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   Jeff_Jewitt | Dec 03, 1999 11:55pm | #1

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   Put the lumber in large plastic bags and throw a couple o' "No-Pest-Strips" in. That'll do it.

   Or put the lumber in the freezer. (But don't blame me if the little buggers wind up in a future plate of meat loaf)

   JJ

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   John_Adams | Mar 28, 2000 05:19pm | #2

   *Powder post beatle larvae (& others) will not survive microwave energy, but larger pieces can be "mopped" down with "Ortho-Chlor" brand insecticide (chlordane) and allowed to dry thoroughly. All this is done outside with good ventilation, of course. I'd rough mill the lumber to near finished sizes prior to this treatment to retain the chemical on the surface, and wear a respirator when sanding. It has not had any visible affect on the oil based stains, fillers and lacquers or varnishes I use.I once received a wooden molding plane (beech) with "old beetle damage" consisting of perhaps ten or twelve 3/32" holes. Placed in a ziplock bag with a single moth ball, more than thirty-five borers emerged from fresh holes approximately four weeks later and remained healthy in spite of me adding a fresh mothball! As many as seven holes were found exiting the plastic bag. The 35 died shortly after I placed a 2" square of paper towel inside the bag, slightly dampened with Ortho-Chlor. The escapees remain at large!