Best defense against moths?

[Luftwaffe 1941]

I have quite a few WWII uniforms in my collection. They are all U.S. uniforms, with the exception of my Luftwaffe flak tunic. The other day I saw something in my collection room that no collector wants see, a moth!! I quickly killed the bug, but I now find my self very worried about the safety of my uniform collection. As a collector I feel it is my duty to preserve these historical items, but I fear a moth invasion may be underway

My question is this

Whats the best way to defend my collection from moths? I currently have the majority of my uniforms on hangers in my closet, and my Luftwaffe tunic on a mannequin display. I must stress that I hate the smell of moth balls, so that option is out for me. Any thoughts, and ideas will be greatly appreciated.

Best regards- Jarret

[MAP]

I use a three pronged approach.

Very light use of mothballs (I don't notice the small ever), Bounce dryer sheets and cedar chips/bags/blocks

While I have all my tunics in plastic dry cleaning bags (recycled from when I pick up my shirts), they are not sealed so provide protection only from dust as far as I'm concerned

knock on wood. Working so far

[Luftwaffe 1941]

Thanks a ton for sharing that approach map!

Sounds like the more precautions, the better. I'm going to head out to the store tomorrow for the necessary supplies.

Best regards- Jarret

[MAP]

I only put the mothballs in my display cases that have my wool headgear. Not on / in uniforms

I'm sure others have better ideas.

[real steel]

When I collected tunics, I would store them in good quality garment bags. They are plastic or vinyl & zipper up the middle. You can fit maybe 3-4 tunics in each. I would put moth balls in the bottom of the garment bag or in small baggies & put the bags in the pockets of tunics. Then zip up tight & leave them for a couple of weeks. After that, unzip the bag outdoors & remove remnants of mothballs. Just a slight odor remained to the tunics...nothing intrusive.
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