ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Sunken Gardens, a 1920s-era botanical garden, is being treated for a drywood termites, WTSP reports.
A fumigation tent went up Tuesday after city officials reported finding the property’s wood-structured buildings infested with dry wood termites.
The discovery was made May 16th and the city immediately put out a request for bid to get the building treated- reportedly costing the city approximately $21,000.
Sunken Gardens is a botanical paradise and the city's oldest living museum. The 100-year-old garden is home to some of the oldest tropical plants in the region.
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Source: WTSP
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