An investigation into pest management and control in selected university libraries in Nigeria

IF 0.5 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of the Institute of Conservation Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI:10.1080/19455224.2022.2157458

Oluwole Ejiwoye Rasaki, O. W. Adewuyi, Omawumi O. Makinde

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Abstract

Abstract Findings from this recent study on university libraries in Nigeria revealed that there was a prevalence of pest infestation, including rodents, cockroaches and termites. Prominent among the causes of infestation were food and drink being brought into the libraries, along with the occasional transport of infested materials. Good housekeeping, periodic maintenance of the library environment and fumigation have been adopted as pest treatment and control measures by the libraries, although the absence of dedicated library pest control units means that they depend on any more university-wide pest control programme. This means there are challenges for pest control that include a lack of specialist knowledge compounded by a lack of training for library personnel and inadequate knowledge of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), all of which this article advocates to ensure the effective management and control of pests in the university libraries.

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尼日利亚部分大学图书馆病虫害防治调查

摘要最近对尼日利亚大学图书馆的研究结果表明，害虫侵扰普遍存在，包括啮齿动物、蟑螂和白蚁。虫害的主要原因是将食物和饮料带入图书馆，以及偶尔运输受虫害的材料。图书馆采取了良好的内务管理、定期维护图书馆环境和熏蒸等有害生物处理和控制措施，尽管没有专门的图书馆有害生物控制单位，这意味着它们依赖于大学范围内的任何有害生物控制计划。这意味着害虫防治面临着挑战，包括缺乏专业知识，再加上缺乏对图书馆人员的培训，以及对害虫综合管理（IPM）的知识不足，所有这些都是本文所倡导的，以确保大学图书馆对害虫的有效管理和控制。

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Journal of the Institute of Conservation HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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