Powder post beetle treatment?

Got a vacuum pump? Drawing a vacuum inside a metal drum should do for the grubs and beetles. Don't know about the eggs.

If the wood is small, might want to isolate them for a while with some borax spread around to be tracked to death.

Big boys use heat, but depending on the moisture content of your wood, might not be a practical alternative. with a search turns a couple of articles. These guys say call it a feature, and charge a premium!

Hi Dan

Kerosine, diesel fuel etc. will kill them alright, the combustion factor might be a problem though. Depending on size etc., a dunking and containing wood and vapors in a closed environment for a few days, like a metal container should do the job.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

submerging in water for a few days ought to do it becvause they will drown

Bill

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Probably, but then I paid extra for this wood because it had been dried. ;)

I'm going to use the vacuum treatment that George suggested.

In the meantime, I'm going to buy some Timor or Boracare to treat this old barn wood and any other wood I keep in storage.

Dan

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if you don't like water, try naptha (moth balls) - put in a bag, with a moth ball or two and just forget it until you are ready to use - I'll bet the little guys get pretty drowsy pretty fast.

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