[AT] Termites in your mulch?

[charlie hill]

Richard,  If they are anything like southern pine borers you will  probably 
find sawdust on the ground around the base of the tree.
Once you see the damage it is too late.   With the pine borers the only way 
to stop them is to cut all the remaining healthy trees within a certain 
distance of the infected trees.  Sort of like pulling all your teeth to keep 
from getting another tooth ache.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fink Sr" <nancydick at pennswoods.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 9:51 AM
Subject: RE: [AT] Termites in your mulch?


> Greg how do the trees die. I ask because we have some ash on our property 
> and last year in the spring they had leaves then about mid summer died and 
> the leaves fell off. Looked healthy other wise. I have one now that the 
> bark looks to be falling off in places.
> R Fink
> PA
>
>
>
> At 06:19 PM 3/8/2006 -0600, you wrote:
>>We've got a ten acre grove that came back predominantly in white ash after
>>it was logged in the mid 70's.  The borers showed up about ten years ago.
>>Have been taking 8-10 cord a year off it ever since.  There might be 
>>another
>>two years worth left to cut.  And like Larry's area, we're not 
>>'officially' infested.
>>
>>Greg
>>http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/1416
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>>From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com on behalf of Rob Gray
>>Sent: Wed 3/8/2006 5:57 PM
>>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>Subject: Re: [AT] Termites in your mulch?
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>>
>>
>>My woods are mostly White Ash. If I got that borer here, I'd be
>>overwhelmed with firewood :(
>>
>>Rob
>>NE PA USA Earth
>>
>>Larry D. Goss wrote:
>>
>> >I used to be able to go down to my local convenience store or favorite
>> >Big Box store and buy a few bags of mulch every year for the flower beds
>> >around the house.  But that was before my wife got herself certified as
>> >a Master Gardener.  Now, the bagged stuff is not satisfactory -- wrong
>> >wood, wrong mixture, etc -- so I have to go out and buy the bulk stuff
>> >at one of the local nurseries by the truck load.  Last year, I think I
>> >filled the pickup six times before the season was over.  Each load is a
>> >cubic yard of mulch.
>> >
>> >I'm more concerned about the Emerald Ash Borer than I am about the
>> >Formosan Termites.  Theoretically, we aren't infested yet, but I've lost
>> >a couple dozen trees out of the yard --- all but two of them were ash.
>> >
>> >Larry
>> >
>>
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