The book describes the biology and behavior of the main arthropods, mites, wood-destroying insects, and rodents that cause serious problems to products during both processing and storage phases, as well as damage to homes and museum collections, and those that cause damage to wooden structures.

There is an extensive description of the methods for detecting and estimating the damage caused by harmful arthropods, insects, and rodents, as well as a description of all the modern methods used to combat them.

The text is accompanied by approximately 200 color photographs and diagrams.