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Subject: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:27:40 -0800
Hi all,
We've had an infestation of moths in the house, mostly in my feather
collection. I had them all in a (not airtight) plastic
?Another 19th C method was using cloves in drawers and closets to discourage
closet pests.
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From: Lynn Downward lynndownw...@gmail.com
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Subject: [h-cost] Cedar
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths
I use a couple of tablespoons of whole cloves in those little drawstring
organza wedding favor bags in all my boxes of wool/feathers. It seems to work
pretty well. There's no staining from the cloves and my clothing has a warm
spicey aroma. I'm sure they would
no idea that there
were even moths that ate food. I had to educate myself on them quick!
Teena
From: cora hendershot wheatgoddes...@yahoo.com
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Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths
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Sent: Feb 27, 2012 11:29 AM
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths
The moths who get into wheat and other foods are a completely different
species from moths who eat wool. I found this out when we bought a bag of bird
seed that had
Thanks for the tip on using cloves, I'm going to give it a try in my drawers of
small items. H, have some tubs of wool scaps, may try them there too.
For larger, ie; hanging, I've had success with the bags of cedar chips you can
get at the pet store for small animal bedding. I take old
them because that would have been right in the
pantry. What a nightmare!
Teena
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Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths
Ruthanne, you are so right. And they were disgusting! I walked into the
utility room one morning and saw maggots going up the wall. And let me tell
you maggots from moths are no less gross than maggots from flies. You could
have knocked me over
Paradise bete...@mostlymedieval.com
Sent: Feb 27, 2012 1:23 PM
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths
Ruthanne, you are so right. And they were disgusting! I walked into the
utility room one morning and saw maggots going up the wall. And let me tell
Hi all,
We've had an infestation of moths in the house, mostly in my feather
collection. I had them all in a (not airtight) plastic container. Thinking
that they needed some air, I kept all the vintage feathers carefully
wrapped up in tissue. Those feather I didn't care much about were in
and lavender. Karen
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From: Lynn Downward lynndownw...@gmail.com
To: gbacgcostum...@yahoogroups.com, Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:27:40 -0800
Hi all,
We've had an infestation of moths in the house
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