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Joined: Nov 11, 2011
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Hi,
I don't post much, but I've drawn inspiration from so many of the home bar projects I've seen here. I decided to post with a question I've run across in converting my apartment living room into a tiki space. I've got some bamboo trim on the wall and ceiling edges, and I recently began to notice in one corner a fine sawdust on the floor. Following it up, I see very very small holes eaten into the bamboo I have attached to the ceiling. Sweeping around, I also finally found the small creatures doing the damage, and after taking macro photos of them and looking at images online, I think I've got them identified as powderpost beetles (possibly anobiid variety). Just wondering if anyone else has encountered such a problem in the building of their Tiki environments. Are you pretreating your wood before putting it up in your home?
I've done some reading and learned that these beetles lay their eggs in hardwood, where the larvae incubate for up to 5 years, then chewing their way out. I may replace the bamboo post that seems most affected, but I'm not really sure if the rest of my wood could be loaded up with eggs waiting to hatch. I've got some Timbor on order. Has anyone used that? Whatever info or experience you have would be valuable. Thanks!
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