I doubt it too with commercial mulch and their composted temperatures. I am concerned that another vector for this disease might be aphids as they mimic the mites in terms of their sucking parts of the sap. Currently from what I understand, there is not enough research money or someone setting up a scientific study to determine if aphids are another vector of this disease.

I have been to Brasil many times, life is not easy there for the poor, unlike what this article seems to be stating. I have also been to several socialist countries and the average quality of life is much lower then what the poorest American would accept here. There's no such thing as a free ride, anywhere or anytime. "Peoples Restaurants," hmmm...where have I heard that equaltarian term before? I'll stick with free choice even if it costs me more then 50 cents a meal.

When DD#5 started school, I had not heard that the cutoff date had been moved.....it had always been Dec. 31, and my other kids, except for twins born in spring, had started before their birthdays. She went to school the first day and came home with a note from the teacher, saying she would have to wait a year. This was before we had kindergarten. She was so excited about her first day of school....full of stories about other kids, what they did, etc. You can imagine how difficult it was to tell her she had to wait a year. I contacted the school board, but they were adamant in their ruling, even though she would have her birthday in early October, and could read already. Oh, well, we lived through it.

It never ceases to amaze me when people leave GPSs, purses, cell phones, computers and any other valuables in plain sight, then act surprised when someone breaks in and steals it! I just don't have sympathy for that anymore. However there's other things that people that are intelligent often don't consider. Just taking the GPS off and leaving the bracket tells the thief you have one so it could be under the seat, in the glovebox, or in the trunk. So might as well break in and play the odds. It doesn't take long and could be other gain. Other telltale signs? How about that big ring on the windshield from the suction cup when people did at least remove the bracket. And don't forget the chargers left plugged in or out in plain sight. Antenna on the roof or trunk? Getting a text for a PIN number and sending it? Yeah right. There's another stupidity penalty if it's true, but I don't believe it. And anyone that truly would send sensitive info via text would deserve what they get. It's a "stoopid penalty" and if they don't wise up they can keep paying it and give us something to laugh at. I never give my entire keyring when at a service shop or something and if I'm leaving the vehicle the garage door opener is taken with me too. Got in the habit to use it to get back in. I don't use valet parking so that's not an issue either. Again, common sense is rare. These email stories that always end in SEND THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!! really irritate me. Often people are at home while some are at the game. There's too many holes in this story to believe it. Spammers enjoy this stuff. They take theory and conjecture, add a lot of BS and people just must believe it because it came in an email. I don't believe things unless there's some links to check out in it. "a friend told me" it happened to someone they know doesn't cut it with me. Just like the $250 cookie recipe, the Bill Gates will pay you to email and all the other hoaxes. There is some value to a couple of the points but please don't just pass things on because it says to. I don't care if an email comes from "god@god.god" and has a burning bush graphic, I'll question it and look for substantiation. Seems to me a diety would use something other than email to warn me about armageddon anyway. These hoaxes (or is it hoaxi?) do have some value for discussion and getting people to think and share ideas. The insurance card is a good point. But don't overlook the owner's papers that might be in the glovebox or service records too. Do you have a registration card, cab card or license plate receipt in there? How about some bills, mail or even a magazine with name and address on it? But all this aside, if you don't make your vehicle attractive for theft in the first place, a lot of this is moot anyway.