Hi, I got this email at work. I'm not sure what the degree of truth is, but thought I'd share. Can't be too careful I guess...maybe it only applies to the US..

Subject: Bad Mulch

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>> If you use mulch around your house be very careful about buying mulch

>> this year. After the Hurricane in New Orleans many trees were blown over.

>> These trees were then turned into mulch and the state is trying to

>> get rid of tons and tons of this mulch to any state or company who

>> will come and haul it away. So it will be showing up in Home Depot

>> and Lowes at dirt cheap prices with one huge problem; Formosan

>> Termites will be the bonus in many of those bags. New Orleans is one

>> of the few areas in the country were the Formosan Termites has gotten

>> a strong hold and most of the trees blown down were already badly

>> infested with those termites. Now we may have the worst case of

>> transporting a problem to all parts of the country that we have ever

>> had. These termites can eat a house in no time at all and we have no

>> good control against them, so tell your friends that own homes to

>> avoid cheap mulch and know were it came from.