No, insects do not live in our boards.
Bark beetles and beetles prefer to live in fresh, growing trees, where there is tree sap. This food is more nutritious than a forty year old tree. After that, immediately after the tree is cut down and fluffed up on boards, it quickly dries out, and becomes unattractive for living bark beetles. They do not lay their larvae in boards that freeze through in winter. In retro boards, there are often holes and passages from bark beetles, beetles. However, there are no pests themselves in the boards. The insects left them many years ago.
Some people have completely unfounded phobias about termites. This is the scourge of the inhabitants of the southern states of America. Termites are often mentioned in American movies and books. It must be said that termites do not tolerate frost. Therefore, they do not survive in the Russian climate.
Moreover, let us clarify that in principle we do not collect rotten boards, rotten boards in which ants, slugs and other insects can live. Such boards are immediately rejected.
Initially, our company was born as an export company. For each truck that is sent to Europe, we receive a phytosanitary certificate. Those. an inspector from Rosselkhoznadzor comes to our production, he carries out inspection, measurements, research. Based on the results of the check, a Phytosanitary Certificate is issued, which confirms the proper sanitary condition of the boards.