[Herbalist] Formosan Termites

[Laurie Brandt]

This came in from the Fort Worth Botanical Society

"If you use mulch around your house be very careful about buying mulch 
this year. After the hurricane in New Orleans many trees were blown 
over. These trees were then turned into mulch and the state is trying 
to get rid of tons and tons of this mulch to any state or company who 
will come and haul it away. So it will be showing up in Home Depot and 
Lowes at dirt cheap prices with one huge problem; Formosan Termites 
will be the bonus in many of those bags. New Orleans is one of the few 
areas in the country were the Formosan Termites has gotten a strong 
hold and most of the trees blown down were already badly infested with 
those termites. Now we may have the worst case of transporting a 
problem to all parts of the country that we have ever had. These 
termites can eat a house in no time at all and we have no good control 
against them, so tell your friends that own homes to avoid cheap mulch 
and know were it came from."

check out LSU AgCenter Termites
http://agctr.lsu.edu/termites/
for more detailes about this pest
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