Yes I bought some inexpensive capes and saddles and the bag of capes had heaps of live bugs in them, I immediately threw them into the freezer for just over a week, went through the rest of my feather collection and loaded the feather container with mothballs. after I took them out of the freezer I kept them out of the feather container for a couple of weeks and the bugs fell out - heaps of them all dead! this is not the 1st time I have had buggy hackle capes - but the 1st one the shop is going to replace it when I can get there - none of the shops I use are close, as I have to go where I can afford.
I seem to be a 'bug' attractor when it comes to some things I buy. This last lot the online shop guy has ceased buying from the last supplier and is looking for another better supplier with better quality saddles and capes. The feathers I treated are fine now and have recently used them.
Jeanne
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