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[Claude William Genest <genest@together.net>]

I'm luckily spared the problem up here in the Northern part of the country,
however, I understand from Dan Hemenway down in Fla. that termites commute
to work  - i.e. they live outdoors and come in and out of the house.....

 Also, chickens love them ( to death) - So, the idea would be to put
chickens in their way - Dan suggests a caged chicken run all around the
house would eliminate all manner of bug problem, feed the chickens
hi-protein bugs, ( even as they graze the growth along the house) and return
a yield of eggs while keeping the chickens safe ( literally close to home).
I think it's a great design idea and am amazed more people aren't trying it

I also understand that termites can't burrow through sand because the
tunnels they form keep collapsing in on them, so a sand "moat" around the
house could also work, but chickens will do a terrific job of things, I'm
quite certain....



on 12/28/02 6:21 PM, James Sprunt at jimmys@hotkey.net.au wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Does anyone have a PC solution to termites (white ants) and is sheet
> mulching a good habitat for them?
> 
> Good vibes,
> 
> James
> 
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