Ancient Library’s Hidden Enemy: Mysterious Beetle Swarm Jeopardizes Priceless Treasures

When Mother Nature decides it’s time to reorganize a library, apparently she sends in the beetles. Picture this: Hungary’s 1,000-year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey, filled with tomes older than your family’s secret casserole recipe, is now home to hordes of book-hungry insects. Seriously—when was the last time you heard about beetles threatening to end centuries of history before lunch? I mean, do these bugs prefer first editions or are they more into light summer beach reads? If these tiny bibliophiles have a Goodreads account, I’d love to subscribe. The frantic efforts to save these irreplaceable works is one for the ages—unless, of course, the beetles write the next chapter. Got a suggestion for their reading list? LEARN MORE.

Hungary’s 1,000‑year‑old Pannonhalma Archabbey is scrambling to disinfect and preserve tens of thousands of historic books from a destructive beetle infestation that could wipe out centuries of history. What do you think?

“What books did they eat? I’m looking for recommendations.”

Elliott Wege, Remote Programmer

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“I have a bunch of old Nora Roberts books I’m trying to unload, if the beetles are interested.”

Becca Moen, Crossword Analyst

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“Nothing beats that old book taste.”

Josh Donsel, Geode Curator