If you want to cause total and real shock and terror in the life of a knitter use the word MOTH. They will become pale, start acting erratically and move with lightening speed to check their stash. I've found knowing a few things about an insect can be useful. In the not so distant past I spent hours learning about bed bugs for my job. It was one of the most stressful points in my career, but I learned knowing the bug's or insect's habits and life cycle can go a long way in helping to manage their destruction and them as well. If a knitter knows a few facts about the moth it is possible to avoid the whole working oneself into a tizzy mode. So here goes. First not all moths eat fibers. There's a certain species of moths that eat cloth fibers and only that species will cause harm to your stash. BTW should animal fiber be in short supply these moths have been known to also chew on bamboo, hemp and cotton as well. This moth, Tineola bisselliella is often re...
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