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Martin Eastburn

On 1/13/2015 5:37 PM, wrote:

Hi all ;

Does anyone here have any first-hand experience or expertise -
- with eradicating / limiting the effect of powder post beetles -
- in the home ? I'm in southern Ontario.

I'm quite sure that I have the same problem as this couple -

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfou...irms-1.2897847

Any helpful advice is appreciated.

My flooring company says that the lumber for my flooring
came from Ohio - not their normal source - it's hickory -
2 1/4 wide 3/4 thick pre finished.
So far - in my 4 - 5 year old floor - I seem to have 4 or 5
affected boards .. I hope to address the removal / replacement
of these in a subsequent posting ..
John T.

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When living in the Redwood forest - craft things you buy for the house
would come with a day before gas treatment. Normally a shipping box -
metal - would be filled with what is needed and the thing would get gas
pumped in....

People have their houses Tented - and the gas is put in - kills bugs of
all kinds and mice..... Stay in hotel overnight or two and the house
gets tented, gassed over night and take the tent off and you move back
in - airing out the house a bit first.

Only way for a house to get it. Can try the cans sold in Hardware
stores or the like. Gas a room yourself. Not as good as tent.

Martin