Is it true onion seeds can be used as moth balls?

Question

and if true what insects do they repel?

Answer 1

it looks like u might have heard of "nigella" seeds:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=onion+s...

what they do might depend on what kind they are? because some taste different than others. there are 14 varieties.

i've seen reference to nigella in general as being used against intestinal worms and as an ingredient in pesticides and as something you put in your clothes drawer just like mothballs.

i guess it might kill or repel a few ways

( http://www.theepicentre.com/Spices/nigel... ):

"The seed yields a volatile oil containing melanthin, nigilline, damascene and tannin. Melanthin is toxic in large dosages and Niugelline is paralytic, so this spice must be used in moderation."

so..it kind of seems that it might have pretty broad powers..just like mothballs and like pesticides sometimes do.

other home remedies for pests:

http://solidwaste.ci.lubbock.tx.us/hhw/a...