NEW ORLEANS — Fourteen blocks of French Quarter buildings will become eligible for Formosan termite treatments paid for by a grant program, officials said.
Operation Full Stop, a U.S. Department of Agriculture program, was created in 1989 to determine whether a comprehensive treatment program could keep the invasive and aggressive Formosan termite species in check.
The program already includes 70 French Quarter blocks. The Agriculture Department picks up the cost of initial treatments and follow-ups, with the work done by private pest-control companies.
The program has dramatically reduced termite infestations in the French Quarter since its inception.
Based on the number of termites collected on sticky cards placed under streetlights during this year's swarming season, officials said fewer termites were found in the first 15 blocks included in the program compared with last year. Those blocks surround Jackson Square.
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