On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:09:30 -0800 (PST), Sonny
wrote:

The Timbor needs to dissolve in the water.
The beetle larvae emerges from the wood in spring, grows into an adult
during the summer, then, in late fall, returns to the hatchery
(same wood it came from) and lays new eggs.
Knowing the life cycle can often help determine when an infestation occurs
and where it originates from.
In that news link, if that home owner purchased the flooring during the summer
and the larvae emerged the following spring, then the infestation was already
in the wood/flooring, when purchased.
If you buy infested wood, those hatched bugs will come back to the same wood
and repeat the life cycle with the next generation.
The adult insect has wings, it flies. An infestation does not start by flying to your property.
The adults return to where they hatched from, they don't fly to new places.
The way an infestation moves/migrates is by infected wood being moved to a new location.
The only time wood is infected is when the bug is in the egg and larvae stages.
Sonny


Thanks for the reply, Sonny & others.
Can Timbor or something similar, be injected into the
exit holes with a syringe - with any success ?
Or do I definitely need to replace the infected floor pieces ?
I think I would only use Timbor in a widespread application -
if the infestation were to spread to structure .. or perhaps as
a preventative under & around the new floor pieces ?

Next question - perhaps I'll start a new thread ..
Tips & Tricks for removing & replacing the hardwood floor pieces ..
John T.


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