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Old 02-10-2006, 10:07 PM posted to rec.gardens
Rick F. Rick F. is offline
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Default Can termites live in a vacuum?

In article , Lar wrote:
In article ,
says...
Hmmm....that could work, as could laying the bag in direct sunlight to
get the internal temp up. Or a few repeated applications of small chunks
of dry ice. (oxygen displacement from the sublimating CO2)



......or lay out the cut wood on the drive way then cover the wood with
black plastic for a couple of hours.


Would (no pun intended) that actually get the wood hot enough to do the
job? I'm not sure at what temp these little buggers cook, but I'm assuming
a bit over 100-120 degrees might do it? I've got some of that black weed
block fabric, but I'm not sure that would be suitable for this purpose as
it might breathe too much to do the job..