Homestead mailing list

[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> In effect, a type of 'glazing' providing
> no means for insects to hide - one of
> the real drawbacks to living in areas
> of no winters to kill parasites-infested
> 'homes/possessions'.

Don't know where you experienced winter kill, but in the Ozarks, which gets 
plenty of winter freeze, ticks and chiggers hibernate and come out strong 
in the spring. Some tiny critters go deep into the ground or trees. 
Survival is evolution-created genius in all species.