"I think the treatment for lawn grasshopper can also be applied for the wood eating ones. Most grasshopper treatments would consist of bran bait with Nosema locustae. It's a protozoa that can kill grasshoppers one they are ingested. Place…"
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Wood eating Grasshoppers!!
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Does anyone know how to deal with these little critters ?, our cabin is one year old done in Perma-Chink. The grasshoppers have been eating the the wood where there are squares corners & checks…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Anastacia Briones Apr 12.
Shell-Guard RTU Problems.
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We have a 8" D-profile log cabin in the Jay,Ny area that we have built 5 weeks ago. We have gone with Perma-Chink as our stain. Last Monday we log washed the cabin, on Wednesday we applied the…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kevin Piatz Aug 11, 2011.
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Bo Sparks replied to Jim Gray's discussion Wood eating Grasshoppers!!"We've had great results from a product called bug juice. It's mixed in with the top coat and applied. We have watched the carpenter bees fly up to the log walls and then fly away, never having landed. Best stuff we have found…"
Kevin Piatz replied to Jim Gray's discussion Wood eating Grasshoppers!!"Hi Sandy,
We recommend that you either poke a piece of wire into the holes and then spray a hardware store purhcased bee puffer spray or WD40 into the hole. After that fill the hole with E-Wood or a sealant like Energy seal so that the bee's…"
Donald Parsons replied to Jim Gray's discussion Wood eating Grasshoppers!!"If the grasshoppers are eating/digesting the borates, they are also being killed since borates interrupt an insects digestive system and it will die. Two questions I have - have the logs been treated with borates (or not), and has a…"
Steven Helms replied to Jim Gray's discussion Wood eating Grasshoppers!!"Kevin, what does PCS recommend for fighting carpenter bees?
Sandy Helms"
Kevin Piatz replied to Jim Gray's discussion Wood eating Grasshoppers!!"Hi Jim,
I asked a couple of my co-workers and one of them had this to say about your grasshoppers;
"I’m guessing the grasshoppers are eating the logs because they have (I’m guessing) been treated with borate. My father…"
Jim Gray posted a discussionWood eating Grasshoppers!!
Does anyone know how to deal with these little critters ?, our cabin is one year old done in Perma-Chink. The grasshoppers have been eating the the wood where there are squares corners & checks in the logs. Any information on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Jim.See More
Kevin Piatz replied to Jim Gray's discussion Shell-Guard RTU Problems."Hi Jim,
Sometimes in very humid situations some of the "salt" will be drawn back out onto the surface of the wood creating a powdery or slightly chalky effect. What you need to do now is simply rinse off the residue with clean…"
CharisB replied to Jim Gray's discussion Shell-Guard RTU Problems."Jim -
We have heard of crystals forming on the surface when the wood has absorbed as much borate as possible. Chalky isn't exactly what it looks like, but more like salt crystals (like salt water has gotten on the wood). Our…"
Jim Gray posted a discussionShell-Guard RTU Problems.
We have a 8" D-profile log cabin in the Jay,Ny area that we have built 5 weeks ago. We have gone with Perma-Chink as our stain. Last Monday we log washed the cabin, on Wednesday we applied the Shell-Guard RTU to the logs in the shade, the weather was fairly humid. On Thursday and Friday it was still reading 25-30% with a moisture metre ( 15-18 before washing). Saturday it was drying out more but there was a white chalk that formed over the logs. Has anyone come across this before? any…See More
CharisB left a comment for Jim Gray"Hi, Jim. Thanks for friending me! Please feel free to comment on my wall or message me with any questions you have. Good luck as you finish up here soon!"
Jim Gray replied to Ray Mazza's discussion Best Stain>"Hi Terry,
I would also like your information on staining. Our cabin is milled log, un-stained (3 weeks old) we plan on staining the first week of Aug. Some of the samples we have tried are Sashco Transformation, High Sierra. - Permachink -…"
Dolly - Es Log Home Restorations left a comment for Jim Gray"Hi Jim and welcome to the neighborhood. Good luck with
your project. Dolly"
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- At 2:21pm on July 21, 2011, CharisB said…
- Hi, Jim. Thanks for friending me! Please feel free to comment on my wall or message me with any questions you have. Good luck as you finish up here soon!
- At 8:19am on February 8, 2011, Dolly - Es Log Home Restorations said…
Hi Jim and welcome to the neighborhood. Good luck with
your project. Dolly
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