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    From CRNG@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 3 07:34:40 2018
    On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 08:49:27 -0700, Stumpy <[email protected]>
    wrote in <[email protected]>

    I was offered a dump truck load of wood chips from a tree service
    chopping up trees down the street. I spread it as a mulch over ~1/2 acre
    area in my yard. Did this early summer and now I have dozens and dozens
    of patches of what looks like mud igloos covering the unidentified wood >chips. I shook ~1/2 box of borax on the mounds and then stomped it into
    the individual mounds. It did a good job in the past on ants and other
    bugs when they invaded my garage, so you think it will work on outdoor >termites?

    Yes, I think it would work. Give it a try and see.
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  • From Stumpy@21:1/5 to CRNG on Wed Oct 3 17:11:08 2018
    On 10/03/2018 05:34 AM, CRNG wrote:
    On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 08:49:27 -0700, Stumpy <[email protected]>
    wrote in <[email protected]>

    I was offered a dump truck load of wood chips from a tree service
    chopping up trees down the street. I spread it as a mulch over ~1/2 acre
    area in my yard. Did this early summer and now I have dozens and dozens
    of patches of what looks like mud igloos covering the unidentified wood
    chips. I shook ~1/2 box of borax on the mounds and then stomped it into
    the individual mounds. It did a good job in the past on ants and other
    bugs when they invaded my garage, so you think it will work on outdoor
    termites?

    Yes, I think it would work. Give it a try and see.

    Well, the test is underway. If they rebuild the little mud houses I
    guess I may have to buy some real insecticide. I could also try to make
    a liquid borax solution and spray it on. I may learn something.

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  • From CRNG@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 4 08:21:22 2018
    On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 17:11:08 -0700, Stumpy <[email protected]>
    wrote in <[email protected]>

    On 10/03/2018 05:34 AM, CRNG wrote:
    On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 08:49:27 -0700, Stumpy <[email protected]>
    wrote in <[email protected]>

    I was offered a dump truck load of wood chips from a tree service
    chopping up trees down the street. I spread it as a mulch over ~1/2 acre >>> area in my yard. Did this early summer and now I have dozens and dozens >>> of patches of what looks like mud igloos covering the unidentified wood
    chips. I shook ~1/2 box of borax on the mounds and then stomped it into
    the individual mounds. It did a good job in the past on ants and other
    bugs when they invaded my garage, so you think it will work on outdoor
    termites?

    Yes, I think it would work. Give it a try and see.

    Well, the test is underway. If they rebuild the little mud houses I
    guess I may have to buy some real insecticide. I could also try to make
    a liquid borax solution and spray it on. I may learn something.

    Let us know how it turns out.
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