Non-Pesticide Woodworm Treatments

Stop Woodworm with inert gas, cold or heat

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NON CHEMICAL PESTICIDAL WAYS TO TREAT WOODWORM - use heat, cold or inert gas - no nasty chemicals, no smell.

Woodworm treatment DIY without chemicals - Eco friendly, safe, non toxic.

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WHICH INSECTS CAN BE TREATED WITHOUT PESTICIDAL CHEMICALS?

1. Common furniture beetle

2. Death watch Beetle

3. Biscuit Beetle

4. Carpet Beetle

5. Wool Moth

6. Bed Bugs

NON-TOXIC CHEMICAL METHODS OF TREATING WOODWORM CAN BE USED FOR TREATING INSECTS IN:
  1. Roof spaces
  2. Floors and floor voids
  3. Ships
  4. Books and works of art
  5. Wooden artifact
  6. Carpets and fabrics
  7. Bedding and beds
  8. Timbers in buildings
SOME OR ALL OF THESE NON-TOXIC CHEMICAL WOODWORM TREATMENTS CANNOT BE USED FOR:
  1. Anything damp - use a calibrated Moisture Meter to check - moisture readings (WME) must not be above 6% on a Timber Scale for Books, Art and Antiques.
  2. Any product likely to be affected by high or low temperatures - expansion and contraction can affect some wooden items and art
  3. Anything living - pet
INERT GAS TREATMENT OF WOODWORM AND OTHER INSECTS

Gas concentration must be measured at the centre of the woodworm affected object and held for:

1. Common furniture beetle - 3 weeks

2. Death watch Beetle - 3 weeks

Typical Inert Gas Kit contains - Digital Gas Recorder with Memory, Sensors to insert into the object, Inert Gas Canister. You can hire nitrogen, helium or carbon dioxide cylinders locally.

LOW TEMPERATURE WOODWORM AND INSECT TREATMENT

Temperature must be measured at the centre of the woodworm affected object and held for:

1. Common furniture beetle - minus 30 degrees Centigrade for 3 days, or minus 18 degrees Centigrade for 2 weeks.

2. Death watch Beetle - minus 30 degrees Centigrade for 3 days, or minus 18 degrees Centigrade for 2 weeks.

3. Bed Bugs - 4 days at minus 18 degrees Centigrade

Typical Low Temperature Kit contains - Digital Thermometer with Memory, Sensors to insert into the object, Freeze Spray, Refrigeration Unit (hired).
HIGH TEMPERATURE TREATMENT OF WOODWORM AND OTHER INSECTS

Temperature must be measured at the centre of the object and held for the specified period.

1. Common furniture beetle - 8 hours at 52 degrees Centigrade

2. Death Watch Beetle - 8 hours at 52 degrees Centigrade

3. Biscuit Beetle - 1 hour at 62 degrees Centigrade

4. Carpet Beetle - 1 hour at 62 degrees Centigrade

5. Wool Moth - 1 hour at 62 degrees Centigrade

6. Bed Bugs - 1 hour at 62 degrees Centigrade

High Temperature Kit contains - Digital Thermometer with Memory, Sensors to insert into the object, Thermostatic Heating Pads.

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