Oh god, I had forgotten those parades of maggots up the walls. An unholy mess. Yes, we were taken by surprise too. Now we are VIGILANT! Best wishes-- Ruth Anne
-----Original Message----- >From: Beteena Paradise <bete...@mostlymedieval.com> >Sent: Feb 27, 2012 1:23 PM >To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> >Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths > >Ruthanne, you are so right. And they were disgusting! I walked into the >utility room one morning and saw maggots going up the wall. And let me tell >you maggots from moths are no less gross than maggots from flies. You could >have knocked me over with a feather! Luckily, it was the utility room and not >the kitchen, but we still kept a lot of staples in there. We didn't bother >trying to save anything. Everything went into the trash. And then we washed >every surface of that room. Even though we cleared out every moth/larvae we >found, there were some behind cupboards and such. I bought some strips that >have a pheramone designed to lure that specific species of moth. It took at >least 6 months or more before the strips stayed clean. I think I was lucky >that I noticed them right away and they didn't get into other areas of the >house. But I see how easily they could. And in my case, the kitched was the >next room over. > >You really have to be careful with what you buy. After that experience, I know >exactly what their eggs look like. We bought a box of dog treats a year or so >later and I immediately identified moth eggs inside. Into the garbage they >went! I was thankful I saw them because that would have been right in the >pantry. What a nightmare! > >Teena > >________________________________ >From: "ruthan...@mindspring.com" <ruthan...@mindspring.com> >To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> >Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 11:54 AM >Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths > >Very true that the moths that develop from mealworms don't eat fabrics. BUT >also true that once they get into your house they are EVERYWHERE in your >house, and they are particularly fond of making their cocoons in folds of >drapery and other cloth (as well as on the back panels and undersides of >furniture and all through your grains), and those cocoons are sticky. If they >decided to make cocoons in your feathers, I'd say goodbye to the feathers. >Keep your birdseed outdoors in galvanized steel garbage cans, keep your >foodstuffs in Mason jars or else put the boxes inside big Ziplock bags. You >can freeze the flour etc. if you want, but the best defense is to be able to >see the moths or grubs BEFORE they get out into your house. Yes, it can take a >year (or more) to clear an infestation once you have it. >--RA Baumgartner > > >-----Original Message----- >>From: Beteena Paradise <bete...@mostlymedieval.com> >>Sent: Feb 27, 2012 11:29 AM >>To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> >>Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths >> >>The moths who get into wheat and other foods are a completely different >>species from moths who eat wool. I found this out when we bought a bag of >>bird seed that had moth eggs inside. We had a huge infestation in our utility >>room. It took several months before it was completely gone. I had no idea >>that there were even moths that ate food. I had to educate myself on them >>quick! >> >>Teena >> >> >>________________________________ >>From: cora hendershot <wheatgoddes...@yahoo.com> >>To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> >>Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 5:30 PM >>Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths >> >>I have a similar problem with moths in the wheat. I hate to say it but I >>have gone to the dark side on this topic and I put a Hot Shot No Pest strip >>in every (airtight) box. I have feathers, too, and this stuff works. >>Cedar, moth balls, lavendar, not so much. Freezing has to be pretty close >>to 0 degrees F to really work. 150 degrees F for 2 hours works, too, but >>not appropriate for feathers. The damn bugs are EVERYWHERE and you can get >>reinfested all too easily. >> >> >>From: "seamst...@juno.com" <seamst...@juno.com> >>To: h-cost...@indra.com >>Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 1:27 PM >>Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths >> >>I use a couple of tablespoons of whole cloves in those little drawstring >>organza wedding favor bags in all my boxes of wool/feathers. It seems to work >>pretty well. There's no staining from the cloves and my clothing has a warm >>spicey aroma. I'm sure they would work as well for cedar and lavender. Karen >> >>---------- Original Message ---------- >>From: Lynn Downward <lynndownw...@gmail.com> >>To: gbacgcostum...@yahoogroups.com, Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> >>Subject: [h-cost] Cedar chips/moths >>Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:27:40 -0800 >> >>Hi all, >> >>We've had an infestation of moths in the house, mostly in my feather >>collection. I had them all in a (not airtight) plastic container. Thinking >>that they needed some air, I kept all the vintage feathers carefully >>wrapped up in tissue. Those feather I didn't care much about were in >>zip-lock bags and had no moths in them at all. Of course the damage was to >>the vintage feathers. >> >>When I bring feathers home, I always put them in a zip bag and leave them >>in the freezer for a couple of weeks to kill off any bugs that may already >>be in them before I add them to my collection. Unfortunately, something >>went wrong with my plans. After tossing about a third of my collection, >>I've cleaned the rest and put them back into the freezer. I'll be ready to >>take them out this weekend. Before I do I want to purchase some cedar chips >>or a bit of cedar and put them in with the feathers and in my wool boxes >>(the smell of moth balls makes me nauseous so I'm not going there). >> >>SO my question: I understand the oils in the cedar (or lavendar if I decide >>to use that instead) can stain and I wondered how you have avoided this. >>Would putting the cedar or lavendar into one layer of muslin keep my >>fabrics/feathers from being stained and still keep the moths out? Two >>layers? >> >>Thanks for any information you might have, >>Lynn >>_______________________________________________ >>h-costume mailing list >>h-costume@mail.indra.com >>http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >>____________________________________________________________ >>Groupon™ Official Site >>1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. 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