Clothing Discussions

the same subject came up at a knitting store that I frequent a lot.  First, I was told that the moth lays its eggs long before the yarn is knitted and once the garment is worn here they are.  The best thing still is moth balls no matter how bad the smell, it will kill the moth fly and the eggs.  Cedars are really no help with moths,  Perhaps a dry cleaner might be of help.

I've bought some cedar chips at the local store and it's kept them at bay! Try it it works!

If you have clothes moths, cedar balls, chips, oils will not help. Mothballs kill moths not larvae or eggs and stink and harmful to you and pets. Get yourself some phermone traps ( they are expensive, like $20 each---i like insects limted) to catch the males, Try to find the source of the infestation. If you have one, you have MANY. This problem gets worse fast. You must dry clean/ wash all of your clothes, and keep them in plastic sealed comtainers. This is expensive and time consuming but necessary. We have had a problem since June and thinking it wasnt a bug dea lnitially, we washed things but did not seal and as a result lost many clothes and have now spent about 1500 in dry cleaning, laundry, space saver bags and boxes and now 2 exterminator visits. These creatures are pervasive.Example-- we have caught hundreds over the last 4 months. If they can not find clothes, they will lay eggs in the floorboards and then the larvae crawl to a fabric food source-- they are not picky, they prefer wool but i have lost many cotton and CLEAN items. I would never wish this on anyone -- we are finally moving b/c we can't take it anyore and have been without curtains and rugs and living out of plastic bags for months. Yes, they were in the curtains too. If you have an animal its worse, they feed off of the animal hair and lint-- you must vacuum diligently -- and throw out the bag EACH time. Did I mention this is expensive? It is mind blowingly wasteful and tedious. But also necessary. I pray you dont have carpets--if you do- rip them up. Read as much as you can about it and find out if your landlord will pay for extermination. I know this all sounds drastic, but you will eventually be here. May as well be when the problem is small and manageable. 

Good luck, you will need it. I am hoping my move solves the problem, finally. B/c if i see a moth in the new place, I may be headed for a stint in a psych hospital.