This paper deals with the occurrence, damage and control of the dry-wood termite Cryptotermes brevis in a 70-year old show case and a 136-year old piano of the Museum Luiz de Queiroz, College of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz, University of São Paulo, in Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Brazil.
Cryptotermes brevis; termite; historic furniture; damage; control