"Stan E. Markerson" wrote in message
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I have an old very large solid wood box; the wood is beautiful, not too
sure
what it is though. The sides are dove-tailed, and the only nails/screws
are
the ones used to hold the skirting and hinges.

Someone from my neighborhood was shifting house and after they left, they
dumped this box (together with their other junk) out on the front lawn-
which is so large it can accomodate an 6 foot adult or two kids. Measures
about 1metre x 500cm x 300cm.

However, there appears to be some old termite infestation in the bottom
section of the box and on one of the sides; about 5% of the box. There was
also a small colony of black ants. I washed them out with a hose and
sprayed the box with Baygon, but I am a bit worried about the old termite
nest
section. I don't think there are any more termites. What should I do?
Should
I give it another good spray and then paint over the termite section using
a
wood filler?



What kind of termites? If subterranean, they'll be dead in no time without
a connection to the ground. If drywood, you're on your own as I don't
really know much about them.
Cheers,
cc