| Title: | Insect Distribution in a Vacant Multi-Level Office Building |
| Author(s): | Brimblecombe P; Jeannottat L; Querner P; |
| Address: | "Department of Marine Environment and Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan. School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. Swiss National Library, Hallwylstrasse 15, 3003 Bern, Switzerland. Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria. Institute of Zoology, Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2075-4450 (Print) 2075-4450 (Electronic) 2075-4450 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The webbing clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella) causes extensive and costly damage to fabrics, furnishings, and museum objects. It is best known from its presence in homes, museums, and historic properties, while infestations in office buildings are not as well understood. Offices typically have more frequent cleaning, fewer quiet habitats, less food availability, and fewer breeding environments for moths, which may explain the lower abundance. Nevertheless, they can be introduced with materials or by employees whose homes have a moth infestation. This study examines the distribution of different insect pests determined from pheromone traps set out in an unoccupied multi-floor office building in Switzerland. Tineola bisselliella dominated the insect catch but was mostly found in the aisles on the lower floors. The larger rooms tended to have a greater insect catch. Carpet beetles (Attagenus smirnovi) and silverfish (Zygentoma) were also found, although in smaller numbers, and often preferred the basement floors. The ghost silverfish (Ctenolepisma calvum) dominated the Zygentoma, even though it has been rare until recently in Switzerland. The study suggests the need for Integrated Pest Management within office buildings. In addition, in unoccupied buildings under renovation, with no obvious sources of food, insect pests still need monitoring" |
| Keywords: | Attagenus smirnovi Ipm Switzerland Tineola bisselliella Zygentoma pheromone traps spatial distribution; |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEBrimblecombe, Peter Jeannottat, Laure Querner, Pascal eng Heritage_2020-043_Modeling-Museum/Austria Academy of Science/ Switzerland 2023/07/28 Insects. 2023 Jun 25; 14(7):578. doi: 10.3390/insects14070578" |
