[Cob] Shiver-Me-Timbers!!!

[Bill Wright, L.Ac., DNBAO]

. . .Nightmare discovery yesterday . . .
The, "Eco-Nest" I spent the last 10 years building is under attack! . . 
.Subterranean Termites have found their way into my Black Oak Timber 
Frame; at least one post is obviously being turned into Swiss-Cheese!

I just discovered their movement into the post yesterday; they've been 
at it for ??? . . .a while I guess. . . cuz there are tunnels emerging 
out to the post's surface - many of them all the way up to eye-level 
(~6'). I'm located, as is my dwelling, in dry, hot, smokey N. CA.

I've been doing a tango w/ the S. Termites for a while now. . .

They 1st appeared in another part of my dwelling. I was advised to dump 
bleach down where they were building their clay tunnels up the pex 
tubing which is part of the manifold for my radiant-mass, earthen slab; 
which has (4) layers of Claylin Floor Oil on it.

They, "disappeared" for many months. THEN, I noticed them IN the Earthen 
Slab as evidenced by one of their tunnels having created a small hole 
near one of the exits, and just inside the doorway. ALSO, at that time I 
noticed a small tunnel on a nearby exterior wall; kinda like a small 
nipple sticking out of the exterior wall. That wall is 100% cob, with a 
(3) layer lime-render.

I attacked that little nipple tunnel thinking they were ENTERING the 
dwelling there, but realized that didn't make sense, as their typical 
movement is FROM the Earth, UP-n-OUT to find food, and re-locate/spread 
their colonies. SOOO, I left the nipple alone thinking, "Good! They are 
LEAVING"! . . .or so I thought.

The next aspect of this nightmarish saga, again, many months after the 
last part of the story, was the horrible discovery of yesterday; 
Swiss-Cheese Black Oak TIMBER!!!

Help required!

Thanks!

;^(

-- 
Bill Wright, L.Ac., DNBAO

Wright Acupuncture and Massage

251 Auburn Ravine Rd., Ste. # 205

Auburn, CA 95603

530-886-8927

http://www.auburnacupuncture.net

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