On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:59:59 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France wrote:

Can you still buy them? I thought they were forbidden now ...

I didn't know that Mary, I last bought them at the Co-Op at Norwich
but it was some time ago. Camphor wasn 't it????

I thought it was naphthalene, yep:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphthalene

Though camphor can be used as repellent:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camphor

Naphthalene is not very nice stuff but a google on "naphthalene moth"
produces a few places where you can buy on line.

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Cheers
Dave.