Tiki Termites?!?! - General Tiki

M modchick65 Member chez groovara, philadelphia, pa Joined: Jun 30, 2003 Posts: 52	M modchick65 Posted posted on Sat, Jul 26, 2003 4:49 PM Hi, Joey, I had the same problem with mine. Poor Lyman had sawdust building up in his mouth. Several people told me that he may have to be put down... but no... NO! I just couldn't bear to do that. I called an exterminator at first, but it did little good and cost me a lot of money. Plus, when it wasn't working, the guy told me that he would have to drill all over the face of the Tiki, and, again, I did not wat Lyman to be marred. So I asked someone at a store that imports wood statues, etc. from Africa, and here's what the guy told me to do. I got some chemical concentrate from Home Depot that targeted my specific problem bug (in my case, wood beetles, which I actually found out from the exterminator, so maybe he wasn't totally worthless). Then, I took the Tiki outside and sprayed him down with the stuff. I coated every inch of him with the chemical (wearing a face mask and gloves and heavy clothes, of course -- wishing I had a radiation suit), and then I sprayed him down again. When he was completely saturated several times over, I put him in a big plastic bag, tied it, and then put him in two more tied plastic bags. I left him like that for about 24 hours (you don't want to leave it too long as you don't want him to get mouldy!). When I pulled him out, the problem seemed to have been solved. Another alternative, I have been told, that involves no scary toxic chemicals is to wrap the Tiki in a big plastic bag and put it in a freezer for a couple of days. If you are fortunate enough to have a freezer that will hold him, then this would probably be your easiest and least chemical-laden bet.

Hi, Joey,

I had the same problem with mine. Poor Lyman had sawdust building up in his mouth.
Several people told me that he may have to be put down... but no... NO! I just couldn't bear to do that.

I called an exterminator at first, but it did little good and cost me a lot of money. Plus, when it wasn't working, the guy told me that he would have to drill all over the face of the Tiki, and, again, I did not wat Lyman to be marred. So I asked someone at a store that imports wood statues, etc. from Africa, and here's what the guy told me to do.

I got some chemical concentrate from Home Depot that targeted my specific problem bug (in my case, wood beetles, which I actually found out from the exterminator, so maybe he wasn't totally worthless). Then, I took the Tiki outside and sprayed him down with the stuff. I coated every inch of him with the chemical (wearing a face mask and gloves and heavy clothes, of course -- wishing I had a radiation suit), and then I sprayed him down again. When he was completely saturated several times over, I put him in a big plastic bag, tied it, and then put him in two more tied plastic bags. I left him like that for about 24 hours (you don't want to leave it too long as you don't want him to get mouldy!). When I pulled him out, the problem seemed to have been solved.

Another alternative, I have been told, that involves no scary toxic chemicals is to wrap the Tiki in a big plastic bag and put it in a freezer for a couple of days. If you are fortunate enough to have a freezer that will hold him, then this would probably be your easiest and least chemical-laden bet.

Post #44700 by modchick65 on Sat, Jul 26, 2003 4:49 PM