As a result derik purchased several boxes of mothballs and then scattered them in his basement and attic.
Mothballs in attic illegal.
Airtight spaces include garment bags and storage bins.
However they have been used in trash cans vehicles vents and even open closets.
While plenty of people use mothballs to repel moths in clothing and stored carpets and to keep pests out of the house or garden they re a health hazard for kids for several reasons.
They include squirrels skunks deer mice rats dogs cats raccoons moles snakes pigeons and a variety of other animals.
Proper use of mothballs.
Moth balls contain either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene both of which become a gas when exposed to air releasing that signature pungent mothball odor.
Mothballs are only illegal if they are used outdoors.
Derik s neighbor advised him to use mothballs to control the rats.
In most labels it is explicitly stated that the balls should be placed in an airtight container for a certain period of time.
Any such use is illegal.
Because they have not been evaluated the risks they pose are unknown.
While moth balls might effectively deter squirrels and other rodents from infiltrating your attic you could end up harming your health and the health of the people who live in your home.
Using mothballs in a way not specified by the label is not only illegal but can harm people pets or the environment.
Placing them elsewhere such as in the attic to repel.
The use of moth balls in an attic or other spaces to get rid of squirrels in the attic is illegal in all 50 states.
That s not a good decision in more ways than one.
If you use moth balls to get rid of squirrels bats in the attic and raccoons in the attic or any other vertebrate pest or even suggest their use to someone you are committing at least a misdemeanor and even a felony in many states.
Some mothballs for sale may be illegal which means they were imported without oversight of the product contents or labeling.
Among the many potential uses for mothballs in the home using them in an enclosed space to repel moths is the only safe and authorized use.
Mothballs should not be used inside attics crawl spaces gardens trash cans or vehicles.
Often mothballs are used in these locations to control pests other than clothes moths stone said.
When we visit homes to remove squirrels birds bats or other nuisance animals in attics we often find that the homeowner has thrown mothballs into the attic space in an attempt to repel the intruders.
