Did you find holes in your clothes?
There must be moths around here!
Moths tend to nibble on textile fibers such as the wool of sweaters.
And since we don't see them, it is often difficult to act in time.
No need to buy chemical insecticides against moths!
The trick is to use scents that moths hate.
Here are 6 grandma's recipes to get rid of moths at home easily. Watch:
Cedar wood has an odor that puts off moths. They will not come and settle in your home.
Cedar wood is sold in the form of balls to hang in the cupboards or small cubes to put in the piles of laundry.
What's great is that the smell of cedar wood lasts for several years, so it's a very economical method.
Another natural tip:cloves. Arrange them in closets, between piles of clothes and even in the pockets of jackets.
Dried bay leaves repel moths. Arrange them in closets and between folded clothes. Check out the trick here.
Arrange dry lemongrass stalks in cupboards. You can also put 2 drops of lemongrass essential oil on a porous pebble to place near clothing.
Santolina is a small yellow Mediterranean shrub from the cypress family. It is cultivated for its aromatic foliage... which moths hate. Put a few dried branches in your cupboards to keep moths away.
Put the lavender in small fabric bags that you will put in your cupboards or your storage bags.
If you're not a handyman, take a mismatched sock that will do just fine.
You can also make a bouquet of lavender. For this, tie lavender stems with a small string. Then, hang the bouquet in your cupboards with the string.
All varieties of lavender work for this trick:true lavender, aspic lavender and even lavandin.
Note that the bouquets must be changed once a month . You can also put a drop of the corresponding essential oil to revive the smell.
- if the infestation of moths is really too strong, there are traps based on glue and pheromones. The males stick to it and can no longer reproduce.
- if you are afraid that the smell of laurel will permeate your clothes, you can replace the leaves with pieces of Aleppo soap made from bay laurel oil.
- moths hate light and fresh air. Remember to air out your closets regularly, unfold and shake out your clothes.
