[Herbalist] Formosan Termites

[Jane Sellers]

Once again this is only a urban tale.....
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/termites.asp

> -----Original Message-----
> From: herbalist-bounces+sinebee=triad.rr.com at ansteorra.org 
> [mailto:herbalist-bounces+sinebee=triad.rr.com at ansteorra.org] 
> On Behalf Of Laurie Brandt
> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 12:15 PM
> To: Ansteora Herblist; BG_Herblist; Guild An-Tir Herbal
> Subject: [Herbalist] Formosan Termites
> 
> 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
> Your in service to the dream
> HL Pegasus Devona
> 
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