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Russ Fairfield

>The only difference is that they are not eating all year long. They can be frozen solid, and just start eating again when it thaws. At least, that's the way it looks. It may not be the same bugs. Maybe they just lay eggs before they die, and they hatch out when the wood gets warmer.

I always laugh when I hear about freezing to kill bugs. They must be talking about a lot colder than -10 or so, a lot longer than 2-3 weeks, or a lot different bugs.

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John Lucas

>Glen

I wouldn't know I'm in the sunny south. Well OK not today but it's sunny sometimes I promise.

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Arch

>Hi Glenn, In motels, public ice chests can be a source of human infectious disease. Adding single malt or distilled corn to a glass of it is said to be some protection, but don't count on it. Southern or Northern critters thrive on wooden stir sticks soaked in booze or frozen. Arch

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Bob Hackett

>I had heard that it isn`t the freezing that kills the "livestock" so much as the dehydration resulting from the frost free feature of modern freezers.The bugs get freeze dried,thats what causes thier demise.

If I want to be absolutely sure I nuke the piece.I don`t know of any bug that can survive being nuked if the piece is heated clear thru.

Maine may not have termites but the carpenter ants fill in nicely for them.Powder post beetles thrive up here,as do assorted grubs and borers.They may be quiet now but I know you can hear them chomping away come spring,even with the several weeks of sub-zero weather we`ve had lately.:^(

Mainely,Bob

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bob strand

>Its -25� ouside right now and I don't know where the bugs go but they'll be back come spring. Actually they leave some rather pleasant design in some of the local woods. Cottonwood in particular.