Woodworms and moths: how to prevent their appearance in a natural way? Woodworms can damage our wooden furniture or attack the trees in our orchard. Moths are capable of ruining the most delicate clothes stored in wardrobes and drawers. Natural remedies that are completely safe for health and the environment can be substituted for anti-moths and anti-moths commonly on sale. We suggest ten.
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Woodworms and moths: how to prevent their appearance in a natural way? THE woodworms can infest i wooden furniture or attack the trees in the orchard. The intestines they are able to ruin the most delicate clothes stored in wardrobes and drawers.
At the moth and antitarli commonly on sale, natural remedies that are completely harmless to health and the environment can be replaced.
We suggest ten.
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Cedar essential oil
THEJapanese cedar essential oil (cryptomeria) is considered an excellent natural remedy against woodworms. It is possible to prepare a mixture consisting of 10 ml of vodka, 5 ml of water and 10 ml of Japanese cedar essential oil. This mixture can be applied to furniture with cotton balls. In the case of cabinets or drawers, it is possible to leave the wads inside them to prolong the anti-woodworm effect.
Cinnamon
La cinnamon is an effective natural remedy for moths. The classic mothballs can be replaced by cinnamon sticks or by bags containing cinnamon powder. Other spices, such as cloves, and bay leaves can be added to the bags. A pleasant scent will be released in your wardrobes and drawers.
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Garlic
If the problem of woodworm does not concern the furniture, but the trees of your own orchard, you can use garlic. Garlic is a universal remedy for garden and garden pests. To protect trees from woodworms, which can cause their death, planting is recommended around their trunk garlic.
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Lavender soap bars
In place of the commonly sold mothproofs, you can use do-it-yourself soap tablets atessential oil of lavender, starting with the leftovers of the old soap bars. Melt the various pieces of soap in a double boiler and pour everything into small molds, adding a few drops of lavender essential oil. Store the soap bars, after they have solidified, in cabinets and drawers. Also don't forget the classics little bags of lavender flowers, effective against moths.
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Patchouli essential oil
Are you afraid that moths can ruin clothes stored in wardrobes and drawers? Buy patchouli essential oil at a herbalist's shop and pour a few drops on it DIY padded pads or on cotton balls. Place them in the critical points of the furniture to obtain a natural mothproof effect.
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6) Natural anti-weapons
Be wary of the mothproofs commonly on sale and contact your local herbalist's shop or a natural products store for the home. There are in fact on the market ecological alternatives to conventional moths. It is about products based on natural oils of lavender and spices indicated to protect clothes from parasites present in furniture and in the environment.
Cloves
Cloves, which can be purchased in health food stores or simple supermarkets, give off an aroma unwelcome to moths. For this reason they are considered a real one natural weapons, which can protect your clothes from damage. A useful trick is to put away a handful of cloves in clothes pockets more delicate, such as jackets and coats.
Citrus peels
Remember not to throw away the peel of oranges and lemons if you are looking for a natural mothproof for your closets. Leave dry their skins in the sun in summer or on radiators in winter. Cut them into strips and prepare bags to put them in. Put the bags in the cupboards to perfume them and keep moths away.
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Horse chestnut
The blog A little bit of the world suggests using i horse chestnut fruits as a mothproof for cabinets. It is necessary to cut the fruits of the horse chestnut in two and put them in a cotton or gauze bag to be placed directly in the drawers or in the closet. Or it is possible to pierce all the guinea chestnuts with a needle and strong thread and thus form one necklace to hang in the closet.
Cypress wood
There are some natural remedies against woodworms dating back to ancient times, which would be fine rediscover. To prevent the arrival of woodworms in the wooden furniture pieces of cypress wood smoothed. To treat the wood in such a way as to protect it from woodworms, they were used cedar oil e saffron oil.
Marta Albè
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