“Thousands of miles of dike, collapse in the anthill”, this is a very principle, many seemingly hard everyone guys is destroyed by these tiny bugs. Bamboo furniture should pay more attention to insect damage, because bamboo is rich in cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and sugar, fat, albumen, etc., these factors are moths and termites and other insects nutrients, so the use of bamboo furniture, we should accept certain measures to prevent insects, in order to increase the service life of bamboo furniture.
When choosing bamboo furniture, it is best to choose one that has been coated with varnish or cooked tung oil, which is moth-proof, durable and aesthetically pleasing. If you purchase medium and small bamboo furniture, it is best to dispose of it with high temperature sealed steam, which can completely kill the bacteria in the bamboo, or put the bamboo into boiling water with salt for 1 to 2 days after, so as to prevent moths.
In the use of bamboo furniture, often used bamboo baskets, rice baskets, rice roe and other utensils should be brushed and dried in real time, large pieces of bamboo furniture in the placement should focus on ventilation and dry. In addition, in use, if you find insects can be used to kill a small amount of insecticide solution (dichlorvos) drop into the insect hole, but also available sharp pepper or pepper pounded into the end, stuffed into the insect hole, these can give your bamboo furniture a safe and cherished.
But remember, tableware bamboo utensils can not use the above two sterilization methods.