"George" wrote: Given that cure takes forever on acid woods, I'd put that
one (formic acid) out of my mind.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sprinkle on a few crushed ants, and see what happens.
:-)

I understand that anything with an -OH radical will work. They say water
mist works slightly. I would expect alcohol to work. I agree, however,
that the real stuff works so well that it's a no-brainer.