Melanie

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Student
Occupation Intern
Location Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Introduction After several years of globe trotting, I am happily learning to negotiate domesticity.
Interests studying, traveling, skiing, hiking, camping, climbing, reading, Sims 2, World of Warcraft, international politics, languages
Favorite Movies Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Pan's Labyrinth, Office Space, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Knocked Up
Favorite Music Coldplay, Death Cab for Cutie, NIN, Muse, Radiohead, Nouvelle Vague, Gogol Bordello
Favorite Books Lois McMaster Bujold, Greg Keyes, David Eddings

You have a red jar of cedar chips. Why do moths miss the forest?

The answer is simple. Apparently, wood from western red cedar (Thuja plicata) has one of the most potent insecticidal compounds, which accounts for its popularity to repel or kill clothes' moths.