Most people fear that termites will infest their home and this fear leads them to spend thousands of dollars on pest control to prevent this from happening. Yes, it is true that termites may find a meal at your house. But they are not the only pests ready to eat your house. Powderpost Beetles and other wood eating species are insects you need to fear. Powderpost beetles includes a wide range of subspecies all of which eat and live in wood commonly ….
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How's it going? I live in western North Carolina. I cut down a bunch of big eastern white pines off of my property last winter. I am currently having them sawed at a local sawmill to use in my house. Most of them are going to be used as exposed rafters in the ceiling and as floor joists. The sizes vary from 4" x 8" to 6" x 12". There was some sign of bark beetles on some of the trees. I am concerned with the bark beetles and other bores that might be in the sawn beams. The beams will be air dryed. Do I need to worry with any control since all the bark will be off? What kind of chemicals are available to spray or roll onto the beams to control any problems I might have? I do have a commercial pesticide license and can buy most any product. Any advice or help you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time. I look forward to hearing back from you.
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hi, i bought a beautiful carved wooden animal from Oaxaca mexico that is painted with wonderful designs and I now see that every day there is white powder coming out of it. i now see that there are teeny little holes so it looks like there is some kind of bug in there. i tried putting it in a plastic bag for a few months to see if i could stop the oxygen but nothing works. i would love to be able to save this beautiful painted carving. is there anything i can do that would not destroy the painted finish. is there anything i should do about the fact that it has been sitting out and i may have infected other areas of the house. any recommendations would be appreciated.
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