12 Sep
2003
12 Sep
'03
12:09 a.m.
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(a)cfl.rr.com>
To: <cctalk(a)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(a)concentric.net>
>To: <cctalk(a)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