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What is this white stuff under stacked wood?

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  1. Yawner

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    Saw this pic on 'outdoors with the morgans' page. Do you think this is gravel or lime or pesticide or what is it under the stack? If it's not pesticide, I wonder if one could treat an area under a large stack like this for preventing termites from setting up camp. Just curious, we have lots of termites. I haven't really noticed a problem with them, however, in stacked wood. It's mostly when you have wood on the ground, like rounds. They sure get them!

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    He’s on the page I know that. I can’t remember his tag though. I’m bad with names....:picard:
     
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    Might just be snow.
     
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    Could be diatomaceous earth which is used as a natural pesticide. I've sprinkled around some of my wood pallets in the past, dang termites :hair:
     
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    Just make sure your wood is off the ground and termites won't want to take up shop there.
     
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  6. Yawner

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    It does look like that.
     
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    LOL, I bet you're right -- SNOW!
     
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    I wondered if it was some kind of insecticide/rodent block.
     
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    I cant remember his screen name, haven't seen him in a few years though.
     
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    looks like snow too but maybe it boric acid too?
     
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    Looks like snow to me.
     
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