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Clothes Moths Got Your Sweater? There's a Wasp for That
Season 12
Episode 6
Once clothes moth larvae start eating your favorite garments, they’re tough to get rid of. Tiny parasitoid wasps are here to help – they lay their eggs inside the moth’s eggs so you can say bye-bye to those smelly mothballs.
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