While it is not proven that mothballs will keep wasps away, there is evidence that they do. Mothballs also seem to keep small rodents away too.
Mothballs are legally sold for use of the purposes listed on the label. It is illegal to use mothballs for other purposes including using mothballs in gardens.
Bleh. Mothballs are gross.
The scientific name for mothballs is naphthalene.
Mothballs don't deter snakes directly. they may keep away mice and other rodents that the snake eats. If there is no food for the snakes, then the snakes wont hang around your house. I have heard that if you pour kerosene around your yard, they wont cross it because it burns or irritates their skin. Never tryed it but it's something to keep in mind.
As I opened the wardrobe, mothballs fell out.
I have never known mothballs to cause nose bleeds.
the mothballs will fly away
Example sentence - The odor from the rodents would permeate into the wood and cannot be removed.
NO! Not safe!
Yes, mothballs contain naphthalene, which is a poison if inhaled.
The gradual vaporization of mothballs in a closet is a physical change. This is because the mothballs are changing from a solid state (solid mothballs) to a gaseous state (mothball vapor) without undergoing a chemical reaction.