| 11. | The huts, which by now had caneite ceilings, were suffering from rot and white ants.
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| 12. | Restoration work began with the removal of seven white ant nests, then a total re-roofing.
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| 13. | But after a while these natural enemies began to peacefully coexist with the white ants,
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| 14. | However it is not any easy to work timber and is susceptible to white ant attack.
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| 15. | This would have kept out white ants and helped prevent plant life growing inside the stupa.
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| 16. | We tried many ways to control the insects, including cultivating the natural enemies of white ants.
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| 17. | Gao Lianggang, director of the White Ant Control Research Institute in Xi'an, was quoted as saying.
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| 18. | He hired another manager, named Byres, who replaced the old homestead which had become riddled with white ants.
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| 19. | Consequently, the white ants took over the timbers while the pigeons made the balconies and bedrooms their home.
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| 20. | Then in 1962, major white ant damage in the office and deterioration of the timber platform was reported.
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