Alternative to Using Mothballs
This is a guide about alternatives to using mothballs. Mothballs can be an effective method of keeping moths out of your stored woolen clothing. However, they are also made from the highly toxic chemical naphthalene and are linked to several health issues, especially in children.
This guide is about getting rid of moths. Having moths inside your home can be a real nuisance. They can destroy clothing and other fabric items.
Getting Rid of Moths Without Pesticides
I have pantry and clothing moths. Please tell me how to inexpensively get rid of and prevent these critters that are eating us out of house and home! I prefer totally organic, if possible. Thanks.
How Do I Get Rid of Moths Inside the House?
My house is full of moths! Does anyone know how to get rid of them?
Getting Rid of Moths in Closet
I can't get rid of moths in my closet. I have tried cedar planks, lavender, but nothing seems to work. What else can I try? I am desperate, the moths are eating my clothes.
Can pantry moths get into the cupboard shelving material itself?
Keeping Moths from Fruit on Trees
To keep moths, etc, from attacking fruit on trees in the spring, place a plastic gallon bottle with one cup sugar, one banana skin, and fill it half full with water. Hang it from a limb of the tree.
Usually every May I start to get moths in the bed room. On the ceiling, drapes, etc. Does anyone know how to stop this? It will be much appreciated. They're not in the closets. Thanks. Bevvie
How do I get rid of moths? They are eating up my wool sweaters. I know of moth crystals, but is there something else that doesn't smell so bad?
Gypsy Moths are usually only seen around mid-summer. The male moths are a grayish brown color and can fly. The female moths cannot fly, are larger in size and have a whitish color with black markings.
We resided our house about six months ago with white vinyl siding, the problem we are having is the moths on the siding and leaving "their mess". Does anyone know of anything that we can spray on the siding to deter the moths?
Garden Insects: Imported Cabbage Worms
Look for 1-inch long, velvety green caterpillars with a yellow stripe down their back. The Imported Cabbage Worm butterfly is white with dark wing spots and A 1 1/4 inch wingspan. The female butterflies are very active during the day and lay hundreds of yellow-colored eggs on the undersides of leaves.
Protecting Wool Clothing From Moths
My husband has a closet full of really nice wool suits for work, that he keeps in the closet all year round. Can anyone suggest an alternative method to keeping the moths from chewing those little holes in wool?
I have a huge walk-in cedar closet and have noticed that moths or sort are eating away at some of the clothes..is there any suggestions as to what I can do? Is there any touch up oil or liquid to refresh the cedar?
I am having a problem getting rid of meal moths. I have emptied the cabinets and washed them. I have opened packages of products to check for them and thrown away things that they were in and put the remaining items in the freezer but I am still seeing them.
We are trying to stay clothes/pantry moth-free since an infestation in September of last year. We are really scared of finding holes in our clothes again. Is it true that spray starch attracts and nourishes larvae? Can we use spray sizing on our clothes instead? Any cleaning secrets that moth-infestation survivors have to share?
Cloves work as well as mothballs on your stored garments. The smell is nice and fresh. Put them in cloth bags and put them in the pockets of garments and into bags holding garments while they are in storage. By Robin
How do I get rid of Moths in the carpets?
We had moved out of town for a few years and had our house rented out to various renters. Now we are back and the carpets, etc all have moths (the clothes moths not the flying kind).
Alternative To Using Mothballs
I pack many of my woolens in a cedar-lined hope chest. The rest of my stored clothing goes into the attic in plastic trash barrels with tight lids. I place 1 or 2 bars or scented soap, unwrapped, in each barrel and have never had a problem with moths or other insects. By joesgirl
Try this instead of mothballs.
No Moths Without Using Mothballs
I'm going to put a dresser up in the attic to store clothes and I'm just wondering if anyone has ideas/tips on how to keep the moths away without using moth balls because I heard they do damage to clothing plus the smell is so overpowering.
It seems that overnight our kitchen has been infested with bugs! Most of them are potato bugs and little tiny tan colored moths. They fly around everywhere and leave their egg sacks and larvae in all our crevices! How can we get rid of them?
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