Sunday, June 23, 2013

natural choice is lavender

One of the best quality wool clothing is its long life: good quality wool shirt can last for decades, if it is to take care of. Your woolen clothing, can do to extend its service life, one thing is, in order to protect its free damage moth.
Moth don't like light, is so small, they may be impossible to see. This is not damage clothing adult moths. The damage of wool is actually doing the moth larvae. Spawning without interference with plenty of food and wool, fur, down, pet fur, and other animal as raw material. A few weeks after hatching, the larvae can live for one year or longer time to eat their way through the fiber. They don't like to be disturbed, so they do not attack the often wear clothes or carpet walked a lot.
In the storage of wool, ensure that they are clean and dry. They are best stored in plastic bags or plastic box. The project may be wrapped in a clean cloth, then stored, to prevent condensation. With the passage of time will become brittle plastic container. Cedar is often recommended as moths don't like cedar, another option is to pop up a cedar block storage wool. Cedar with natural oils, kill the larvae, but only to kill the newly hatched larvae, instead of the old or egg. They also need to "supplement" sand the wood to release more oil, cedarwood oil or smear.
Another natural choice is lavender. Full of lavender sachet or rubbed oil), hanging in your closet, and your drawer or suddenly appeared in the pockets of his coat to protect wool hidden in, also let them smell good. Lavender did kill moth eggs or larvae, so the clothes need egg in the first place.
The camphor can prevent pests, but many people are not willing to use pesticides, may be people and pets. The camphor anti-moth crystal to release the gas we can only work in close cooperation with the container, no wardrobe and drawer. If wearing it, or leave it in your closet or drawer front.

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