The day my shop turned into a bug hotel

Forgot to close the forge flue one night and woke up to find a whole swarm of moths had decided my coal pile was the perfect place to lay eggs (gross). Spent the next two hours with a shop vac instead of a hammer. Anyone else had a critter take over their workspace?

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the_phoenix1mo ago

Moths are actually drawn to light, not coal. Their larvae might eat fabric, but the adults don't lay eggs on fuel. You probably had some other insect, maybe beetles or flies, that were after the organic material in old coal. It's a common mix-up. Still a nasty surprise to deal with first thing in the morning.

ivan8219d ago

Yeah, @the_phoenix, a good shop vac sorted my shed out too.

paulw661mo ago

Reminds me of the time @the_phoenix, my shed was full of spiderwebs.