I was getting some wood from my stash this weekend and found exit holes and powder rings around them in some of my wood, so I have an active infestation. I know I will have to kiln the wood to kill them. I am a hobiest, but I have about 10k bf of lumber stored. I have a few problems that I'm not sure how to handle.
First a little about the wood. It's Cherry, Maple, Oak, Walnut, and pine. It's 4/4 to 16/4 in thickness. Most is about 14" to 36" wide. It's been in the shed from 10yrs to 6 months, and is a mix of kiln and air dried. The PP holes and frass is only in the sap wood of the walnut and oak. no evidence of it in the heartwood of any of the wood.
I have a lot of wood that is green and 4" thick and only milled about 6 months ago. I heard you should wait a few years before kiln drying wood this thick. How do I handle these?
I only have one place to store this wood, in an equipment shed on my fathers farm. I can only guess the bugs will come right back once I bring the wood back. How do I prevent this from happening?
How do I find a kiln operator that will be able to put the mixed lumber and thicknesses in the kiln without ruining it?
Do I have to dry the wood or is heating it up enough? if it is, are there plans for something simple I can build?