\n
– Information about new pest species found in the UK<\/p>\n
– Case studies from various English Heritage properties<\/p>\n
– An action checklist<\/p>\n
Written by leading heritage experts in clear, accessible language with helpful illustrations, this book provides a concise but comprehensive guide to the key pest species that commonly cause damage when they infest houses and collections. It provides solutions for dealing with them and – crucially – shows you how to stop the pests returning. <\/p>\n
The handbook includes: clothes and house moths, carpet beetles, wood-boring insects, other damp-loving pests, detritus feeders and scavengers, new and other invertebrate invaders, flies, rodents and birds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Unique, easy to use, filled with pictures and case studies, this is a full but concise guide to the key pests that commonly infest our houses and solutions for dealing with them.
Foreword p.4
\nIntroduction p.6
\nHumans versus pests: an age-old conflict p.6
\nWhat sort of problems do pests cause? p.13
\nHow will this book help? p.15
\nPest Identification Guide p.16
\nInsects: an ancient group of organisms p.16
\nThe rise of insect pests p.17
\nWhich types of insects are pests? p.18
\nReproduction, growth and
\nenvironment p.20
\nPest types
\nClothes moths and
\nhouse moths p.22
\nCarpet beetles p.32
\nWood-boring
\ninsects p.40
\nDamp-loving
\npests p.51
\nDetritus feeders and
\nscavengers p.59
\nFlies p.64
\nOther invertebrate
\ninvaders p.68
\nRodents and other
\nvertebrates p.74
\nBirds p.83
\nNew insect
\ninvaders p.88
\nPest Management Guide p.93
\nRecognising the problem p.93
\nSolving the problem p.104
\nTreatments p.113
\nFreezing to control pests in small
\nitems p.116
\nWhen to call in the experts p.120
\nPest management strategy p.122
\nGeneral Index p.126
\nIndex of Pests p.130
\nCase Studies
\nWebbing clothes moths at Ranger’s
\nHouse p.25
\nWoolly bears at Down House p.34
\nFurniture beetles at Deal Castle p.43
\nDeathwatch beetles at Audley End
\nHouse p.45
\nPowder post beetles at Dover
\nCastle p.47
\nBiscuit beetles at Kenwood House p.61
\nFurniture beetles in a historic
\nhouse p.100
\nThe battle of the beetles at
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