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So much has been written about these pests. Every forum one goes on. in the area of wood restoration or antiques or furniture etc produces pages and pages of the same stories.
Many conclusions have been drawn and many of those conclusions are wrong.
For example. It has long been agreed that the adults bore out of the wood and not into it. WRONG.
I can post pictures of a philco with four or five chew (IN) holes. It goes on and on.

Bottom line to me is this.

KILL THE EGGS. Kill the eggs and you also kill the larvae and adults.

We can kill the larvae and adults by freezing but not the eggs.
We can kill the emerging and entering adults by chemicles but not the eggs and not all the larvae.
So . We have to kill the eggs, and it seems to me that the most scientifically proven way to do this is by heating them beyond their tollerance, ie +50c. So heating above this and below around 60c will destroy all stages of the bug and not damage the vaneer or wood.

So guy,s. My conclusion is, Either an Oven or Microwave.

By the way. What a wonderful subject this would make for a students thesis.

Regards all
Will