According to what I've read, the smell of cedar only works on very young
protein-loving larva.  Older larva and mature adults shrug it off and eat
your textiles.  Cedar is extremely ineffective at insect control.

What it does to textiles is vile: embrittlement, staining, etc.  Don't do
it.  Especially don't do it to fabrics that are cellulose based (cotton,
linen, etc.)  What little benefit it gives goes only to protein-based
fabrics (wool, etc.)

At 11:41 AM 05/04/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>All texts will tell you however, that you shouldn't store
>fabrics with unfinished wood due to the lignin/acid content
>of the wood.

It makes me physically ill to smell it so I have a natural bias.

Sally

Sally Baulch-Rhoden
Collections Manager
Cultural History Division
Texas Memorial Museum
512/232-5511, 512/471-4794 fax


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