Termites – Don’t Eat Live Plants
Q: Our hydrangeas have always struggled. This year I dug one up to replant it and I noticed the main root had termites. Is this common for a live plant to get termites?
A: Termites don’t have mouthparts or a digestive system that can eat living tissue. They are present in the root because it died and began to decompose. I don’t know why your hydrangeas declined but I do know that termites weren’t the cause.
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Encore Azaleas – Did Not Bloom Second Time
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Removing Pines – Hardwood
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Pine Straw- Removal
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Henbit – Applying Weedkiller in Fescue
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Cypress- Stopping Knees
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Italian Stone Pine – Juvenile Foliage and Mature Foliage
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Vegetable Planting- Termites
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