Without unnecessary fragrances and "chemicals": moths will never start up in your closet because of one thing

17.01.2023 21:30

A safe and simple way to help protect your expensive items from voracious insects.

Clothes moths can appear even in those apartments and houses where housewives meticulously maintain cleanliness and order.

Almost any advice that concerns prevention or control of this insect concerns the smell. The main emphasis is on the fact that moths do not tolerate many strong smells.

For example, they recommend sprinkling vanillin or spraying things with vinegar. These options are not the best, because there is a more practical way.

Experts say that it is enough to simply use wooden hangers, and moths will not start in the closet. But there is a strict requirement for the material. It should not be birch or linden, but exclusively cedar.

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Moths hate the smell of this wood, so the pest will not go where there are cedar products. You will not have to scatter anything in the closet or spray things with odorous agents.

In extreme cases, you can use essential oil with a cedar aroma. For example, you can treat a birch hanger with it.

Author: Dmitry Bobrovich Internet resource editor