Treating wood shed floor and walls from insects?

[yuryk]

Dear Community!

I am now filling my wood shed with firewood. Its size is 11x6x20 and its open from both long ends:

Some of my wood have insects in them. I read here that mostly people say "it's fine, they burn well", etc. But I'm buying 5 cords of semi-seasoned wood to store in here for a long time, so a bit worried about those insects. Do you think it's a good idea to treat the floor and walls with something to mitigate this to some degree? If so, what would you recommend? I found that a borate-based wood-preservative would be an option, but I'm sure you guys know better!

Thank you in advance!

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Stack it and rotate it through. Borates only make a difference if the insects decide to eat the treated wood. You don’t want to spray your firewood.

 

[Montanalocal]

I used to have a problem with spiders coming into my house through my door thresholds. I started using the product below, spraying my door sills once a year. Completely cured my problem. You could probably use it to spray the floor and entrances before you filled your shed. I would be more worried about bugs coming in after filling it than on the wood itself after handling it multiple times.


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[ScottLewis]

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/harris-food-grade-diatomaceous-earth-105-lb-bag-de-fg105

Sprinkle the floor with diatomaceous earth. Murder on bugs. Not a chemical, this stuff is already 12 million years old, it won't go bad. You could even sprinkle some on the infested wood piles.

 

[yuryk]

Thank you guys! Based on the answers I assume this is not a common thing to treat woodsheds! But it's an answer itself I guess!

You don’t want to spray your firewood.

Yeah, I wouldn't spray the wood itself. I was thinking about spraying the pallets underneath it, maybe even walls of the shed, so that no other bugs come to the party.

diatomaceous earth

Heard about this stuff a long time ago and I actually have some "just in case". I guess since it's dry inside - it's a good idea to try it out! Thanks!

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Be careful not to breathe DE dust. All those diatoms shells have jagged edges.

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