Life Sciences

Investigation and control of pests damaging to frescoes and clay sculptures in the Dule Temple in Tianjin

  • LIU Genyu ,
  • JIA Jia ,
  • TAN Kexin ,
  • CHEN Nan ,
  • ZHAO Zhihui ,
  • ZHEN Gang ,
  • WEI Cong
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  • 1. College of Plant Protection,Northwest A&F University,Yangling 712100,Shaanxi Province,China;
    2. Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics Protection,Xi'an 710075,China;
    3. Key Scientific Research Base of Conservation on Stone and Brick Materials(Shaanxi Provincial Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage),State Administration Bureau of Cultural Heritage,Xi'an 710075,China;
    4. Department of Antiquities and Museum Science,Fudan University,Shanghai 200433,China;
    5. Tianjin Jizhou Cultural Heritage Protection Center,Tianjin 301900,China

Received date: 2025-05-23

  Online published: 2026-06-03

Abstract

To clarify the cultural relics pests that damage the frescoes and clay sculptures in the Dule Temple in Jizhou Dis- trict of Tianjin,the pests occurring in the frescoes and clay sculptures in this temple were investigated.The classification and identification were conducted based on morphological characteristics and DNA barcoding technology.The results illustrated that:① The main pests of frescoes were Anthophora melanognatha,Trogoderma variabile,Tineola sp.,Uroctea sp.and Gibbium aequinoctiale;② The statistical analysis of all the holes of frescoes showed that the most pests inhabited in the holes with diameter less than 0.80 cm and depth less than 7.00 cm ;③ The depth of holes of Uroctea sp.had significant dif- ference with that of Tineola sp.,Trogoderma variabile,and A nthophora melanognatha (P<0.05),the depth of holes between Anthophora melanognatha and Tineola spp.also had significant differences (P<0.05),Tineola sp.had significant difference with Uroctea sp.and Anthophora melanognatha in the diameter of the holes (P<0.05) ,and there was also significant differ- ence in the diameter of the holes between Trogoderma variabile and Anthophora melanognatha (P<0.05);④The main pests of the clay sculpture were Trogoderma variabile,Uroctea sp.,Gibbium aequinoctiale,and Sphecidae sp.,and Anthophora melanognatha also nested in the chest of the Eleven-faced Avalokitesvara clay sculpture;⑤The related pests were eliminat- ed comprehensively using different methods and equipment,including insect-attracting method through colorful sticky boards,sugar-acetic acid-ethanol liquid,as well as pesticide spraying,injection and fumigation,etc.

Cite this article

LIU Genyu , JIA Jia , TAN Kexin , CHEN Nan , ZHAO Zhihui , ZHEN Gang , WEI Cong . Investigation and control of pests damaging to frescoes and clay sculptures in the Dule Temple in Tianjin[J]. Journal of Tianjin Normal University(Natural Science Edition), 2026 , 46(2) : 18 -25 . DOI: 10.19638/j.issn1671-1114.20260203

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