[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":124},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news/preservation-week-know-your-pests":3},{"entry":4},{"postDate":5,"id":6,"slug":7,"uri":8,"sectionHandle":9,"title":10,"text":11,"externalResourceUrl":12,"dateCreated":13,"heroImage":14,"category":28,"contributors":33,"locations":37,"associatedStaffMember":38,"blocks":58,"articleCategory":28},"2026-04-27T08:00:00-07:00","10223778","preservation-week-know-your-pests","about/news/preservation-week-know-your-pests","article","Preservation Week: Know your pests","\u003Cp>Preservation & Conservation staff highlight common collection pests and the role of Integrated Pest Management in protecting library materials\u003C/p>",null,"2026-04-21T11:10:37-07:00",[15],{"id":16,"image":17},"10239131",[18],{"id":19,"src":20,"height":21,"width":22,"srcset":23,"alt":24,"focalPoint":25},"10239132","https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_fullscreen/Profile_2026-04-24-215537_yygs.jpeg",1920,2560,"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_375xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Profile_2026-04-24-215537_yygs.jpeg 375w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_960xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Profile_2026-04-24-215537_yygs.jpeg 960w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_1280xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Profile_2026-04-24-215537_yygs.jpeg 1280w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_1920xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Profile_2026-04-24-215537_yygs.jpeg 1920w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_2560xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Profile_2026-04-24-215537_yygs.jpeg 2560w","Ryan Interrente (‘26 MLIS) taking photos of a new specimen with the stereomicroscope",[26,27],0.4168,0.3397,[29],{"id":30,"title":31,"uri":32},"34268","Collections","article-categories/collections",[34],{"byline":35,"title":36},"Written by","Kimi Taira, post-graduate preventative conservator and Ryan Interrente, preventative conservation assistant",[],[39],{"id":40,"email":41,"phone":42,"jobTitle":43,"nameFirst":44,"nameLast":45,"to":46,"consultation":12,"departments":47,"locations":51,"image":57},"436395","ktaira@library.ucla.edu","(310) 825-7187","Post-Graduate Preventative Conservator","Kimi","Taira","kimi-taira",[48],{"id":49,"title":50},"6363","Preservation and Conservation",[52],{"id":53,"title":54,"to":55,"uri":56},"523","Powell Library","powell-library","visit/locations/powell-library",[],[59,63,67,71,75,79,83],{"id":60,"typeHandle":61,"richText":62,"sectionTitle":12},"10224134","richText","\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">In recognition of\u003Ca href=\"http://preservationweek.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Preservation Week\u003C/a> (April 26–May 2, 2026), \u003Ca href=\"https://craft.library.ucla.edu/collections/preservation-conservation\">UCLA Library Preservation & Conservation\u003C/a> staff are sharing a closer look at how they monitor and identify common collection pests. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plays a key role in protecting library collections by preventing pest-related damage.\u003C/p>",{"id":64,"typeHandle":61,"richText":65,"sectionTitle":66},"10224136","Our Preservation & Conservation team has been collecting specimens to build a reference of known collection eaters and other common campus pests for staff training and support identification when pests are found in the Library. A key component of this work is understanding which ones pose the most risk, recognizing the tell-tale signs they leave behind, and determining what is new or recent damage. By building awareness, our staff can respond more quickly and effectively to the issues pests bring. \u003Cbr />\u003Cbr />After all, we want our collections to be \u003Cem>devoured\u003C/em> by library users, not by uninvited guests!\u003Cbr />\u003Cfigure class=\"image--full\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Profile_2026-04-24-215537_yygs.jpeg\" alt=\"Ryan Interrente\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Ryan Interrente (‘26 MLIS) taking photos of a new specimen with the stereomicroscope. Photo by Kimi Taira.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>","Common Collection Pests",{"id":68,"typeHandle":61,"richText":69,"sectionTitle":70},"10269045","\u003Cp>This insect grazes over the surface to feed, so we were attempting to\n capture closer images of its mouth. Silverfish are effectively \nmini-adults and ready to eat starches when they hatch and, under the \nright conditions, can live up to 8 years!\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Silverfish damage is characterized by paper thinning, as they eat the surface in shallow layers.\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--full\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/silverfish.jpg\" alt=\"Silverfish\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Silverfish (left) and silverfish damage (right)\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>","Silverfish",{"id":72,"typeHandle":61,"richText":73,"sectionTitle":74},"10269046","\u003Cp>“Bookworms” are actually damage caused by beetle larvae. These are often perfect circular holes that run straight through a book.\u003Cbr />\u003Cbr />The left beetle is an adult carpet beetle; the right side is the \ndiscarded larval skin. The larvae are the ones that are attracted to \ncollections made from animal-based glues, leather, silk and wool.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--full\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/carpet-beetle.jpg\" alt=\"Carpet beetle\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Carpet beetle with discarded larvae skin (left) and beetle larvae damage (right)\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>","Carpet beetles",{"id":76,"typeHandle":61,"richText":77,"sectionTitle":78},"10269047","\u003Cp>This is an example of a webbing clothes moth. If you see an adult \nmoth, it isn't the one eating the collection but may have laid eggs near a food source. It’s their larvae who eat proteins, just like the beetles.\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--full\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/moth1.jpg\" alt=\"Webbing clothes moth\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Webbing clothes moth\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>","Webbing clothes moth",{"id":80,"typeHandle":61,"richText":81,"sectionTitle":82},"10239128","\u003Cp>If you see any of these or other pests in your home, consult resources like the \u003Ca href=\"https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/menu.house.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of California Statewide IPM Program \u003C/a> or the \u003Ca href=\"http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/Eh/safety/pests.htm\">LA County Department of Public Health pest resources\u003C/a> to identify and learn how to manage the situation.\u003C/p>","Resources",{"id":84,"typeHandle":85,"sectionTitle":86,"sectionSummary":12,"highlight":87},"10269048","highlight","Related Content",[88,110],{"id":89,"typeHandle":90,"contentLink":91},"10269049","internalContent",[92],{"id":93,"contentType":94,"to":95,"title":96,"text":97,"articleByline2":98,"heroImage":99},"542936","generalContentPage","collections/preservation-conservation","Preservation & Conservation","\u003Cp>The UCLA Library Preservation & Conservation Department provides expert care to library materials so they are accessible now and into the future.\u003C/p>","2023-01-27T17:07:00-08:00",[100],{"id":101,"image":102},"542954",[103],{"id":104,"src":105,"height":21,"width":22,"srcset":106,"alt":107,"focalPoint":108},"1239184","https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_fullscreen/IMG_6267.JPG","https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_375xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_6267.JPG 375w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_960xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_6267.JPG 960w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_1280xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_6267.JPG 1280w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_1920xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_6267.JPG 1920w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_2560xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_6267.JPG 2560w","Close-up of an illuminated manuscript page",[109,109],0.5,{"id":111,"typeHandle":112,"title":113,"image":114,"byline1":12,"byline2":12,"category":121,"text":122,"to":123},"10269050","externalContent","Bugging Out: UCLA’s Non-Toxic Take on Campus Landscape Pest Control",[115],{"id":116,"src":117,"height":21,"width":22,"srcset":118,"alt":119,"focalPoint":120},"10268358","https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_fullscreen/IMG_5644-scaled.jpg","https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_375xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_5644-scaled.jpg 375w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_960xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_5644-scaled.jpg 960w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_1280xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_5644-scaled.jpg 1280w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_1920xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_5644-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_2560xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_5644-scaled.jpg 2560w","dragonfly at the Botanical Garden",[109,109],"Sustainability","\u003Cp>Learn more about UCLA’s campus-wide approach to non-toxic pest management\u003C/p>","https://sustain.ucla.edu/2025/08/01/bugging-out-uclas-non-toxic-take-on-campus-landscape-pest-control/",1777366114905]