Re: Termites, cheap mulch and hurricanes

**jo ellen meyers sharp h*@sbcglobal.net**

I got in touch with Purdue University experts, who also said there 
was little or no risk of the Formosan termite coming to our area 
through mulch from the storm damaged areas.

>Reply to Mulch Warning
>
>"I do not feel this is a valid concern.  The process of turning wood
>into mulch would kill the termites.  If a termite or two did happen to
>survive the process, they would die quickly because of the lack of the
>social system (workers, soldiers, reproductives, etc. present in the
>colony system that they maintain) so vital to termite survival."
>
>Gary W. Bennett, Dept. of Entomology, 901 W. State Street, Purdue
>University, W. Lafayette, IN 47907-2089.  (765) 494-4564
>http://entm29.entm.purdue.edu/directory/entm/51.htm

jems

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