Those tiny snowballs that your grandmother used to keep along with winter clothes are called mothballs. The mothballs slowly release toxic fumes of either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene at room temperature. These fumes are pungent enough to keep many insects, including moths, silverfish, bed bugs, and termites, at bay. Yes! Mothballs keep roaches at bay in … Continue reading Do Mothballs Keep Roaches Away?