Syringes for woodworm treatment?

buglawton

A chemist gave me a 0.3mm syringe on request, it turned out to be too delicate for the job of injecting woodworm insecticide into the boreholes., the needle bends instantly and it is difficult to fill/inject the liquid.

Seems that online, you need to buy syringes by the 100 when all I want is a handful of 1 mm ones.

Can anyone recommend a source, preferably one that takes Paypal?

Hintza

Get a tin like the old 3in1 Oil Tin. Or an oral syringe.

art_for_arts_sake

I've never bothered with injecting boreholes, surely that's a sign the woodworm has moved on? If in doubt I've always given a liberal dousing to kill off the little blighters. You don't mention where the woodworm is but it may be better to replace the affected timbers as their structural strength may have been compromised.

cyclonebri1

Plenty on ebay last time I looked, I use them for injecting fishing deadbaits with oils etc,

Got a selection of different sized syringes and hypodermics for about a £10r

WestonDave

Expotools.com click on hand tools on the left and choose syringe kits from the alphabetic list (can't do a direct link due to the way the website is set up!). They do two kits - one has fine needles the other has a 0.8 and a 1.2mm needle.

If you have a decent model shop nearby you maybe able to get them locally.

buglawton

art_for_arts_sake wrote: »

I've never bothered with injecting boreholes, surely that's a sign the woodworm has moved on? If in doubt I've always given a liberal dousing to kill off the little blighters. You don't mention where the woodworm is but it may be better to replace the affected timbers as their structural strength may have been compromised.

I had thought exactly the same thing, but after filing all the holes during a redecoration, a series of new ones appeared complete with a few live beetles.
It is a cover wall of compressed chipboard so not too structural.

Anyway some good practical advice on this thread now, thanks all!

buglawton

PS Expotools has got to be the most bonkers website and ordering system I've ever seen and I'm not willing to enter a card number into it! Pity no Paypal option or they'd have had the order by now, despite postage being more than the goods.