[Sosfbay-discuss] A Warning for all the gardeners out there!

[Tian Harter]

The University of Louisiana ADVISES AGAINST purchasing MULCH that
originated in Louisiana due to Termite contmination.

>><http://www.agctr.lsu.edu/en/environment/insects/Termites/formosan_termites/>Click 
>>here: LSU AgCenter . Formosan Subterranean Termites Portal
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>>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.
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