Winged termites mean they swarmed from some where so look for a source, like a rotted tree etc... If it is nearby, you will need to treat that site as well to prevent them coming back. Lowes and Home Depot sell a spray treatment that will kill on contact and then stay for up to 6 months. You need to treat immediately, and then while all your work is open for viewing, inspect all for tunnels and cracks. You can see small sticky piles of wood where ever they have bored into the wood. You will need to use a syringe to squirt chemical up into the tunnels as best you can to kill the larva as they hatch.
Any areas suspect will have to be cut out or doubled for correct strength. I would not build anymore until all infestation is removed. Using a sharp awl or exacto knife to test the strength of the wood will allow you to probe for damage areas. The wood will give where boring has occurred. Good luck. Just cleaned the house out of infestation. Took out one whole side of the living room and one bedroom. Colin Rainey brokerpi...@bellsouth.net <mailto:brokerpi...@bellsouth.net> -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Nick Brennan Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 12:52 AM To: KRnet Subject: KR> Termite So today, I'm buzzing along, actually making a lot of headway (finished skinning one side of the fuse, now waiting for the glue to dry on the scarf joint on the other side) and I look at my work table and see a termine. Just one, little winged termite. Does this mean there are more that I'm not seeing, or is it possible to have one single termite? Also - am I ruined now? Nick Brennan nickdbren...@comcast.net _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
