IPM Museum

L-TRAP
Trap for monitoring the presence of flying beetles in museums and libraries.
(ANOBIUM PUNCTATUM, HYLOTRUPES BAJULUS, STEGOBIUM PANICEUM, ATTAGENUS SMIRNOVI, ANTHRENUS MUSEORUM, ANTHRENUS VERBASCI
AND OTHERS)



L-Trap is a specialist trap for intensive capturing of adult stages of museum and library collection pests. L-Trap provides thorough information about the presence of beetles in museums of textiles, wooden items, library collections, etc.
The attractant elements are 2 photoluminescent plates (that emit light in the dark), which attract the beetles into the trap.
The trap emits light without the use of electricity, hence it can be safely used at night in libraries and museums. Its unique design allows the insects to directly land on the flypaper or enter the glue surface. The trap captures adult specimens and, as a result, it prevents the drugstore beetle,

the museum beetle, the brown carpet beetle and other dangerous pests from spawning subsequent generations of voracious larvae.
In normal conditions, the trap emits light for around a dozen hours while the insects are most active, i.e. in the evening and at night.
The trap performance is limited by its poor exposure to light and accumulation of dirt on the glue surface.
The design provides for quick and easy trap assembly. The trap is absolutely safe.

Usage: The trap should be laid out near windows: if possible, on windowsills (for best results, natural lighting is essential, as it optimally excites the photoluminescent attractant). Alternatively (in windowless spaces), it is recommended to set up the traps on tables or shelves well exposed to artificial lighting.

Several-millimetre-large beetles are visible on the trap glue surface. Adult specimens of the Dermestidae (skin beetles) species belong to the smallest beetle group, hence a magnifying glass or a microscope will facilitate their identification.

The photoluminescent materials applied in the trap require an appropriate dose of light energy. The optimal performance can be reached by the trap multi-hour exposure to daylight, or optionally to artificial light.

The photoluminescent materials applied in the trap require an appropriate dose of light energy. The optimal performance can be reached by the trap multi-hour exposure to daylight, or optionally to artificial light.