[AT] Termites in your mulch?

[Richard Fink Sr]

Charlie there was not dust or any thing on the base. As the summer went on 
the bark started to peel.
R Fink
PA




At 09:04 AM 3/9/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>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
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>>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
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>>>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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