Dr. Killigan’s Cedar Planks with Cedar Ward provide a preemptive weapon to help you win the battle over clothes moths before it becomes an all-out war. Sustainably sourced from renewable forests in the USA—home to some of the mightiest cedar trees on earth—these 100% eastern red cedar blocks are your frontline defense against winged intruders seeking to snack on your wool, silk, fur, leather, feathers and other keratin-rich fabrics.
With Cedar Planks and Cedar Ward, you can save hundreds of dollars per year on pest control, let alone the cost of replacing your treasured garments. They’re simple to apply: Hang up the planks on closet rods, or place them in drawers and storage containers for up to six months of protection.
The concept of cedar as a repellent against moths dates back to the Ancient Greeks, who stored their treasured clothing in cedar chests to keep keratin-loving insects at bay. Scientists and scholars have since compiled significant research on the moth-repelling nature of cedar, providing a safe alternative to toxic solutions such as moth balls (which threaten to do more harm than good).
Cedar Planks contain terpenes—volatile organic compounds of cedarwood oil that provide a powerful, natural repellent against clothes moths. When these terpenes emit from cedar into the air, they are proven to effectively repel clothes moths and disrupt the pheromone signaling among these insects, causing disorientation and making it difficult for them to reproduce.
The use of Cedar Planks in spaces plagued by clothes moths leverages the repellent and toxic properties of cedarwood terpenes. By emitting vapors that disrupt moth pheromone trails and interfere with their reproduction cycle, cedarwood can effectively reduce moth populations, and protect your clothes, carpets and other keratin-rich fabrics.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has determined that natural cedar products “repel insects by a non-toxic mode of action,” and “pose little to no risk to human health and the environment.”
This product is a "minimum-risk" pest product, with ingredients recognized by the U.S. EPA to pose "little to no risk to human health and the environment." It qualifies for exemption from EPA registration under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Cedar Planks
Cedar Ward
- Active ingredients (20%) - Virginia cedarwood essential oil (20%)
- Inert ingredients (80%) - Water, Calcium Silicate, Aluminum Sodium Silicate, Iron Oxide, Potassium Sulfate, Sodium Benzoate
