bugs eating my drum PLEASE HELP

[Patrice gill]

Hi,
I got my djembe two years ago and have not used it for a month or
soo...mental note have to quit job to get more drumming time...any how I
have noticed saw dust on the ground around my drum and have observed
small bug in the dust and in the drum. Little holes have now appered on
the outside of the drum. I have tried isecticides to no avail, some one
has suggested to freeze my drum for a week?!! PLEASE HELP ME MY DRUM IS
MELTING FAST.

[papi]

write to ha...@drums.org , and ask him what to do. Hap had a
problem a couple of years ago with bugs in his wood...

stu at rhythmweb

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[Josh]

u have powder post beetles. call an exterminator.

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[Debbie Huffman]

Call an exterminator *who specializes in wood-destroying insects* AND
*who won't use chemicals that leave a residue to affect you by contact
with the drum.* I.e., someone who uses least-toxic / integrated pest
management strategies.

Now, that said, and IF you're in a warm and sunny climate, you COULD
seal up the drum in a black plastic bag and put it in direct sunlight
for a few days. A friend had dermestid beetles clipping the hairs off
his drumhead, and killed them off that way. Since the wood is affected,
yours will take a longer exposure to higher temps. And you might have
to repeat the treatment at intervals to catch subsequent hatches.

[barges upstairs for details from the Exterminator in the house, grin]

Freezing won't work, "anobid beetles" are known to overwinter in
northern Europe. 12 hours exposure to temperatures between 138 to 145
fahrenheit will kill the beetles *and the eggs*. Translation, you'll
want to remove the head. [The dermestids required lower temperatures.]
OR find someone who does fumigation, and you'll still want to remove the
head.... Sodium borate WILL work but not instantly; the damage could
continue for up to a year.

[Recalls an article in Scientific American about the resonant character
of violins, and wonders idly about factors affecting drum shell
sonics....]

-Kyra [in Texas]

[Ray Shakeshaft]

The same thing is happening to the djembe of a friend of mine.

For what it is worth the beetles enter the wood via the end grain and come
out horizontally so squirting stuff in the holes is almost a waste of time.
I would advise treating the edges to stop further infestation but I suppose
the djembes were imported already infested.

We need an expert - try some of the university sites. There is also a
timber technology unit at Princes Risborough in the UK - they might have
some ideas.

Ray

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[papi]

"We need an expert - try some of the university sites. There is
also a
> timber technology unit at Princes Risborough in the UK"

Puh-leeeeze..

Ray, like I said, man, check with ha...@drums.org . He went
through this and successfully solved the problem...it's not an
uncommon problem. It involves spraying your drum, putting it in a
plastic bag, and repeating the process to get the eggs..

'timber technology at Princes Risborough' won't have a
clue....don't waste your time; ask hap, he knows..listen to
papi..i wouldn't bulshit ya, ray..

papi

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