05-13-2015, 08:45 AM
Here is one of my recommended techniques...
With steel framing the bottom tracks make nice little metal trays inside the walls. The kind of dark spaces bugs like to breed in.
I recommend filling these with Diatomaceous Earth (DE) which all bugs dislike and avoid. It is clean and non toxic. You can add tablets of boric acid as well but DE is less expensive and longer lasting. Boric acid, like the wood treatment, leeches out over time. This combination can also be liberally applied in dark spaces like under kitchen cabinets.
The DE is quite durable and will, or should, last a long time. DE is available from garden supply stores.
Trying to "seal" everything is difficult.
With steel framing the bottom tracks make nice little metal trays inside the walls. The kind of dark spaces bugs like to breed in.
I recommend filling these with Diatomaceous Earth (DE) which all bugs dislike and avoid. It is clean and non toxic. You can add tablets of boric acid as well but DE is less expensive and longer lasting. Boric acid, like the wood treatment, leeches out over time. This combination can also be liberally applied in dark spaces like under kitchen cabinets.
The DE is quite durable and will, or should, last a long time. DE is available from garden supply stores.
Trying to "seal" everything is difficult.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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