Aussie woman's disastrous find in bookshelf: 'I felt physically sick'

Written 1 January 2024 for Yahoo News.

Did you know about these tiny critters that feed on your books?

Lice are a well-known pest most often associated with the heads of our school-aged children, but it turns out these tiny little critters can also make themselves home in a common household item – and can destroy your beloved books in the process.

This was news to one West Australian woman who, when cleaning out her bookshelf recently, discovered that many of her books were "infested" with what's known as booklice. "I'm very upset. I felt physically sick going to bed because as a book lover and collector, this is gut-wrenching," she lamented.

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