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Old 17-05-2012, 11:58 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Stephen Wolstenholme[_2_] Stephen Wolstenholme[_2_] is offline
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Default The bugs that bite in the spring, tra-la

On Thu, 17 May 2012 03:01:29 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
wrote:

Ugh, I've never seen a bedbug or a flea but if I suspected they were
in my bed, I would steam the mattress. When I let the Gite, I steamed
the mattresses after guests had gone. My dog is treated monthly with
Frontline. I am fanatical about these things... since we found we
had death watch beetle in our beams, they were not easy to get rid of
and cost an arm and 2 legs for the treatment.


The death watch beetle only bores into wood that has already been
softened by fungal infection. Getting rid of the beetle was just one
step in a house I owned. I finished up with concrete beams.

Steve

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