Why do moths eat wool? Detailed answer

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Why do moths eat wool?

There is a moth that is known as clothes moth, and most people consider it to be responsible for making holes in our clothes, furs and carpets. But the moth is not at all involved in this damage.

The mole never eats. She lives only to lay her eggs and then die. All the damage is done by her offspring when they are in the caterpillar stage.

Moths lay their eggs in wool, furs, carpets and other items. After about a week, the eggs turn into caterpillars. Caterpillars is the common name for butterfly larvae, moths and sawflies.

The main function of caterpillars is to eat and grow. The caterpillar makes a small tube-shaped sheath of wool on which it feeds. She leaves a web-covered trail and weaves a silk cocoon.

So, you see, the problem with protecting clothes from moths is to make sure that no eggs are laid on them. Before putting away clothes for the summer, they need to be aired and carefully examined so that there are no eggs or larvae on them. A good way is to put it in paper or a tight box: moths do not eat clothes through paper. Tablets repel moths, but do not destroy already laid eggs and caterpillars that may have already appeared.

Author: Likum A.

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Where do nuts grow?

There are many different in color, size, shape and taste of fruits enclosed in a hard shell - a shell, which we combine under the general name of nuts. Perhaps the most popular and loved by most people are walnuts, whose wrinkled kernels are enclosed in a light, round and smooth shell. In ancient times in the East, the rulers of different countries sent them as valuable gifts to the sovereigns of those lands where these nuts did not grow. In the same way, another nut, chestnut, was valued from ancient times.

There are chestnut trees, whose age exceeds five hundred years. In many countries they enjoy great love, especially in Spain. One of the most delicious and at the same time difficult to crack is the Brazil nut. These nuts have a trihedral shell and grow in clusters of twenty or more, densely packed into a strong round shell. When the nuts are ripe, the entire bunch falls to the ground, and since the height of the trees on which they grow often reaches thirty meters, it is not surprising that the locals try to bypass them, especially in windy weather.

Widely known almonds. The trees on which they grow are of two types. Those that bloom white flowers produce bitter fruits used in the manufacture of medicines and aromatic extracts. Sweet nuts suitable for food grow on trees with rosebuds. Almonds are grown mainly in Central Asia, the Middle East, the Mediterranean coast and California. Undoubtedly, the most valuable among all nuts is coconut.

The homeland of coconuts is the eastern coast of India and the islands of the southern seas, but now they grow in tropical countries on all continents without exception. Their value is due to the high content of protein and other nutrients. In countries with a temperate climate, such as Russia, the hazelnut, or hazelnut, is the most widely distributed. These nuts grow in small clusters of two to four together, enclosed in leaf cups. Thickets of hazel (another name for hazelnut) are often found in the forests of the middle zone, from which, apparently, the name of the plant appeared.

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