Had a dying birch taken down in our yard about 6 weeks ago, cut into 2' chunks, sealed with anchor seal then stored in a shed until I could get time to turn. Cut the first chunk in half, then quarters to find this critter wiggling at me. Put two of the quarters on the lathe to turn round thinking any thing in/under the bark would be sliced into 1/16" pieces. Both of them show holes going well below the cambium layer.
I put all the chips and the wood into sealed plastic bags so I can decide what to do. I have a dozen or so nice blocks, likely all are infested. I had hoped to turn while still damp so heating to kill the critters isn't on top of my list. I can't imagine a powder or granular insecticide will do anything to the burrowed critters.
Can someone point me to a treatment resource, I'd sure hate to loose all this nice birch.
Thanks, Gary
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