[AT] OT - Powder Post Beetles

[Jerry Rhodes]

Rod, if you have not seen any piles of dust, it is old, my dad had the same
thing years ago, he put down white sheets of paper for about a week and no
show, that was 45 yrs ago and he's still there, good luck
Jerry NW Ohio

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Gray" <Robgray at epix.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 7:15 AM
Subject: [AT] OT - Powder Post Beetles


> Please excuse the off topic posts, but here is another. I had an
> exterminator company come out to look at the house.  In the basement the
> inspector found evidence of powder post beetle damage. I now believe
> that this damage is at least mostly old because my dad says that these
> pencil point sized holes in the old hand hewn beams have been there at
> least since 1950 when my granpa bought the house. Does anyone on the
> list know how I can tell if this pest is currently living in the wood?
> The exterminator wants $1,000 to treat the beams, but I don't want to
> pay if the damage is old and the bugs are no longer there.
>
> The inspector had me real nervous with their description of the
> potential damage that these bugs do, so I signed on to have this
> treatement done, but now I'm having second thoughts and might want to
> cancel....
>
> Any advice from folks who have had experience with this type of bug
> would be greatly appreciated.....
>
> Rob Gray
> NE PA
>
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