Fw: for anyone who may be buying Mulch this spring - Update

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Hi all,

 

Regarding the email that I sent out about the mulch and termites – I did send it out after one of our educators had checked with Louisiana State University about the situation and they are trying to prevent the problem (http://www.agctr.lsu.edu/termites/).

 

Since sending out the email, I have heard from several of you that the information contained in the email was a myth.  Below are some of the websites people have shared with me and websites to check out.  I have posted the websites below and remind everyone to make sure they check the authenticity of a situation before sharing the information.   Thanks to all of you for your responses and I am sorry about any confusion this may have caused.

 

 

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_mulch_termites.htm

 

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/termites.asp

 

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/t/formosan-termites.htm

 

http://www.agctr.lsu.edu/en/environment/insects/Termites/formosan_termites/Efforts+under+way+to+prevent+spread+of+Formosan+subterranean+termites+in+mulch+from+Louisiana+follow.htm