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  • From: Clansgian AT wmconnect.com
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Powder Post Beetles
  • Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:36:36 EDT



> >What do I do to discourage them?
>

It takes years for powder post beetles to do any real damage, many
generations of them.

Any of the pyrethrin or permethrin based insecticides will do them in. Also
painting the wood with the preservative copper naphthanate will both kill
them
and prevent future generations. </HTML>




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