At 10:49 PM 9/11/03 -0700, you wrote:
>actually ants are the termites worst enemy!
>encourage ant colonies near termite infestations
>< yes entomology is another interest of mine!>
Oh great! I get a choice of something that eats my house or something
that eats me!
Joe
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joe" <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
>To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 5:35 AM
>Subject: Re: Gawd damn bugs!
>
>
>> At 09:48 PM 9/10/03 -0400, you wrote:
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Tothwolf" <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
>> >To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
>> >Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 9:58 PM
>> >Subject: Re: Gawd damn bugs!
>> >
>> >
>> >> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Joe wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I have a couple of close friends in the exterminating business. Let
>me
>> >> > tell you, there's NOTHING that's truely effective on termites anymore
>> >> > since the EPA took Clorodane off the market. The replacement
>chemicals
>> >> > costs over $80/gallon (wholesale!) and you have to use it full
>strength
>> >> > instead of dilluting it. Even then it is marginal and the area has to
>be
>> >> > retreated every two years.
>> >> >
>> >> > Score another success for the bugs and the EPA!
>> >>
>> >> And the lumber industry...gotta keep us buying more wood... Maybe the
>> >> lumber industry paid for the EPA studies? ;)
>> >>
>> >> I think my next home will be made of concrete block.
>> >>
>> >> -Toth
>> >
>> >Dont worry when the fire ants make it to your side of the country you
>wont
>> >be worried about termites anymore.
>>
>> What do mean "when"? They've been here since the 60s at least. I gotta
>> say they sure named 'em right! Just step on a nest of them if you don't
>> know what I mean! We're just waiting for the killer bees now. We've had a
>> few colonies of them but so far they've managed to wipe them out as they
>> appeared. And don't forget the Mediterrranian Fruit Flies and all the
>> other "interesting" bugs that are appearing everyday.
>>
>> Joe
Received on Fri Sep 12 2003 - 07:09:00 BST