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The insect eating the
books is the drugstore beetle, also known as the bread beetle. It usually feeds on
foodstuff, like wheat, flour and spices. The
like to eat the gelatin and starch-based
that are used to make books. Library workers realized something was
when they found lots of dust on the bookshelves. The
then found
in the books. These were caused by the beetles chewing through the paper. The person in charge of getting rid of the beetles said: "We've never encountered such a degree of
before." She explained she felt a lot of
for saving the books. She said if a book is ruined, "a piece of
has been lost".
