[AT] Termites in your mulch?

[charlie hill]

The bark starts to peel on the pines too but that is later in the game when 
the tree has already mostly dead.

Charlie
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From: "Richard Fink Sr" <nancydick at pennswoods.net>
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Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Termites in your mulch?


> Charlie there was not dust or any thing on the base. As the summer went on 
> the bark started to peel.
> R Fink
> PA
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> 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
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Fink Sr" 
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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
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>>>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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