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25-Jun-07, 03:49 PM
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Can anyone tell me an easy way to kill borer ?
I have an enclosure that is an work in progress and a log that has been glued and screwed in place has a single borer hole under which I find a small patch of sawdust each day.
I tried holding a blowtorch to the hole for about 30 sec but the sawdust is there again today.
So any suggestions ? |
25-Jun-07, 03:57 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: NT Darwin Age/Gender: 24  | | | | what is Borer? |
25-Jun-07, 03:58 PM
|  | Mummy snake Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: Here Gender: | | | | Use a needle with some bleach or boiling water in it and inject down the hole, leave it for a while then flush it out and clean with water.
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25-Jun-07, 04:06 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Brisbane | | | | Thanks tan |
25-Jun-07, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Pythons Rule  what is Borer? | ??? |
25-Jun-07, 04:27 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Dandenong Age/Gender: 20  | | | | its a small insect that eats into wood. similar to a termite but not really.
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25-Jun-07, 04:55 PM
|  | Badonkadonk Bandit Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-03 Location: Nikonia Gender: | | | | Soapy water will usually make them come out of their hole |
25-Jun-07, 05:04 PM
|  | Subscriber | | | | | what about a squirt of top of decent?
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25-Jun-07, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Pythons Rule what is Borer? | Beetle larvae ?
I think it is  |
25-Jun-07, 05:40 PM
|  | Regular Member | | | | | go to bunnings and get some insectiside is is specially made for borers or if you hace any carbaryl and use it at a slightly stronger dose than the packet sais.
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25-Jun-07, 05:42 PM
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25-Jun-07, 05:45 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Darwin, NT Age/Gender: 24 | | | | borer borer beetle is an insect that bores into pine trees (and pine products unless treated) im not too knowlegable on the subject but i think theyre an introduced species |
25-Jun-07, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by smith84 borer borer beetle is an insect that bores into pine trees (and pine products unless treated) im not too knowlegable on the subject but i think theyre an introduced species | Probably is introduced. Poor Australia. *sigh* I've never heard of them.
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Originally Posted by Wrasse Be the tree. | |
25-Jun-07, 06:12 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Brisbane | | | | I've tried the bleach as suggested by tan. I'll look for sawdust tomorrow and get something stronger if need be.
Thanks everyone |
27-Jun-07, 06:54 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Brisbane | | | Bleach certainly done the job
Cheers | | |
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