Cob: wool as insulator?

[Kuumbamade at aol.com]

Something in the back of my mind is shooting off a warning about wool. It 
must have been something I read long ago.
Aren't there pests that like wool that will eventually invade your house? Or 
maybe it's mold? Does wool get moldy?
I guess the questions to ask is: "Has anyone on this list used wool as an 
insulator, either in their walls or anywhere else, and found it satisfactory? 
What were the problems/benefits of using it?"
Karel Bott
Long Island, NY

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Subj:    Cob: Re: insulating your floor
Date:   7/4/03 2:45:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:   yodasroom at yahoo.com (andrea arnold)

Wool is great for insulating walls, ceilings, roofs -but I