Termite Identification

A mulsh is often used by people to landscape their homes. These landscape mulshes often provide various benefits including water and soil conservation, weed control, soil temperature buffering and soil organic matter improvement. With all these benefits, people then ask: is there a termite resistant mulsh?

Mulsh is primarily made of wood and other compost items. As such, it isn’t unlikely for termites to get attracted to it as another possible source of food.

Anti-Termite Mulsh

In 1999, there was a study conducted to determine which termite breeds are attracted to mulsh. One major findings of this study showed that the termites tended to avoid cypress and redwood mulshes.

Based on the study, there are two other woods that proved to be termite resistant mulsh. The first one is the Melaleuca Wood mulsh. The second is the Cypress Heartwood. These two wood remaine termite-free.

If you’re planning to use mulsh on your landscape, select the mulsh which is made of cypress and redwood and melaleuca.