Author/Authors :
CHIN, HEO CHONG Institute for Medical Research - Medical Entomology Unit, Kuala Lumpur , JEFFERY, JOHN university of malaya - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Parasitology, Kuala Lumpur , AHMAD, NAZNI WASI Institute for Medical Research - Medical Entomology Unit, Malaysia , KIANG, HEAH SOCK Institute for Medical Research - Medical Entomology Unit, Malaysia , OMAR, BAHARUDIN Faculty of Allied Health SciencesUniversiti - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Kuala Lumpur , OTHMAN, HIDAYATULFATHI Institute for Medical Research - Medical Entomology Unit, Malaysia , LIM, LEE HAN Institute for Medical Research - Medical Entomology Unit, Malaysia
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
Insect pest , Liposcelis bostrychophila , Malaysia , museum
