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["Jim Freeman" <jf@gctruck.com>]

Hello Chris,

Orthene 97% is listed for non-bearing fruit trees and works great. If
you don't have a chemical license, you can buy the low concentration
version at any garden store.

Good Luck,
Jim Freeman
Freedom Farms
www.freedomfruit.net
North Georgia

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Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 13:56:25 -0400
From: Chris Garriss <cgarriss@garriss.net>
Subject: [NAFEX] Termites in apple nursery
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I decided to resend stand alone this rather than "burying" it in a
thread of another email.

I have some newly grated (this spring, currently in 5 gallon nursery
pots) apple trees that are doing well.  However, I noticed yesterday
that some termites have taken up residence in in a couple of the pots.
I've no experience dealing with termites, and have always presumed they
were interested in dead wood, lumber, etc.  Will they attack the
rootstock roots even though they are growing vigorously?  And, what can
I use to get rid of them without damaging the trees?

I would appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks,
Chris
Zone 7 NC (trees will be planted Zone 6 in the fall)