Abstract
LARVÆ of the clothes moth, Tineola bisselliella (Humm.), are able to develop on woollen fabric impregnated with many of the inorganic poisons which are highly toxic to insects and other animals.
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WATERHOUSE, D. Detoxifying Mechanisms in Clothes Moth Larvæ. Nature 169, 550 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169550a0
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