Bug problem

[swampgator]

For the past couple years, I have found that I have a problem with freshly harvested wood. When I put it in a dry place with the bark still intact and paint the ends with latex paint, I find holes bored through bark. Then when I start turning, I find where these bugs or worms (no live evidence) have tunneled and left residue. I am going to check all my lumber inside to see if there are any bugs/worms in my garage. It is a bit frustrating and I would like to know what to do to stop this. Remember, I live in the humid coast of Florida.

Steve, the old swampgator

[ERLover]

I am spit balling here, how about spraying the bark with that "Home Defence" spray that you can spray around the foundation and door threshold.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ortho-Home-D ... /203052911

[BuckeyeDennis]

What kind of wood? Here in Ohio, the ash borer larvae kill their host trees by eating the cambium layer underneath the outer bark. And almost all of the soft maple trees are infested with ambrosia beetles, which bore through the wood and cause the "ambrosia maple" look.

Do you know if the insect damage is done before or after you store the wood?

[jsburger]

For the past couple years, I have found that I have a problem with freshly harvested wood. When I put it in a dry place with the bark still intact and paint the ends with latex paint, I find holes bored through bark. Then when I start turning, I find where these bugs or worms (no live evidence) have tunneled and left residue. I am going to check all my lumber inside to see if there are any bugs/worms in my garage. It is a bit frustrating and I would like to know what to do to stop this. Remember, I live in the humid coast of Florida.

Steve, the old swampgator

Florida Seriously, I use one of those insect fogers designed for indoors in the shop once a year. I even use them in the house once in a while since the house was built in the early 70's and we are out in the country. Houses today are way more tighter than back then.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hot-Shot-No- ... z/15056076

If the bugs are already in the wood/bark when you bring it in then it may not help. Leaving the bark on is probably not a good idea.

[ERLover]

For the past couple years, I have found that I have a problem with freshly harvested wood. When I put it in a dry place with the bark still intact and paint the ends with latex paint, I find holes bored through bark. Then when I start turning, I find where these bugs or worms (no live evidence) have tunneled and left residue. I am going to check all my lumber inside to see if there are any bugs/worms in my garage. It is a bit frustrating and I would like to know what to do to stop this. Remember, I live in the humid coast of Florida.

Steve, the old swampgator

Florida Seriously, I use one of those insect fogers designed for indoors in the shop once a year. I even use them in the house once in a while since the house was built in the early 70's and we are out in the country. Houses today are way more tighter than back then.


https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hot-Shot-No- ... z/15056076

If the bugs are already in the wood/bark when you bring it in then it may not help. Leaving the bark on is probably not a good idea.

Here at moms in Milwaukee, WI I am thinking of getting the bug canisters for the garage, Spider webs all over, and a dry walled ceiling, the ones you close it up, then pop the top and run, kinda like a smoke bomb, just have to check them out again, the rules, I used them in a kitchen pantry a few years back to get rid of Kitchen Meal Moths. Had to remove all but caned goods and then rinse them off after words.
1 option
https://www.raidkillsbugs.com/en-us/pro ... how-to-use

Option 2, the one I used
https://www.raidkillsbugs.com/en-us/pro ... ing-fogger

[jsburger]

For the past couple years, I have found that I have a problem with freshly harvested wood. When I put it in a dry place with the bark still intact and paint the ends with latex paint, I find holes bored through bark. Then when I start turning, I find where these bugs or worms (no live evidence) have tunneled and left residue. I am going to check all my lumber inside to see if there are any bugs/worms in my garage. It is a bit frustrating and I would like to know what to do to stop this. Remember, I live in the humid coast of Florida.

Steve, the old swampgator

Florida Seriously, I use one of those insect fogers designed for indoors in the shop once a year. I even use them in the house once in a while since the house was built in the early 70's and we are out in the country. Houses today are way more tighter than back then.


https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hot-Shot-No- ... z/15056076

If the bugs are already in the wood/bark when you bring it in then it may not help. Leaving the bark on is probably not a good idea.

Here at moms in Milwaukee, WI I am thinking of getting the bug canisters for the garage, Spider webs all over, and a dry walled ceiling, the ones you close it up, then pop the top and run, kinda like a smoke bomb, just have to check them out again, the rules, I used them in a kitchen pantry a few years back to get rid of Kitchen Meal Moths. Had to remove all but caned goods and then rinse them off after words.
1 option
https://www.raidkillsbugs.com/en-us/pro ... how-to-use

Option 2, the one I used
https://www.raidkillsbugs.com/en-us/pro ... ing-fogger

.
Yes, that is the one. That is my problem in the shop. Mini spider webs and not much else. I guess it is only the real tiny ones that can get in.

[oldiron]

If you're primarily concerned with blanks for turning, Any wood which is suspect of bug damage, strip some of the outer bark off and inspect for larvae or mature bugs. If you suspect or actually see and signs of bugs, You might want to turn that wood as soon as possible so the bugs or insects don't have enough time to bore deeper into the wood.

Here in MD. we are having real problems with the "two lined chestnut beetle", and the Ash bore beetle in our Red Oaks.

Mike

[ERLover]

If you're primarily concerned with blanks for turning, Any wood which is suspect of bug damage, strip some of the outer bark off and inspect for larvae or mature bugs. If you suspect or actually see and signs of bugs, You might want to turn that wood as soon as possible so the bugs or insects don't have enough time to bore deeper into the wood.

Here in MD. we are having real problems with the "two lined chestnut beetle", and the Ash bore beetle in our Red Oaks.

Mike

Ash Borer beetle now hitting red oaks???

[charlese]

Guessing that you have a long horned wood boring beetle, not a bug--
I'll offer this discussion.
http://www.bestexterminators.com/html/w ... s101.shtml

[oldiron]

If you're primarily concerned with blanks for turning, Any wood which is suspect of bug damage, strip some of the outer bark off and inspect for larvae or mature bugs. If you suspect or actually see and signs of bugs, You might want to turn that wood as soon as possible so the bugs or insects don't have enough time to bore deeper into the wood.

Here in MD. we are having real problems with the "two lined chestnut beetle", and the Ash bore beetle in our Red Oaks.

Mike

Ash Borer beetle now hitting red oaks???

Whoops, my mistake! Not the ash borer beetle, The goldspotted oak borer.

Mike