[Nhcoll-l] [EXTERN] Re: Pest identification

[Dee Stubbs-Lee]

It looks consistent with insect damage I’ve seen on paper artifacts in the past. When the insects eat all the way through the thickness of the paper you will see the sharp edges like you describe, but sometimes they will only graze areas of the very top surface of the paper, leaving those more irregular, softer looking marks. We’ve seen similar damage on textiles and other materials as well. This sort of damage is not consistent with damage to paper I have seen from other factors such as temperature / light / relative humidity problems.

Dee

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From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann
Sent: February 7, 2024 4:30 PM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXTERN] Re: Pest identification

C. longicaudatum ... has the common name: paperfish (sic!)

But: are we sure, that this is not a humidity issue? it looks a bit as the paper would disintegrate rather than being consumed ... Wouldn't paper and silverfish leave sharp clean edges ?


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Am 07.02.2024 um 20:45 schrieb Thomas Pape:



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