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Offices are loaded with papers, files, books, etc. and where there is paper, there is a chance that paper eating bugs might be living nearby. If you find dust, shredded shells, or wings of insects nearby your shelves, there is a hundred percent chance that your books and papers have become the victim of paper eating bugs.

So, proper cleaning of offices and shelves is very necessary, and there are companies like kontorsstädning i Stockholm (office cleaning in Stockholm) that offers you complete cleaning and disinfection of your office. These companies use pesticides and insecticides to get rid of such bugs and paper enemies.

Types of paper eating bugs:

Some of the common paper eating bugs that play an important role in Damaging your books eating your paper are:

Silverfish:

Silverfish is a small bug with no wings and not visible to the human eye are silver in color and shares thee resemblance with the fish; thus, it is named so. These little tiniest bugs live in humid and moist environments.

Their most common prey is paper, wood, glue, wallpapers, etc. they can be found in both offices and at home. Even your photographs are not safe from them.

Cockroach:

Some species of cockroaches are paper lovers and are considered paper eaters. Their preferences include dark, moist, humid, and narrow places. They feed on different types of food along with the paper.

Book Lice:

They are the most common type of lice, mostly found in high-temperature buildings and feed on paper. Their development consists of different stages, and the adult booklice is a small creature with no wings.

They do not directly feed on paper, but the mold attached to the books, paper, and cardboard. The damage done by the tiny creatures is irreversible.

Termites:

Termites are little undetected enemies of paper, wood, furniture, etc. found in both offices and households. Termites live on the cellulose found in the wood and thus eat every kind of wood, even the very refined forms of wood like paper.

These little paper enemies often go undetected for years if you don’t clean your offices and homes regularly and can take part in some irreversible damage.

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