Re: GBlist: Mothproofing

["John Salmen" <terrain3@home.com>]

cedar commonly used for 'aromatic' purposes is actually a form of juniper -
commonly called pencil cedar. A lot of the cedarwood oils are distilled from
this. Camphor which is the active ingredient in SOME moth balls is distilled
from either camphor trees or more commonly from turpentine which is
distilled from pine trees. The other ingredient that moth balls are more
commonly made from from you don't even want to know about.

so choose your poison or your tree.

John Salmen
TERRAIN E.D.S.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Julie Rehmeyer" <julie@math.mit.edu>
To: <greenbuilding@crest.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 5:24 PM
Subject: GBlist: Mothproofing


> Does anyone have any good strategies for dealing with moths?  I've had
> quite a few things destroyed by moths, which has gotten me thinking
> about what to do about it.  Mothballs certainly help, but only for
> clothes being stored, since I for one don't much like walking around
> on a daily basis smelling like mothballs.  I also doubt that they are
> especially environmentally friendly.  I know that cedar is supposed to
> repel moths, so the idea of lining the closets with cedar has occurred
> to me, but of course cedar is not the most environmentally responsible
> choice either.  Perhaps there is sustainably grown cedar that is
> acceptable.  I also wonder how effective that approach is though; I
> can imagine that a cedar lined chest, which is relatively airtight,
> would be effective but that a closet, which isn't very airtight, might
> not be.  Does anyone know?  I also wondered if cypress, which I guess
> is less exploited at the moment than cedar, has bug repellent
> properties like cedar.
>
> Any other strategies?
>
> Julie
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