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Any coating helps, but for best protection in any area with a termite history, treat the wood with a product like timbor, then prime and paint it.
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∙ 10y agoTreat it with some SAFE (borax based) insecticide.
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How can wood be protected from rot and insects?
Wood can be treated with various preservatives to prevent rot and infestation.
Why does wood need treated with chemicals?
There are three basic reasons to treat wood with chemicals: to inhibit decay, to prevent insects from eating it, and to make it flame-retardant.
Is timber biodegradable?
is wood a biodegradable polllutant
Wood eating insects in California?
There are many different kinds of wood eating insects in the state of California. These insects can be found anywhere.
What is the wood preserving industry engaged in?
The wood preserving industry is comprised of establishments primarily engaged in treating wood--sawed or planed in other establishments--with creosote or other preservatives to prevent decay and protect against fire and insects.
What kind of insects can eat a house?
Termites are wood-eating insects and can be devastating to wood-framed houses.
How do Insects effect the degradation of wood?
By eating the wood.
Why do woodpeckers break wood?
to get at insects inside the wood
What phobia is the fear of insects that eat wood?
Isopterophobia is the name of the phobia relating to the fear of insects that eat wood
How do prevent damage to your house from a redheaded wood-pecker?
Call an exterminator to check for insects under your siding. Woodpeckers peck wood to look for food, so if they're pecking, there's likely to be an insect infestation.
What types of insects feed on wood?
Termites feed on wood.
Insects that turn wood into food?
termites eat wood for food.
