page_title: Mothball
hierarchical_section_title: Mothball
caption_attribution_description: English: Mothballs
context_page_description: Mothballs are small balls of chemical pesticide and deodorant, sometimes used when storing clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae.
context_section_description: Mothballs are small balls of chemical pesticide and deodorant, sometimes used when storing clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae (especially clothes moths like Tineola bisselliella).
caption: Mothballs
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