What is the control for wooden pallets cross-infestation (wood boring beetles) in ware houses?
http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/research/eradication.html The use of microwaves to destroy Asian longhorned beetles in wood used for making pallets and crates was investigated in China. Our preliminary research found that green wood is an excellent absorber of microwave energy regardless of wood type studied; whereas dry wood is a much poorer absorber, but a better transmitter, of microwave energy. Consequently, because larvae and pupae contain a high volume of water, insects are killed much more quickly in dry wood than wet wood using microwaves. Initial experiments conducted in China on 4″x4″x1″ and 4″x4″x4″ blocks of poplar showed that irradiation at 100% power using a 900 W microwave oven kills ALB larvae and pupae in 5 to 30 seconds in dry poplar and 3 minutes or less in wet poplar. Our preliminary data suggest that microwaves are a feasible, practical alternative for eradication of exotic wood-boring i
