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ย ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‘šCLOTHES MOTHS VS. WASP POLL๐Ÿ‘š๐Ÿ˜ฑย 

Hey Deep Peeps! What surprises you the most about clothes moths or their tiny nemesis, the Trichogramma wasp? Vote in our poll below and lets us know about your experiences with clothes moths.

An adult clothes moth, about the size of a pinky nail, shimmers with golden hairs on a red sweater. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)

Clothes moth larva chews on fibers rich in vitamin B from the sweat, oils and skin flakes we shed onto our clothes. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)

Trichogramma wasps come in what looks like a business card covered in thousands of moth eggs that are already parasitized. (Rosa Tuirรกn/KQED)

A Trichogramma wasp stands on a strand of fiber. These parasitoid wasps were once used in gardens and crops, but now theyโ€™re being used to control clothes moths indoors.  (Josh Cassidy/KQED) 

In case you missed our new video, watch Clothes Moths Got Your Sweater? There's a Wasp for That.

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Absolute double-take when the moth asexual reproduction fact was dropped and yโ€™all just moved on like that wasnโ€™t the story

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