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Not sure what thread to post this in, probably this one? We have found tiny holes eaten in some wool clothing (as well as wool blends) - it's creeping me out (as well as costing $$$ - holes were eaten in one of my husbands suits and it's obvious!). HELP!
either line your closet with cedar or put them in cedar box
This is the best way to prevent moths. Don't buy mothballs, they reek terribly and can make you sick. You can also try herbal moth packets, or set moth traps.
When we first moved to our "new" (100 YOA) home, it had been abandoned for two years and was full of moths. Before we moved in, I cleaned it of dust and dirt as well as I could, and bought boxes of mothballs. I'd put six or eight in a small snack-ziploc bag, and cut slits in it. Then I hung them with wire ties in the closets, put them in drawers and in the armoire. Unlike many people I like the smell and am not allergic; but the bags help disseminate the odor over time and keep the deteriorating mothballs from damaging clothes (which they can do in humid climates).
As we were rebuilding the house to make it livable, we were sitting on the verandah one eveniing, and suddenly seemed to be overrun by moths. I followed them, and they evidently were living behind a cornice - and there must have been 20 of them coming out for the evening! DH got his caulking gun and we sealed up the hole the next morning (A few moths tried to escape - bwahahahahahaha!). I now have screens and storm windows up on every window and storm doors on every door, and the house is sealed against invaders. We don't have moths any more...
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You can buy an aromatic cedar conversion kit to retrofit your closet. You get a bunch of tongue-and-grooved cedar shakes that are about 24"X4"X0.25". Installation is a snap for even a modestly handy homeowner and it will not make your wallet suffer terribly. You can affix the cedar shakes with finishing nails or just glue it to the walls. Treat the wood with cedar oil every so often and you will never have an issue with moths in that closet.
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