Moths love to chew at clothing like wool and they can ruin clothes that you have put in your attic or closet.
Are mothballs dangerous in the attic.
Getting rid of the mothball smell.
The dangerous myth of mothballs.
Moth balls take oxygen out of the air.
They include squirrels skunks deer mice rats dogs cats raccoons moles snakes pigeons and a variety of other animals.
While it s possible to wait out the mothball smell this isn t recommended in no small part because the poisonous residue will remain after the smell dissipates.
Mothballs can seriously impair indoor air quality.
Now i have the odor of mothballs coming into my home worse in some areas than others.
The question is if they are equally as useful in keeping a bat away.
This is the problem.
Most moth balls are made from naphthalene which is derived from coal tar.
Sure some mothballs are visible on the surface but the ventilation is like snow and many of the balls dipped under the surface.
After 15 hours in the attic i probably got half the mothballs.
Moth balls contain either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene both of which become a gas when exposed to air releasing that signature pungent mothball odor.
This was one of the worst experiences of my life.
Two weeks later the house still smells.
A relatively common mistake is placing mothballs in an attic to repel squirrels.
In fact the odor of mothballs can be detected at a few parts per billion in the air.
Often mothballs are used in these locations to control pests other than clothes moths stone said.
The gas emitted from moth balls is heavier than air and will seep from your attic into the lower levels of your home your living areas.
Could someone please give me ideas on how to remove the mothball odor.
Concentrations high enough to be effective for pest control can be dangerous for anyone exposed to them.
The mothballs are all in the insulation.
One part per billion is about several drops of water in an olympic size swimming.
Besides the ease of just throwing a 1 2 box out in the garage or up in the attic and letting the smell chase away their troubles is so much more simple than breaking out the spray.
I put a very large number of mothballs in the attic and on the insulation to deter the squirrels.
While plenty of people use mothballs to repel moths in clothing and stored carpets and to keep pests out of the house or garden they re a health hazard for kids for several reasons.
Many people use moth balls to get rid of squirrels and other pests in their attic without knowing of the dangers.
The mothballs are quite effective at keeping them away.
However the fumes can last much longer allowing mothballs to effectively last for several years if in a properly sealed container.
Any such use is illegal.
Many people will recommend moth balls to get rid of squirrels in the attic and other pests.
