How to treat insects and insects in old elm furniture

Old elm furniture has many advantages and is sought after by many collectors, but if old elm furniture is wood after all, it is easy to be attacked by insects, so how to prevent insect damage? The following summarizes several effective methods for insect control and insect control of old elm furniture:

1. Paint treatment: For some corners that have not been damaged, use raw tung oil, shellac paint or varnish and other coatings to brush the surface of the wooden cabinet to isolate the moth from the air and achieve the purpose of moth-proofing. It should be noted that when painting, the front and back sides and the inner wall of the wooden cabinet should be evenly painted.

Because elm is sweet and easy to attract insects, it must be treated with insect control after the newly bought furniture is pulled back home; You can first brush a thin layer of insect repellent paint to protect the furniture from insects.

2. Pharmaceutical treatment: When the wooden cabinet is moth-eaten, dichlorvos and water can be used to prepare the liquid medicine in the ratio of 1 5, spray it with a sprayer, let the liquid infiltrate into the wooden cabinet, and spray it continuously for 3-5 times, after 8 hours, it can kill all the moths. After that, wash the wooden cabinet with clean water and dry it.

Put more mothballs and solid insect repellent in the cabinets and drawers of old elm furniture.

3. Wipe back and forth along the wood grain texture with a clean and soft rag.

4. Wipe with diesel: On a sunny day, place the wooden cabinet that has been eaten by insects in the morning sun, and paint all the wooden cabinets with a brush or cotton yarn dipped in diesel oil. Dry for two or three hours and then apply it once, and then dry it again, until you see the moth dead at the mouth of the hole. Then wash with laundry detergent and dry.

5. What to do if the old elm furniture is eaten by insects?

You can use dichlorvos to prepare a liquid medicine in a ratio of 1:5, spray it into the insect eye with a needle, and the insect will die in about 8 hours, and then block the insect eye with 502 glue, polish it and paint the color; Even if there is a moth in a part of a piece of furniture, don't worry about it spreading to other furniture, just kill the moth in that area.

Old elm furniture can not only be used to make furniture, but also has a strong collection value, so we need to pay attention to prevent it from being attacked by insects when preserving.

Old elm furniture must be done to prevent insects after buying it home:

1.Because elm is sweet and easy to attract insects, it must be treated with insect control after the newly bought furniture is pulled back home; It is best to brush a thin layer of insect repellent paint first to protect the furniture from insects;

2.Put more mothballs and solid insect repellent in the cabinets and drawers of old elm furniture.

3.Frequently wipe back and forth along the grain grain with a clean, soft cloth.

What to do if old elm furniture is eaten by insects:

1.You can use dichlorvos to prepare a liquid medicine in a ratio of 1:5, spray it into the insect eye with a needle, and the insect will die in about 8 hours, and then block the insect eye with 502 glue, polish it and paint the color;

2.Even if there is a moth in a part of a piece of furniture, don't worry about it spreading to other furniture, just kill the moth in that area.