This could cause the material to “bloom” meaning that the surface of the leather rises due to the fat in the leather. For instance, leather bound books may not be the books to freeze. What we mean is, keep the books safe first and foremost. Or perhaps the mother/child metaphor is getting a little confused. You also need to remember not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. The bugs can potentially survive if not frozen fast enough, but repeated freezing will kill them eventually.Ī book showing damage from insect infestation ("bookworms"), on display at the Yale Medical School library** If you do not, however, you can still use your freezer at home. If you work in an academic library, chances are you have an industrial freezer for bug killing. The warmth of the book -the security -is what draws them in, and the harsh temperatures of a freezer will be their undoing. One of the things that mother and child are adverse to is the cold. You’ll see a little sandy pile, and if you look at your book, little pinholes will make themselves apparent and you’ll know it’s time to defend your tomes.
Frass is another word for insect poop, and it’s a sure sign that a mother was looking for a place to lay her babies. However, if you see “frass” you know you’re in trouble. Keep it dry, keep it clean, and keep it coming off the shelf now and then to disturb the dust and avoid the opportunity of nesting by insect mothers. The good news? If you love your books more than the worm mothers do, you’re going to be fine. Our job is to stave off the mother, and kill her darlings when the time comes. Like all good moms, they leave their children alone with a good book and trust they will be okay. The glue and the pages and the warm places to burrow: these bookworm babies can’t get enough, and their parents know it. We can also name termites, silverfish, and firebrats in this category.īookworms love books, and so do we, just in different ways. These creatures can be anything from beetles (Family Anobiidae and Family Dermestidae) to booklice (Yes, that’s a thing), and moths (Family Lepidoptera). A bookworm is any small worm, in the larvae stage, who likes to live in, and eat, books. The truth is there is no one species that can be taxed with being the mother of the bookworm. Read on for our best bookworm-busting strategies.
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If you're interested in learning more about how to identify and beat the bookworm in order to keep your books and collection safe, you're in the right place. What is a bookworm, anyway? Is it the baby of a beetle? A living creature that loves books? A larvae placed there by a moth? Why do we care, again?
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