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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 10091461, member: 79705&quot;]I&#039;ve tried bicarb but for big jobs it takes a long time, if ever. I&#039;m much too impatient. I&#039;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&#039;ve never done it myself.</p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;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.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;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&#039;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&#039;s no reason to add water to your mold/mildew killing spray.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>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! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie19" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />Luckily that one was my &quot;junk&quot; 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. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie86" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think next I&#039;m going to buy myself some nearly microscopic Trichogramma wasps. Allegedly, according to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldKnow/comments/1e9pmlb/ysk_if_you_have_a_pantry_moth_infestation_using/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldKnow/comments/1e9pmlb/ysk_if_you_have_a_pantry_moth_infestation_using/" rel="nofollow">this reddit post</a> with other users who&#039;ve tried them, and a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/magazine/moths-clothes-trichogramma-wasps.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/magazine/moths-clothes-trichogramma-wasps.html" rel="nofollow">NYT article</a>, 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&#039;m willing to spend the $6-10 to find out.</p><p><br /></p><p>FYI I haven&#039;t bought any yet and idk what&#039;s the right breed or site to buy from (the reddit post has options). I&#039;m going to look into it a bit more. But if anyone has tried these, let me know! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie43" alt=":drowning:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: For Americans, I&#039;m thinking of getting some <a href="https://www.naturesgoodguys.com/products/trichogramma?variant=23314962307" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.naturesgoodguys.com/products/trichogramma?variant=23314962307" rel="nofollow">from these folk</a>. They say you can use specifically for clothing aand have a YT video on it. Looks like <i>Trichogramma brassicae </i>is the best kind for this. I might do <a href="https://www.naturesgoodguys.com/products/clothes-moth-trap-kit" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.naturesgoodguys.com/products/clothes-moth-trap-kit" rel="nofollow">the traps</a> as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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