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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After years of finding holes in my fine cashmere and woolens I finally started to throw them in the dryer after every time I wore them.  After pumping for 15-20 min. I'd immediately fold them into ziploc bags and store them in my cedar drawers.
At the end of every season, I pump my wool coats, skirts, etc.. in the dryer.  Heat will kill them.  Them I hang them in the closet with plastic sheeting, like the ones from the dry cleaners.
By just wearing these clothes outside you are dragging in microscopic larvae, not just moths but carpet beetles, etc.. They love fine wools.  Carpet beetles can thrive on most any organic product, they are a freaking pestilence.

My ex-ILs had a moth and carpet beetle infestation in their home.  I could literally see stalactites of moth chrysalises hanging off the bedroom ceilings.  ex-MIL ended up wearing polyesters because her garments were constantly developing holes.  But they never dealt with any kind of thorough cleaning. Their weekly housekeeper was always charged with polishing the silver and tidying up ONLY THE VISIBLE.  There were huge dust bunnies under the beds beneath the expensive ruffles. The attic was full of clothing from the previous generation - think pointy bullet breasted ball gowns.  All crawling with larvae.
I swear they brought these vermin into my home with their visits.[/quote]

Ew. [/quote]

Yowsers! How did you get rid of them?[/quote]

I don't know that I got rid of them. Like I said, I pump all woolens in the dryer and store for the season in plastic.  Every now and then I inspect all food containers in the pantry.  I usually store foodstuffs in sealed containers, but sometimes the stuff from the store will be in a loose container so I bag it up in ziploc.  With some food from bulk food bins I throw then in the freezer for a few days.
It's a constant battle with food because guess what? The FDA cannot guarantee all pantry food will be clear of larvae - that's why they have the sell by/consume by date. You eat it before it blooms into generations of critters.
I once opened a bag of noodles to find a bunch of carpet beetles inside the sealed plastic. It must have been sitting around a while in the store.  [/quote]

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