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awesome site that bluumz, thanks

and no i havent been looking at the monkey fur coats on there

 

I still have Moms.... in a coat bag...in the closet ....

 

I've tried bicarb but for big jobs it takes a long time, if ever. I'm much too impatient. I've also heard putting it in direct sunlight (turning and opening it so it gets to all the surfaces) can do a good job, though I've never done it myself.

I use vinegar in a spray bottle, undiluted. I live in a swamp with 100% humidity and mold is just a constant battle. Vinegar kills it dead and kills the smell too, then the vinegar smell disappears after a day.

I've used it on the real fur collar of a 70s leather jacket (white fur) and the only thing I needed to do was make sure I combed the fur back into position after spraying it. No smell or issue after it was dry.

I've only seen issue with vinegar and painted surfaces or base metals (if you let it sit on base metal zips, grommets, etc. it can corrode), but otherwise I haven't seen it mess with color. Test it first to be sure. I use undiluted because mold-remedy places say water is just going to make mold grow so there's no reason to add water to your mold/mildew killing spray.

Ooooh how I wished this worked! I have new cedar and lavender satchels in every drawer, wardrobe, hanging from wool coat hangers, etc. I had three around a cashmere sweater that those mfers chewed several gigantic holes in this year! Luckily that one was my "junk" cashmere that I bought for 5 bucks and wear around the house but STILL. So I pulled everything out and deep cleaned the whole dresser, plus freezing the clothes against remaining eggs and re-washing them.

I think next I'm going to buy myself some nearly microscopic Trichogramma wasps. Allegedly, according to this reddit post with other users who've tried them, and a NYT article, they work like magic to kill clothes or pantry moths and destroy the cycle. Then they themselves die off. IDK if this is some sea-monkies level of wishful thinking but I'm willing to spend the $6-10 to find out.

FYI I haven't bought any yet and idk what's the right breed or site to buy from (the reddit post has options). I'm going to look into it a bit more. But if anyone has tried these, let me know!

Edit: For Americans, I'm thinking of getting some from these folk. They say you can use specifically for clothing aand have a YT video on it. Looks like Trichogramma brassicae is the best kind for this. I might do the traps as well.

 

great info, very helpful thanks Mirana. Its not the worst musty smelling vintage piece i've had before, its a mix of must and perfume so a light spraying might neutralize it.
will test it first on a little area just to make sure nothing funky happens

 

Ditto. I think you, sis and I have had to deal with a new generation supermoths, that won't be deterred and eat through anything.

I still see the occasional moth, but between my cat and I we have that covered. (I hope)

 

UGH! We were killing them regularly, but once you see them you know they've already chewed something up to get to that stage. I haven't seen any since I deep cleaned but I don't trust it, and I have my wool coats to do which dont exactly go in the washer....so I bought some magic wasps yesterday. We shall see.

 

What are those?

I use those plug-in UV light things that attract and electrocute moths. So even if I don't see the moths, they are zapped. After trying several brands with no succes, I now have a brand that actually works. I also use an electric fly swatter for the ones I do see.

 

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They find moth eggs and insert their own larva, thus breaking the cycle of moth birth before they hatch and chew. Then the wasps die once there are no more eggs to lay in. They're very, very tiny while active so no worries about having them visibly crawling everywhere. Allegedly.