Cat Mothballs In Attic

Mothballs contain a high concentration of insect repellent.

Cat mothballs in attic.

Cats are more sensitive to their toxic effects but dogs are more likely to ingest mothballs. Long term exposure to mothball fumes can also harm pets and people. I once went in an attic in which a lady dumped 50 pounds 10 5lb. Derik s neighbor advised him to use mothballs to control the rats.

Any such use is illegal. Moth balls were stored in this space and when the person we know went up to work in the attic they were exposed to fumes that eventually killed them while they were working. I spent the first two days spelunking in my freaking attic trying to recover mothballs from the deepest recesses of my attic. Could someone please give me ideas on how to remove the mothball odor.

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. I developed a system of high powered lamps 2x4 s spread across the existing ceiling framing knee pads ventilation mask and an extendable pincher to pick stuff up from afar. Why are mothballs toxic to cats.

The mothballs are all in the insulation. Many people use moth balls to get rid of squirrels and other pests in their attic without knowing of the dangers. They include squirrels skunks deer mice rats dogs cats raccoons moles snakes pigeons and a variety of other animals. Lately derik had seen a couple of rats in his basement and heard them running around in his attic during the nighttime.

A relatively common mistake is placing mothballs in an attic to repel squirrels. Now i have the odor of mothballs coming into my home worse in some areas than others. I put a very large number of mothballs in the attic and on the insulation to deter the squirrels.