Ryan goes over one of the biggest mistakes that homeowners make when it comes to eliminating odors in their home.
Mothballs in attic safe.
Mothballs can seriously impair indoor air quality.
Any such use is illegal.
Due to this very sad incident we urge you to refrain from keeping moth balls in your attic and to use another form of pest control instead.
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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.
They include squirrels skunks deer mice rats dogs cats raccoons moles snakes pigeons and a variety of other animals.
Naphthalene is also flammable so it is not as common in mothballs as it was in decades past.
Putting moth balls in the attic.
Blow the air from the house into the attic so that air escapes through the attic vents see ncaa s posts on this thread.
Do not blow air from the attic into the house.
Breathing in fumes from naphthalene or pdb can cause dizziness vomiting nausea and headaches.
Often mothballs are used in these locations to control pests other than clothes moths stone said.