64639 2025 eng 298 304 conferenceobject 0 -- -- -- Harmful insects like clothes moths and termites occurring in the synanthropic environment are considered pests which need to be controlled. However, human culture has also always widely utilized them as central characters in philosophy, in classic and modern world literature, in music and arts, and much more. This article will highlight some recent exploitations of pest insects in Cultural Entomology. It will provide examples of pieces of art and ephemeral displays with clothes moths and termites as protagonists. The insects´ destructive nature on textiles or wood was turned around to a process of creation with aesthetic, philosophical and metaphoric messages, or simply for unique ways of entertainment. References will be provided to milestones of pest insect use in Cultural Entomology. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Urban Pests 2025 International Conference on Urban Pests (ICUP) Lund, Schweden 29.06.2025 02.07.2025 publish false true Rüdiger Plarre eng uncontrolled Termites eng uncontrolled Cultural Entomology eng uncontrolled Material pests eng uncontrolled Performance art eng uncontrolled Tineola bisselliella Sanitär- und Kommunaltechnik; Umwelttechnik 4 Material und Umwelt Umwelt Umwelt-Material-Interaktionen Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") Graue Literatur 4.3 Molekulare und angewandte Entomologie