well, all i can tell ya is: the reportable spill quantity for DOT placard 1894 (diesel fuel) is 10 gallons. You DO NOT WANT the PO'd next door neighbor calling the DEP (dep of environmental Protection), and having them visit your place, they WILL rquire you to clean it up, and I am betting you cant afford what it costs, especially if the fuel oil migrates to the neighbors well, etc. I cannot beleive the suggestions some people come up with! And heck, when its cold, the wasps are not active....dont they and their paper nests in the woodpile burn as well? Added BTU's for free!
Anyways, let me tell ya what happens when the friendly DEP agent comes out.
"oh....you were srpaying your firewood with petrochemicals to keep the insects away, huh...?"
"ayuh......yessir......old farm trick....keeps those little devils away....ayup...."
"were you aware the reportable spill quantity (RQ in the DOT manual) is 10 gallons, sir....?"
"ah...heck....just fyooel oil....comes from the ground anyways, doesnt it?....heck, I drain ten times that in crankcase oil over by the pond in the back forty......"
"well, sir, it need to be tested and cleaned up........"
"criminey! ok......*mumble*...freakin' gummint.....Ill not do it anymore.......
"sir...the ground needs to be cleaned as well........"
"okok....ill dig it up....."
"sir...you cant dig it up......first you need to hire a LSP (licensed site professional- $$$), the LSP needs to dig a few holes and send samples to the lab and determine the extent of contamination (by the way, YOU pay for the digging and testing, and the LSP), and we'll need to drill a few wells to test the water to determine if the water is contaminated (you guessed it, youll pay for this too...$$$$$$$)....and hopefully, the water isnt contaminated, and the soil isnt really bad, but if it is, YOULL need to get it cleaned up as well....youll need to pump groundwater through filters for years, and send the soil out to a remediation facility....(I cant put enough dollar signs below to give you an idea of how much THAT will cost, but suffice to say, since your homeowners wont cover a deliberate release of pollutant, it will almost certainly BANKRUPT you)
All this because it bothers you that there are a few cold dazed bees in your woodpile? Hey, heres a question for all you folks who like to figure how various fuels compare economically.....just a guess, but in this instance, isnt wood the most expensive option?