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😱👚CLOTHES MOTHS VS. WASP POLL👚😱

Added 2025-07-01 22:30:01 +0000 UTC

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 Tuirán/KQED)

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