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Bob in GA

09-12-2007 09:46:27




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I recently purchased a farm and have discovered that the barn is infected with powder post beetles. (Anyway that is what I think. I find small piles of what looks like fine sawdust). Is this anything to be concerned about? I would like to put my shop in this building, but if it is going to need to be replaced in 10 years, I would rather tear it down now or have it treated now. (Is it possible to treat for this?)

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Vally Farm

09-14-2007 17:41:45




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 Re: Powder post beetles in reply to Bob in GA, 09-12-2007 09:46:27  
Had them bad in my father's old barn. Painted paint thinner REAL heavy on the beams, sprayed with a garden sprayer in the cracks and crevises about 10 yrs ago and havent seen any more back yet. An old timer told me that it stays in the wood (just the outside part) and will burn the buggers whenthey try to come out to lay eggs. Mikethird party image

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midwest redneck

09-12-2007 13:14:05




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 Re: Powder post beetles in reply to Bob in GA, 09-12-2007 09:46:27  
Go to www.doityourselfpestcontrol.com and see what this website says.



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mjbrown

09-12-2007 16:55:15




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 Re: Powder post beetles in reply to midwest redneck, 09-12-2007 13:14:05  
There is a recipe for makeing you own Bora-Care on one of those sites. I tried it and it was rather difficult to get the mixture up to the temperature they said to. Quite high, I think it was about 260F. The manufacturer probably cooks it up under pressure.



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midwest redneck

09-12-2007 13:13:57




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 Re: Powder post beetles in reply to Bob in GA, 09-12-2007 09:46:27  
Go to www.doityourselfpestcontrol.com and see what this website says.



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Dusty MI

09-12-2007 12:13:27




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 Re: Powder post beetles in reply to Bob in GA, 09-12-2007 09:46:27  
When I first moved into this old farm house, the basement floor was dirt and had power post beetles in the ceiling/floor joists. I was going to try to treat the joist to get rid of the beetles. Then some one told me that power post beetles needed to spend part of their life cycle in the earth. So I cemented the basement floors. No more power post beetles.

Dusty



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Dave from MN

09-12-2007 11:12:15




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 Re: Powder post beetles in reply to Bob in GA, 09-12-2007 09:46:27  
Raban works good, I would recommend having a proffesional dusting and crevis spray done. I beleive the Larvae can live for up to 20 years in dry wood, then when conditions are right they will emerge. You can control them but you will never eliminate them, unless you remove all, and I mean ALL wood from the barn and rebuild.



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Arkandan

09-12-2007 10:38:58




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 Re: Powder post beetles in reply to Bob in GA, 09-12-2007 09:46:27  
Here's where you can find Bora Care that mjbrown mentioned:>Link

Says>Link it's for use on those powderpost beetles too. I've got a box of it here for treatment around the house when I start landscaping and spraying inside the studwalls before closing up.



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mjbrown

09-12-2007 10:03:43




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 Re: Powder post beetles in reply to Bob in GA, 09-12-2007 09:46:27  
A product called Bora-care is supposed to kill them. It has borax in it and it gets pulled into the wood with moisture like salt would do. When the bugs eat wood with it in it the product kills the wood digesting bacteria in the bugs gut that allows it to digest cellulose thus starving the beetles. I have never been able to find Bora-care anywhere though and their website isn't helpful either. Sounds like a funny business plan.

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glennster

09-12-2007 10:02:02




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 Re: Powder post beetles in reply to Bob in GA, 09-12-2007 09:46:27  
you better get em sprayed, they attack wood like a termite, eventually destroying the wood. go to ask . com and type in powder post beetles. all kinds of information there on how to deal with them.



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09-12-2007 10:01:02




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 Re: Powder post beetles in reply to Bob in GA, 09-12-2007 09:46:27  
My barn is about 50 years old and also has powder post beetle especially in the upstairs floor joists.My solution is to double all joists with new ones,that will give it new life.



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Bus Driver

09-12-2007 09:58:54




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 Re: Powder post beetles in reply to Bob in GA, 09-12-2007 09:46:27  
Yes, it can be treated. Effective chemicals such as chlordane disappeared years ago- they were banned and are no longer manufactured in the USA. For the non-licensed applicator, Boracare is about the only material available. EXPENSIVE! Mixed 50-50 with water, the mixture ready-to-apply costs about $50.00 per gallon. Licensed pest control applicators do have other chemicals available and perhaps they could do the job cheaper than doing it yourself. A gallon of mix does not go far.

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