Integrated Pest Management for Academic Libraries

Abstract

Pest constitute a general problem to human safety. Over the years, man has relied on routine application of pesticide which has often yielded unsatisfactory results. libraries, archives and museums have also had more than a far share of the ordeal caused by pest. Not only does pest infestation cause damage to stored materials, it scares users away. IPM is an approach that involves steps aimed at tackling the situation in terms of the environment and climatic conditions, the local circumstances of the pest infestation and the nature of the pest in question.