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First Report of Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel (Psocoptera: Liposcelidae) as a museum insect pest in Malaysia
Heo, Chong Chin1, Jeffery, John2, Nazni Wasi Ahmad3, Heah, Sock Kiang4, Baharudin Omar5, Hidayatulfathi Othman6, Lee, Han Lim7.
This paper reports the infestation of psocid, Liposcelis bostrychophila Badonnel (Psocoptera: Liposcelidae) in the insect museum at Medical Entomology Unit, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur. These tiny organisms were recognised as museum insect pest and found frequently in the insect boxes containing mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches and butterflies. They feed on dead insect specimens and cause severe physical damages to the valuable reference specimens collected in the early 20th century. Hence, it is important to control their population immediately to prevent them from causing further deterioration to the museum collection.
Affiliation:
- Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia
- Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia
- Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia
- Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia
- Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia
- University of Malaya, Malaysia
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
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