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[Roy Morgan <k1lky AT earthlink.net>]

On Sep 22, 2008, at 11:36 PM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> > > What do I do to discourage them?
>
> It takes years for powder post beetles to do any real damage, many
> generations of them.

Thanks.. I poked the beams to find them quite sound, unlike after the  
work of termites.

> 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.

There here is a container of some plant dusting powder with pyrethrin  
in it I think.  Maybe that's not the right thing to use, but I'll  
investigate further. I have a garden sprayer that should make use of  
some liquid stuff easy.

Roy

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