Practical and eco-friendly suggestions for eliminating insects in manuscripts cabinets

Abstract

َAbstract:

This article aims to propose suggestions for manuscripts cabinets that face difficulties in controling insect infestations, due to lack of experience and material resources ; and for this reason, we have chosen two practical methods that are safe and useful in these circumstances to exterminate insects and get rid of their damage to manuscript cabinets.

These suggestions deal on anoxia and freezing processes as alternatives solutions being practiccal and eco-friendly methods in eliminating insects infestation than the chemicals ones; and thus, showing how effective they are, and how to apply them, explaining the mechanism of biological destruction of insects by these two methods, and mentioning the types and requirements they need.