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Gonometa

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Gonometa
an African moth which infests Acacia erioloba and A. mellifera producing very many cocoons of silk fiber which cause ruminal impaction in cattle browsing on the tree. Called also Molopo moth.


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Harvesting the poisonous cocoons of the Gonometa worm has led to a new industry producing silk fabric; triangular bricks are taking the chore out of building and plastic spare parts are proving more reliable and vastly cheaper than their metal counterparts.
 
 
 
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