Mark42
Fleet Admiral
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Bought mothballs yesterday to put in the boats during their outdoor winter storage. Didn't want to just toss them around, so I got the idea of bagging them. Asked my wife for an old panty hose and cut short lengths, tied the ends with a handfull of MB inside. Works good, they still stink, and should be easy to clean up in the spring.
BTW I read an article on mothballs and why they keep mice away. The fumes from the mothballs cause ulcers in mice nose and lungs. It also went on to say that ingesting mothballs is usually fatal. A teenager who ingested about 14 balls was dead inside of 5 days. One entire family was very ill until it was discovered that they put hundreds of mothballs all around inside their house. After removing the balls the family recovered.
Make no mistake, mothballs are poison and should be handled carefully.
Also when shopping for mothballs, be sure you get balls made from Naphthalele (99.96%) and not the new "safe" mothballs that have no Naphthalele. Just read the ingredients. A good tip-off that they have no Naphthalele if the balls are scented.
The box I bought said to make cloths more moth resistant, add a few mothballs to the wash. This could be a good way to make canvas more rodent proof. Maybe disolve some balls in water then spray on the cover with a hand held pump sprayer? Just a thought.
I thought it was funny that the box has warnings all over about how poisonous the product is and to keep from pets and children, not to breathe vapors, etc. Then after stating how poisonous it is, it says not for "Use to control squirrels, bats and birds in the home". Hmmmm. Thank God it doesn't say you can't put it in your boat to control rodents.
BTW I read an article on mothballs and why they keep mice away. The fumes from the mothballs cause ulcers in mice nose and lungs. It also went on to say that ingesting mothballs is usually fatal. A teenager who ingested about 14 balls was dead inside of 5 days. One entire family was very ill until it was discovered that they put hundreds of mothballs all around inside their house. After removing the balls the family recovered.
Make no mistake, mothballs are poison and should be handled carefully.
Also when shopping for mothballs, be sure you get balls made from Naphthalele (99.96%) and not the new "safe" mothballs that have no Naphthalele. Just read the ingredients. A good tip-off that they have no Naphthalele if the balls are scented.
The box I bought said to make cloths more moth resistant, add a few mothballs to the wash. This could be a good way to make canvas more rodent proof. Maybe disolve some balls in water then spray on the cover with a hand held pump sprayer? Just a thought.
I thought it was funny that the box has warnings all over about how poisonous the product is and to keep from pets and children, not to breathe vapors, etc. Then after stating how poisonous it is, it says not for "Use to control squirrels, bats and birds in the home". Hmmmm. Thank God it doesn't say you can't put it in your boat to control rodents.
