prventing wood borers

[junglesteader]

i get little grubs and ants in my firewood . i wonder if they will eat my milled wood while seasoning, and my efforts will be in vain.

is there anyway i can pretreat my lumber when it is seasoning ?

i was thinking borax or salt water bath, or building a chamber out of slabs and running my wood stove pipe into it, bassically making it a smoker type kiln.
any thoughts ?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

My thoughts are, that firewood is on or near the ground and staying damp.

"Properly" air drying lumber, is put on "stickers", up off the ground with a cover over it. Bugs don't like air drying stacks of lumber with air flowing through the stack. (with bark off) SO, bugs just aren't as interested in your lumber stack...

SR

 

[Dave Boyt]

I doubt you'll smoke them out, but if you can maintain 140 deg F for a few hours you'll cook them out. Since I'm not familiar with your local woods & bugs, I suggest you check with an exterminator. We've got a nasty bug here called the "powder post beetle" that loves certain species of woods, even if they are dry. They're real buggers to get rid of after they've hitched a ride into your house on a piece of furniture.