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Post by tracey on Apr 27, 2018 18:11:15 GMT
I read today in a national newspaper, how people would take a bar of soap (preferably fragrant) into the air raid shelters during the war, to safeguard against moths riddling their blankets.
Maybe they don't like pungent niffs, worth a try for anyone having problems.
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Post by lyn on Apr 27, 2018 20:15:50 GMT
Pungent niffs? My paternal grandmother (born 1904) believed that only mothballs would work. No idea what was in them but if you were brave enough to open her clothes/linen cupboards the fumes would make breathing in undesirable and make your eyes water. They must have been toxic.
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Post by tracey on Apr 27, 2018 20:33:20 GMT
I bet they were toxic for sure.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2018 9:56:08 GMT
I read that boric acid has been effectively used as an insecticide and wonder if rinsing wool in a solution of boric acid could prevent any harm textile moths could make. What would be the optimal concentration of the rinsing solution?
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Post by MTRuth on Aug 26, 2018 14:32:30 GMT
I have never had any issues with moths but perhaps that's the area where I live.
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Post by Pandagirl on Aug 26, 2018 16:59:59 GMT
Hi Ladka! I’ve never had an issue with moths either. But I’d do some research or experimentation before dipping your work in a boric acid solution especially if you rinse with vinegar. I’m not a chemist, but I use Borax occasionally to get stains out of clothes so I’m thinking you may lose color dipping it in boric acid. I think I’d try a satchel of boric acid in the place it’s stored since it is used as a pesticide. I’m sure others will weigh in with their experience.
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Post by Shepherdess on Aug 26, 2018 23:00:13 GMT
Not sure I would want Boric acid hanging around with the dogs or grandkids.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2018 12:27:48 GMT
Sure, just like any other household chemicals like household cleaning supplies. hair colours, ... Boric acid used to be used as a food preservative.
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Post by Shepherdess on Sept 4, 2018 1:40:41 GMT
Using it for somthing and then putting it away would be fine but satchels of it about to keep moths away might not be good.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2018 12:59:00 GMT
I understand that boric acid is not a repellent to keep moths away but an insecticide that kills them after they had eaten some material that had been soaked with it.
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