Does any one know of a receipe for making your own woodworm treatment? Possibly from household chemicals. Maybe a preparation that will kill any existing worms as well as new attacks.
We have some fresh saw planks to that will be airdried and want to be able to use them before they become worm breakfast. I guess we would want to be able to make quantities rather than one off dose and do it cheaply.
We have hacked off all the sapwood.
Thanks
B&G
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Suspect they are Lyctus or Anobium larvae...some of the Lyctus sp. are no big deal once you dry the wood...others, the ones that bore into the heartwood, are a big deal.
Find a way to heat them to 130 degrees or so for a couple hours....plastic cover and a space heater, solar kiln or take them to a commercial kiln.
You could do a Spectracide or Sevin dip, but that's expensive and not as reliable.
Edited 11/11/2003 6:32:38 PM ET by Bob
Do you HAVE the worms? Or are you worried you will have them?
Gretchen,
There is no worm (as far as I can see) in the new planks, but we have had worm nearby where it is going to be stored. We (expensively) treated the surrounding infection last year. But as worm has such a long life-cycle you can never be too sure that you have erradicated it!
B&G
The PPB food, starches mainly, are located in the sapwood. If you wacked off the sapwood I would not be concerned.......Dale
While I agree that the Lyctus sp that only infest sapwood are the most common....there are others.
I'd recommend "Conversion and Seasoning of Wood" from Bailey's.com or one of the other standard texts on insect infestations in lumber.
Edited 11/14/2003 12:30:08 AM ET by Bob
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