Bugs Chew Through Sacred Art

A couple of days ago, I came across this headline in the media and you can imagine how and why it immediately grabbed my attention. I love arts, crafts and hobbies and reading how it is being destroyed by bugs is rather sad.

From what I gathered, it is the woodworm which is causing all the damage to wooden statues in Romania and in order to exterminate the worm and preserve the art, nuclear radiation is being used.

I am not so sure what the effect will be in the long run concerning the art, nor what the impact will be on the people and the rest of the environment. I can only hope that the cure is not worse then the problem.