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#21 Offline ctantkeeper - Posted November 20 2015 - 11:06 AM

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damn it!!!! i just created a setup for eastern subterranean termites with pine :( . can i still use it???



#22 Offline kellakk - Posted December 3 2015 - 4:14 PM

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Actually termites love pine and other conifers since it's softwood.


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#23 Offline dspdrew - Posted December 3 2015 - 5:47 PM

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I think redwood is what you probably don't want to use.


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#24 Offline Subverted - Posted December 5 2015 - 5:12 PM

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I've had bad luck with pine and insects in the past so I just avoid it. Some things do fine...some don't.

 

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