Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths

2012-02-27 Thread Lynn Downward
...@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, mostly in my feather collection. I had them all in a (not airtight) plastic

Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths

2012-02-27 Thread R Lloyd Mitchell
?Another 19th C method was using cloves in drawers and closets to discourage closet pests. -Original Message- From: Lynn Downward lynndownw...@gmail.com Sent 2/24/2012 3:27:40 PM To: gbacgcostum...@yahoogroups.com, Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Cedar

Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths

2012-02-27 Thread cora hendershot
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

Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths

2012-02-27 Thread Beteena Paradise
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 To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 5:30 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths

Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths

2012-02-27 Thread ruthanneb
...@mostlymedieval.com 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

Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths

2012-02-27 Thread Catherine Kinsey
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

Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths

2012-02-27 Thread Beteena Paradise
them because that would have been right in the pantry. What a nightmare!   Teena From: ruthan...@mindspring.com ruthan...@mindspring.com To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 11:54 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths

Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths

2012-02-27 Thread ruthanneb
...@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 you maggots from moths are no less gross than maggots from flies. You could have knocked me over

Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths

2012-02-27 Thread Lynn Downward
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

[h-cost] Cedar chips/moths

2012-02-24 Thread Lynn Downward
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

Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths

2012-02-24 Thread seamst...@juno.com
and lavender. Karen -- Original Message -- 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