Mulch

I received the following from what I consider to be a very reliable source.
Take it FWIW

Dave Silverberg


Beware of buying cheap mulch this spring...


Apparently the story below is true.  I checked for it on Urban Legends.  Not
finding it there I googled it and, sure enough, Formosan termites being
transported in mulch are a threat.


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Subject: Mulch/good article


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 have 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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