mothballed!

[cella]

Does anyone know where I can get some mothballs? I used to buy them in the hardware shop in Lordship Lane but they informed me yesterday that they are not being made any more. Or does anyone have a stash that I can buy from them? I find they are very effective in the garden to deter cats as they cant stand the smell! Many thanks for any leads.

[Alec John Moore]

I think I saw some in the pound shop on Rye Lane, the one that used to be an Ethel Austin shop.

[guna nua]

You can buy them in Brixton village .

[Loz]

Have you tried AJ Farmers on Lordship Lane, down near Liquorish?

[ontheedge]

They have loads in the big hardware shop opposite Sainsburys Forest Hill

[damzel]

cella Wrote:

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> Does anyone know where I can get some mothballs?

> I used to buy them in the hardware shop in

> Lordship Lane but they informed me yesterday that

> they are not being made any more. Or does anyone

> have a stash that I can buy from them? I find

> they are very effective in the garden to deter

> cats as they cant stand the smell! Many thanks

> for any leads.

Do they really deter cats? Where exactly do you put them and how often do they need changing? Do they need to stay dry? There are 3 cats who are constantly taking ownership of my garden and it doesn't help that my daughter has a major cat phobia so won't go outside if they are around. Be great to find a solution.

[the-e-dealer]

Napthalene Occurs Naturally. You can get it here!

Virgin Galactic are upstairs!

Trace amounts of naphthalene are produced by magnolias and specific types of deer, as well as the Formosan subterranean termite, possibly produced by the termite as a repellant against "ants, poisonous fungi and nematode worms."[5] Some strains of the endophytic fungus Muscodor albus produce naphthalene among a range of volatile organic compounds, while Muscodor vitigenus produces naphthalene almost exclusively.[6]

Naphthalene has been found in meteorites. It has also been discovered in the interstellar medium in the direction of the star Cernis 52 in the constellation Perseus.[7]

[Loz]

damzel Wrote:

> Do they really deter cats?

Depends on how hard you throw them and how good your aim is.

[damzel]

Loz Wrote:

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> damzel Wrote:

>

> > Do they really deter cats?

>

> Depends on how hard you throw them and how good

> your aim is.

That'll be a no then!

[Alex K]

Good question. Business takes me to the States every so often where the things are easily found and MUCH cheaper (large packets! yes!) than the half-a-handful-at-a-time I used to be able to buy here. Not a solution for everyone, to be sure, but...

[wee quinnie]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Moth-Balls-Kills-Carpet-Beetles/dp/B0056G2UPG/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1330200248&sr=1-1

[cella]

Many thanks all for all the helpful answers. Yes they do assist in putting off the local cats - just scatter a few with space in between and replace every few weeks - they start dissolving if there is rain but you just simply replace. Cheapest and most effective solution I've found for my garden.

[cella]

Just to say I got a supply of mothballs from Farmers this morning so all is well for the forseeable future! Very helpful staff in there and they have an eclectic supply of all manner of things!