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heromant
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:44 am
Post subject: 'interesting' story not true
Hi All
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.
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Just learned that the mulch story is not true
.
.
.
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the termites chewed holes right thru this one
.
.
.
.
:
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)
Termite
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infested mulch rumors are false Don
'
t be surprised if anxious customers begin asking if the mulch you sell is infested with termites
.
An e
-
mail rumor peaked last week that mulch made from trees blown over by Hurricane Katrina is infested with Formosan termites and is being sold to the public
,
primarily through Ho
m
e
Depot
.
Louisiana State Univ
.
rebutted the rumor
,
releasing a statement that the affected area
,
although infested with Formosan termites
,
is under quarantine
,
and no untreated wood
products harvested from Katrina would b
e
on the market legally
.
Web site Snopes
.
com originally had the rumor listed as
"
undetermined
,
"
which increased consumer fears
.
Bob LaGasse
,
exec
.
dir
.
of Mulch & Soil Council
,
contacted Snopes
.
com last Friday with up
-
to
-
the
-
minute information on the mulch
,
and the Web site updated
t
h
e
rumor from
"
undetermined
"
to
"
false
.
"
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