{"id":2464326,"date":"2025-07-20T13:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T17:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-library-with-troves-of-historic-records-at-risk-due-to-bug-infestation\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T13:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T17:34:47","slug":"massive-library-with-troves-of-historic-records-at-risk-due-to-bug-infestation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-library-with-troves-of-historic-records-at-risk-due-to-bug-infestation\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Library with Troves of Historic Records at Risk Due to Bug Infestation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassive-library-with-troves-of-historic-records-at-risk-due-to-bug-infestation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2464326&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Pannonhalma Archabbey in Hungary, one of the country&#8217;s oldest monasteries and a UNESCO World Heritage Site founded in 996, is facing a serious infestation of bread beetles affecting its extensive library collection.The library, which houses around 400,000 volumes including rare manuscripts, codices, and a complete 13th-century Bible, discovered the infestation during routine cleaning.At least 100,000 books, some centuries old, have been damaged by these beetles attracted to the animal-based glue and starch in book bindings. As an inevitable result, the library closed on June 1 for at least seven months to treat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-racist-organization-says-it-can-no-longer-use-dr-seuss-books-to-teach-tolerance-because-they-dont-address-structural-racism\/\" title=\"\u2018Anti-Racist\u2019 Organization Says It Can No Longer Use Dr. Seuss Books To Teach Tolerance Because They Don\u2019t Address Structural Racism\">entire collection<\/a> simultaneously by sealing the books in oxygen-free plastic containers with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southern-state-seeking-to-become-first-to-use-brutally-efficient-new-execution-method\/\" title=\"Southern state aims to be first to adopt highly efficient execution method.\">pure nitrogen<\/a> for six weeks. the chief restorer and library director expressed deep concern about the cultural loss caused by damaged books. The oldest and rarest texts were stored separately and remain unaffected by the infestation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of Hungary&rsquo;s oldest monasteries is battling a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >bug infestation crisis damaging troves<\/a> of archaic books.<\/p>\n<p>The Pannonhalma Archabbey, a Benedictine monastery with a library of 400,000 volumes, shut down on June 1 and will remain closed for at least seven months, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/konyvtar.pannonhalmifoapatsag.hu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> from the institution.<\/p>\n<p>Bread beetles (Stegobium paniceum) had infested at least 100,000 of the tomes, some of which are centuries old, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailynewshungary.com\/national-heritage-abbey-library-infestation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily News Hungary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The beetles are usually found in food stores, but they are also drawn to the animal-based glue and plant starch used in the bindings and spines of these ancient books.<\/p>\n<p>Staff discovered the infestation during a routine cleaning.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an advanced insect infestation which has been detected in several parts of the library, so the entire collection is classified as infected and must be treated all at the same time,&rdquo; Zs&oacute;fia Edit Hajdu, the chief restorer on the project, said of the effort, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hungary-library-abbey-beetle-infestation-pannonhalma-11069ba2713340ed28d27e3d7c8498cf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve never encountered such a degree of infection before,&rdquo; Hajdu said.<\/p>\n<p>To battle the infestation, conservators placed the books inside plastic stacked crates. The crates were then hermetically sealed in bags devoid of oxygen.<\/p>\n<p>After six weeks, the pure nitrogen environment should take care of the issue, conservators hope.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">&#127469;&#127482;<br \/> Plaga de escarabajos amenaza la biblioteca m&aacute;s antigua de Hungr&iacute;a, en la abad&iacute;a de Pannonhalma&#129714;<br \/> &#128218;+\/-100 mil libros est&aacute;n en riesgo;los insectos roen encuadernaciones y papel<br \/> Calor favorecer&iacute;a su propagaci&oacute;n&#127777;&#65039;<br \/> &#128230; Ser&aacute;n desinfectados sin ox&iacute;geno<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HazEco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HazEco<\/a> &#128266;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hungr%C3%ADa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hungr&iacute;a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Libros?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Libros<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sIxzCiFCFG\">pic.twitter.com\/sIxzCiFCFG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eco News | Oficial (@EcoNews2025) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EcoNews2025\/status\/1944592659114316221?\">July 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I see a book chewed up by a beetle or infected in any other way, I feel that no matter how many copies are published and how replaceable the book is, a piece of culture has been lost,&rdquo; Ilona &Aacute;sv&aacute;nyi, director of the Pannonhalma Archabbey library, told the AP.<\/p>\n<p>The Pannonhalma Archabbey, which UNESCO lists as a World Heritage Site, was founded in 996, <a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/758\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to UNESCO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is dizzying to think that there was a library here a thousand years ago, and that we are the keepers of the first book catalogue in Hungary,&rdquo; &Aacute;sv&aacute;nyi said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"de\">100.000 alte B&uuml;cher in Gefahr: Brotk&auml;fer fressen sich durch Ungarns Kulturerbe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/defTWuSkZY\">https:\/\/t.co\/defTWuSkZY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIoEXgjP5R\">pic.twitter.com\/aIoEXgjP5R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ntv Nachrichten (@ntvde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ntvde\/status\/1945148415173910855?\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The library houses Hungary&rsquo;s oldest book collection, including a complete Bible from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-must-reject-woke-plans-for-notre-dames-restoration\/\" title=\"France Must Reject Woke Plans For Notre Dame\u2019s Restoration\">13th century<\/a>, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p>The collection also includes hundreds of manuscripts created before the invention of the printing press, 19 codices including the aforementioned Bible, and tens of thousands of books from the 1500s.<\/p>\n<p>&Aacute;sv&aacute;nyi said that the oldest and rarest books in the collection are stored separately and were not affected by the infestation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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