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floors upstairs.&nbsp; She is guessing that it is in other supporting=2 --089e01184e627a0432052a5171ea Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Oh just give her with some Round-up Why be shy? On Jan 27, 2016 10:01 AM, "David & Alison Webster" <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: > Hi Donna & All, > Many insects make holes <= 1 mm. > Did that larva come from the same wood and is some of the damaged wood > softwood ? Lyctinae, according to the usual story, feed only on > hardwood. Normally hardwood would not be used for posts. > If her post wood is still around then chunks in an improvized Berleise > (sp?) funnel or formaldehyde in a bag, applied to one end, might yield some > specimens. Perhaps you have tried this. An adult specimen would reduce the > guessing game from impossible to difficult. > > Yt, DW > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca> > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 26, 2016 9:31 PM > *Subject:* [NatureNS] strange wood boring insect destroying a NS home > > A colleague who lives in Caledonia, brought in some skeletonised wood from > her home last week. We could not find any wood boring insects in the > pieces she brought in, but I thought I would submit this mystery to the > masses. The holes are very tiny (see photos), quite unlike those of > carpenter ants, and the sawdust is exceedingly fine. Most alarmingly, she > has had to replace the wooden support posts in her basement (now made of > steel), and tells me that this same beast is now chewing its way through > her hardwood floors upstairs. She is guessing that it is in other > supporting structures of her home. Ykes. > > > > Anyone have any ideas? Photos taken as best I could. I suspect her home > will require some sort of treatment. > > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/137759708@N03/? > > > > Many thanks in advance. > > > > Donna Crossland > > > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.7294 / Virus Database: 4522/11490 - Release Date: 01/26/16 > > --089e01184e627a0432052a5171ea Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p dir=3D"ltr">Oh just give her with some Round-up <br> Why be shy?</p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jan 27, 2016 10:01 AM, "David & Alis= on Webster" <<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.c= om</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"= style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u= ></u> <div lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" vlink=3D"purple"> <div>Hi Donna & All,</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Many insects make holes <=3D 1 mm.</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Did that larva come from the same wood and is some = of=20 the damaged wood softwood ? Lyctinae, according to the usual story, feed on= ly on=20 hardwood.=C2=A0Normally hardwood would not be used for posts.</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 If her post wood is still around then chunks in an= =20 improvized=C2=A0Berleise (sp?) funnel or formaldehyde in a bag,=C2=A0applie= d to=20 one end, might yield some specimens. Perhaps you have tried this. An adult= =20 specimen would reduce the guessing game from impossible to difficult.</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 </div> <div>Yt, DW</div> <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PADDING= -RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px" dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b>=20 <a title=3D"dcrossland@eastlink.ca" href=3D"mailto:dcrossland@eastlink.ca= " target=3D"_blank">Donna=20 Crossland</a> </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.n= s.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@ch= ebucto.ns.ca</a> </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 26, 2016 9:3= 1=20 PM</div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] strange wood bo= ring=20 insect destroying a NS home</div> <div><br></div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">A colleague who lives in Caledonia, brought in som= e=20 skeletonised wood from her home last week.=C2=A0 We could not find any wo= od=20 boring insects in the pieces she brought in, but I thought I would submit= this=20 mystery to the masses.=C2=A0 The holes are very tiny<span style=3D"COLOR:= #1f497d"> (see photos)</span>, quite unlike those of carpenter=20 ants, and the sawdust is exceedingly fine.=C2=A0 Most alarmingly, she has= had=20 to replace the wooden support posts in her basement (now made of steel), = and=20 tells me that this same beast is now chewing its way through her hardwood= =20 floors upstairs.=C2=A0 She is guessing that it is in other supporting=20 structures of her home.=C2=A0 Ykes.=C2=A0 <span style=3D"COLOR:#1f497d">= =C2=A0</span><u></u><u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Anyone have any ideas?=C2=A0 Photos taken as best = I=20 could.=C2=A0 I suspect her home will require some sort of treatment.=C2= =A0=20 <u></u><u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/137759708= @N03/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/137759708@N03/</a>?<= u></u><u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Many thanks in advance.<u></u><u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Donna Crossland<u></u><u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><a></a> <p align=3D"left" color=3D"#000000">No virus found in this=20 message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href=3D"http://www.avg.com" target=3D"_bl= ank">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2016.0.7294 / Virus=20 Database: 4522/11490 - Release Date: 01/26/16</p></blockquote></div> </