Well, the temp in phoenix yesterday was 115f. I touched the side of my black truck bed and it was hot (140f at 8:00 am)! I decided to keep the wood in the back of my truck, separate it a bit so air could get to the surfaces reasonably well and cover the bed with clear plastic.
The temp outside is 120f today. An IR thermometer gun shows the outside of the plastic is 143f. When I stick the gun under the plastic the temp ranges from 178f to 200f.
The wood ranges in thickness from 1.75" to 2.0" and its core temp was approx 105f when I put it in the truck. The temp inside the bed should stay close to 180 for around 6 hours. Do you think that is long enough to kill the beetles?
thanks
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