Does anyone have a good, tested recipe? I'm cleaning closets and while I don't think I have a problem, I'd sincerely like to avoid one.
herbal moth repellant
Not a tested recipe but my herbal books have some recommendations. One is a pomander made with cloves. Cloves being the main repellant for moths and a wonderful smell too.
Two other recipes were for herbal moth bags.
1) Using 2 cups of dried lavender flowers, 1 cup dried tansy leaves, 2 cups dried southernwood, 2 crushed cinnamon sticks, 1 tsp orris root. Mix all together and bag in burlap securing the necks. Hang in wardrobes or place in drawers.
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2) Equal parts of lavender, dried tansy leaves or costmary leaves. Secure in cloth bags. Effective for 6 months.
This message was edited Jan 4, 2010 8:18 PM
I have used lavender, southernwood artemisia and tansy together in sachet bags in storage boxes of winter-wool clothes. Seems to work. Hanging them in the closet is less effective as the scent is not as strong. No moth infestations in many years.