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   TomFerreira | Aug 30, 2002 04:19am | #1

   Actually the cedar has aromatic oils which rodents are alergic to. I don't believe they will go near it.

   TDF

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   forestgirl | Aug 30, 2002 04:25am | #2

   You can carefully place D-Con bait boxes back against the edge of the wall where it's stacked (the mice, et al., track along the edges of the wall), change 'em out however often you need to.  Termites won't be a problem if it's all off the ground.  Please don't use some kind of generalized pesticide.  I can't imagine any need to.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   StanleyNiemiec | Aug 30, 2002 04:29am | #3

   Pesticides are really not a good idea  --  when you later work with this material, unless you have a GREAT dust collection system, you will likely be inhaling dust particles with this stuff on it.

   The best solution is to raise the bunks (the very bottom supports) so that their tops are 18" off the ground.  Placing these on a concrete slab would really be helpful as well but if you cannot do that, I would recommend a layer of plastic covered with some gravel.  The idea is to keep the bugs from coming up through the ground into the stack.

   The other requirement is that you should make weekly inspections of the stack.  If you see bugs or signs of bugs (like small piles of fine sawdust appearing material or freshly formed holes) then you can find the source and treat it locally.

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   DaveinPa | Aug 30, 2002 05:10am | #4

   What you do is put all the of that lumber in a u-haul truck. Next, take I-95 north to the Street Road exit,  thats 2 exits north of Philadelphia, take Street road west to Hulmeville Road............

   Dave in Pa.

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   riverr1 | Aug 30, 2002 05:13am | #5

   In Philly catch the Penn. Turnpike and take that west to I-75, and then head north, . . . .

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   DaveinPa | Aug 31, 2002 03:17am | #6

   hey Don. It's easier if you come to my place to see him. Why send him out of his way.

   Dave in Pa.

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   riverr1 | Aug 31, 2002 03:37am | #7

   But the Steelhead are starting to run here! Best he just come here. 8^)

   Don