Mothballs In Roof

Derik s neighbor advised him to use mothballs to control the rats.

Mothballs in roof.

Check the area around your roof for branches that allow easy access to your roof. Mothballs contain pesticides usually paradichlorobenzene or naphthalene that slowly vaporize over time. Mothballs should not be used inside attics crawl spaces gardens trash cans or vehicles. If a bat makes it from your attic to your living space open all of your windows.

Inspect your homes for gaps cracks and holes in the walls and roof of your house. Get them repaired or seal them temporarily to prevent further infestation. Hang or place mothballs. Mothballs moth flakes crystals and bars are insecticides that are formulated as solids figure 1.

Luckily the problem is easy to solve with repairs and exclusion which is a permanent solution and the only effective one unlike a applying mothballs. Avoid using mothballs as they can be toxic to humans and pets. They include squirrels skunks deer mice rats dogs cats raccoons moles snakes pigeons and a variety of other animals. Cut tree branches overhanging your home so squirrels can t get to your roof.

Lately derik had seen a couple of rats in his basement and heard them running around in his attic during the nighttime. 425 grams repellent closet clothes protector no clinging odor kills clothes moths eggs larvae and carpet beetles. Often mothballs are used in these locations to control pests other than clothes moths stone said. As a result derik purchased several boxes of mothballs and then scattered them in his basement and attic.

Hanging them around the yard or placing them in strategic locations around the house can prevent bees from building nests or just keep your yard bee free all summer long. Like many other insects the scent of mothballs deters bees. Take a soft and clean cloth and tie a few moth balls in it. Do it the right way and get your rat problem solved.

Any such use is illegal. Do mothballs keep rats away. This way the bats will smell the mothballs before they even try to enter the attic. Supply guru old fashioned original moth balls 15 oz.

As such mothballs are registered as pesticides because they contain high concentrations of one of two active ingredients naphthalene figure 2 or paradichlorobenzene sometimes referred to as 1 4 dichlorobenzene. If mothballs are left in an attic or crawlspace to repel. The pungent smell of mothballs or naphthalene balls acts as a great bat deterrent. The bat should find its way out.