Anti-moths: what natural and really effective solutions?

Textile or food moths are commonplace in our closets. More than the adult moths that we see flying around the house, it is their eggs and their larvae that are the most harmful. It is these larvae that feed on the textile fibers of which they make their cocoon, or on the foods present in our cupboards.

To avoid the profusion of moths in the cupboards and cupboards of your house, it is important to ventilate them regularly and to take care to seal all the existing cracks in the walls, the partitions, or even the false ceilings and the false floors where moths can lodge. There are also many natural, ecological, economical and effective solutions to fight moths without using chemicals that are harmful to health and the environment.

Moth repellent plants

Natural mothproof cedar

Cedar is the plant best known for its anti-moth action. It most often comes in the form of a ball of cedar bark, to be hung in cupboards, which must be sanded regularly so that it continues to give off its odor which scares away moths. Pieces of cade wood placed or hung in cupboards are also very effective against these insects.

Mint or cloves, good moth repellents

Mint is also a good repellent against moths, which hate its scent. You can use it in the form of leaves, mint alcohol or essential oil. Cloves placed in closets and cupboards around the house, as is, or planted in an orange, also have a great effect on moths who hate their smell.

Lavender or thyme, an odor that moths do not like

Moths are sensitive to many odors that they hate and that scare them away. Place, in your wardrobes for example, sachets of small bouquets of very fragrant lavender flowers, which you will have dried beforehand. In the same way, dried thyme placed in small cups will be very effective in fighting moths.

Other plants hated by moths

Among the plants, you can also use bay leaves or rosemary, which moths hate. Simply place dried leaves in a small cloth bag. Moths also can't stand the scent of sweet woodruff, white flowers found in the woods that have a strong smell of cut hay. The aromatic foliage of the santolina, a small yellow Mediterranean shrub, also has, through its fragrance, a repellent effect against moths.

With its acid smell, lemon is one of the natural solutions to fight against moths. The latter do not support its smell and prefer to move away from areas where you have placed lemon peel, on your shelves or in small fabric bags.

Finally, moths do not like chestnuts at all, and particularly their smell. Place a few in your cupboards for natural moth control.

Anti-moth soaps

You can fight against the presence of moths in your home very naturally by placing pieces of Marseille soap or grated soap in infested places. Aleppo soap, which has bay leaves in its composition, also has the ability to scare away these harmful insects.

Anti-moth essential oils

To chase away moths from your cupboards and cupboards, you can also use essential oils which you will soak in a piece of cloth or cotton. Essential oils of mint, eucalyptus, thyme, camphor or cedar are particularly effective in fighting moths naturally and effectively.

Photo credit: Olaf Leillinger