Thanks!
USDA requires 130 degrees F core temperature for 30 minutes,

This will kill any insects present.

Basilisk

Should be able to easily do that with black plastic and sunlight.



Only 130 F? That seems cool. Maybe that's why I never hear of a termite
problem in Arizona.

Time to set up my temporary "oven"!

there are only 2 kinds of houses in az. those that have termites, and
those that will have them.

ground temps are way under 130. for that matter, the highest recorded temp
in phoenix was only 127F.

regards,
charlie
cave creek, az

To be more precise it is 56 C or 132.8 F,
not much different than my original
post but I should have looked it
up in place of relying on my faulty memory.

A lot you wreck menbers may have noticed
the "HT" part of the grade stamp on lumber,
the "HT" indicates that the material meets
these requirements.

basilisk

basilisk