On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Marvin Johnston wrote:
> They sound like subterrainian termites. They have sometimes been
> described as about the size of a grain of rice, and have "mud" tunnels
> in the areas they are damaging.
YES! Exactly!
> In my experience, they will tend to go
> for the cardboard and softer woods. I had a number of books, magazines,
> and docs destroyed by them a few years ago. I had a termite inspector
> come in, and they were all over one side of the house. While the house
> was also fumigated, some type of chemical was also put onto the ground
> to discourage them. The best treatment I've heard was to make your house
> unattractive to them so they will go after your neighbors house :).
This is my landlord's problem. I'm sure other businesses in the complex
might be having similar problems.
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