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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
Science is a Cultural Construct
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