University of CA Riverside is doing some research on drywood termite attractants but there is nothing commercially available at this time, to my knowledge. Same for PPB. 60 days may not be sufficient time for monitoring beetle emergence and no guarantee if termites, you will see any emergence in that time frame. How about nitrogen or other controlled atmosphere treatments?
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