Does New England mulch have termites?
Countrybrook Farm’s Garden Center’s mulch, and other mulches made from the bark of a tree as opposed to the tree itself, does not have termites. Termites must have proper temperature and humidity to survive and they have only one reproductive queen in each colony. If a reproductive queen were to survive the debarking, shredding, double shredding, transport and delivery, which is nearly impossible, she would starve upon arrival. Termites feed on cellulose, which is found in wood pulp, not in the bark. Termites in NH will swarm in the spring to form new colonies. People often-apply mulch in the spring and therefore assume the termites came from the mulch when termites just happen to be swarming. Check the area for decomposing trees and stumps and tree roots, which is usually the source for termites in New England including NH.
