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One can rule out vascular plants; even GMO ones.
DW
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Nicholas Hill=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] strange wood boring insect destroying a NS =
home
Oh just give her with some Round-up=20
Why be shy?
On Jan 27, 2016 10:01 AM, "David & Alison Webster" =
<dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
Hi Donna & All,
Many insects make holes <=3D 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.
=20
Yt, DW
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Donna Crossland=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
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. =20
Anyone have any ideas? Photos taken as best I could. I suspect =
her home will require some sort of treatment. =20
https://www.flickr.com/photos/137759708@N03/?
Many thanks in advance.
Donna Crossland
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<DIV>One can rule out vascular plants; even GMO ones.</DIV>
<DIV>DW</DIV>
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<A title=3Dfernhillns@gmail.com =
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Hill</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 27, =
2016 10:16=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] strange =
wood=20
boring insect destroying a NS home</DIV>
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<P dir=3Dltr>Oh just give her with some Round-up <BR>Why be shy?</P>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Jan 27, 2016 10:01 AM, "David & Alison =
Webster"=20
<dwebster@glinx.com> =
wrote:<BR=20
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<DIV>Hi Donna & All,</DIV>
<DIV> Many insects make holes <=3D 1 mm.</DIV>
<DIV> Did that larva come from the same wood and =
is some=20
of the damaged wood softwood ? Lyctinae, according to the usual =
story, feed=20
only on hardwood. Normally hardwood would not be used for =
posts.</DIV>
<DIV> If her post wood is still around then chunks =
in an=20
improvized Berleise (sp?) funnel or formaldehyde in a =
bag, applied=20
to one end, might yield some specimens. Perhaps you have tried this. =
An=20
adult specimen would reduce the guessing game from impossible to=20
difficult.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Yt, DW</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B>From:</B> =
<A=20
title=3Ddcrossland@eastlink.ca =
href=3D"mailto:dcrossland@eastlink.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>Donna Crossland</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"=20
target=3D_blank>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 26, =
2016 9:31=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] strange =
wood=20
boring insect destroying a NS home</DIV>
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<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>A colleague who lives in Caledonia, brought =
in some=20
skeletonised wood from her home last week. We could not find =
any=20
wood boring insects in the pieces she brought in, but I thought I =
would=20
submit this mystery to the masses. The holes are very =
tiny<SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: #1f497d"> (see photos)</SPAN>, quite unlike those =
of=20
carpenter ants, and the sawdust is exceedingly fine. Most=20
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=20
chewing its way through her hardwood floors upstairs. She is =
guessing that it is in other supporting structures of her =
home. =20
Ykes. <SPAN style=3D"COLOR: =
#1f497d"> </SPAN><U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Anyone have any ideas? Photos taken as =
best I=20
could. I suspect her home will require some sort of =
treatment. =20
<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><A =
href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/137759708@N03/"=20
=
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U></U></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Many thanks in advance.<U></U><U></U></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Donna Crossland<U></U><U></U></P>
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