London (CNN) — An army of tiny, parasitic wasps will be unleashed inside the English stately home where Anne Boleyn was born, in order to hunt out and eradicate moths that threaten the mansion's furniture and artifacts. But managers believe the critters will meet their match when they introduce a number of microscopic, parasitic wasps into the building. They will search out moth eggs and lay their own eggs inside them, so a new wasp hatches instead of a moth larva. Once their mission is complete, the wasps will eventually die and disappear into house dust, say property managers, who believe the pest control attempt is the first of its kind inside a heritage setting. "Although these are rare, (the moths) can sometimes prove immune to our usual, more gentle approaches, with potentially serious results."

Source: CNN February 17, 2021 10:52 UTC