Did you know a larva revolutionized the chainsaw chain?
In 1946, Logger/inventor Joseph Cox observed the Timber beetle C-shaped jaws as it was chewing in a tree stump. And he went home and in his basement he invented the first Chipper Chain. It was produced and sold in November 1947. It is still widely used today. It’s the biggest influences in the history of timber cutting.
Many chainsaw users are familiar with the Timber beetle larvae. Especially chainsaw carvers, when the larvae bore out of their carving. Researchers from the University of Missouri and Texas A&M identified 3 ways of getting rid of the larvae. Insecticides (such as Tim-Bor and Bora-Care), Heat (larvae must be exposed to 120 degrees or more for at least 2 hours or more.), Cold (zero degrees for two weeks or more.)
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