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27-04-2005, 11:33 PM

wrote:
I wasn't aware, until my post, that termites weren't an issue in
the
UK. If I had thought about it though, seeing how your houses are
made
of masonry and not wood, they have no food source... hence no
problem.
Sorry.
I also know that this list isn't comprised of just UK gardeners,
but
mostly. With all that wealth of knowledge I had figured I'd get a
wide
variety of answers... more than I would have gotten from here, in
the
US.
And I am slowly realising that the British sense of humour is
sometimes far different than my own...so I'll try, in the future,
to
remember not to jump, but look and think first. If in doubt, I'll
check with hubby!

Thank you all again... and just to pass on the info - I was told to
1)
use a bit of boric acid in the soil, 2) water the soil heavily, or
3)
put cheyenne pepper of the actual termites themselves... the only
one
that sounds reasonable is the boric acid, but is it still ok to eat
the veggies that come from the treated area?? The answers are
varied
on that one too...

Never used it, Erin; but I don't know any reason why they'd do you
any harm. (The British Isles aren't warm enough for termites -- yet!
The main insects which attack household wood here are woodworm,
properly called furniture beetle, though there are some others.)

--
Mike.