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Microwave Woodworm
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        Attached a Pye P74 I restored about four years ago.   It is from the family to me so has particular sentimental value. It was a gift to my parents from my godmother on the occasion of my birth.

Image1. shows it restored. Image2 shows flight holes which appeared two and a half years later. It had been well treated with woodworm killer and stored for months in a sealed bag.  There was no indication of infestation prior to restoration but it had been stored in a shed before being passed on to me which did have a piece of furniture which was infested.   I am convinced it picked up eggs in that short time storage environment.   Point is, the eggs obviously survived the treatment to emerge two and a half years later. Maybe the treatment got some or a lot of them.   I don't know. But I do know it did not get em all.

I WANT TO KILL EM ALL.   Every last on of the son of a guns.

I would like to feel more confident that the treatment is thorough.


Messages In This Thread
Microwave Woodworm - by HOTWIRE - 10-20-2014, 09:05 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Arran - 10-20-2014, 09:53 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by morzh - 10-20-2014, 11:00 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Warren - 10-20-2014, 11:13 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Eliot Ness - 10-21-2014, 06:43 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Phlogiston - 10-21-2014, 10:11 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by HOTWIRE - 10-21-2014, 10:57 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by HOTWIRE - 10-21-2014, 11:16 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Ron Ramirez - 10-21-2014, 11:24 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Eliot Ness - 10-21-2014, 12:34 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Phlogiston - 10-21-2014, 02:13 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by HOTWIRE - 10-21-2014, 03:10 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by HOTWIRE - 10-21-2014, 05:29 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by keithw - 10-21-2014, 06:21 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Arran - 10-22-2014, 12:51 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by PhilcoJohn - 10-22-2014, 08:45 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Ron Ramirez - 10-22-2014, 08:48 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by HOTWIRE - 10-22-2014, 05:05 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Phlogiston - 10-22-2014, 05:23 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by HOTWIRE - 10-22-2014, 06:05 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Phlogiston - 10-22-2014, 09:00 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Arran - 10-22-2014, 09:01 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by HOTWIRE - 10-23-2014, 07:54 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Alan Douglas - 10-23-2014, 10:40 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Phlogiston - 10-23-2014, 11:02 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by HOTWIRE - 10-23-2014, 05:10 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Alan Douglas - 10-23-2014, 06:18 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Warren - 10-23-2014, 07:09 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Arran - 10-24-2014, 12:34 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Phlogiston - 10-24-2014, 12:53 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Arran - 10-24-2014, 02:25 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by HOTWIRE - 11-06-2014, 02:48 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Ron Ramirez - 11-06-2014, 10:29 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Warren - 11-07-2014, 02:43 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Phlogiston - 11-07-2014, 04:17 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Arran - 11-08-2014, 12:18 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Alan Douglas - 11-08-2014, 08:31 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Phlogiston - 11-08-2014, 11:02 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Alan Douglas - 11-08-2014, 06:01 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by exray - 11-08-2014, 06:39 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by exray - 11-08-2014, 06:52 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Ron Ramirez - 11-09-2014, 08:16 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by exray - 11-09-2014, 08:32 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by codefox1 - 11-13-2014, 05:34 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by HOTWIRE - 11-14-2014, 07:40 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Paul Philco322 - 11-16-2014, 08:59 AM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by lacountyretired - 11-16-2014, 01:33 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by exray - 11-16-2014, 05:47 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by Eric T - 01-03-2015, 01:18 PM
RE: Microwave Woodworm - by HOTWIRE - 01-03-2015, 07:21 PM



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