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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 60455" data-attributes="member: 4199">So you're saying don't eat beef? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />  Sorry i can't survive without my steak and taters.  tapeworms have to be ingested to infect the host.  It's why we don't eat raw beef, pork, or chicken.   cooking it to 150+ F is enough to kill the tapeworms.  you can't get them from handling dirt, unless you're handling infected dirt (it has to have animal or human feces that were infected with the worm) and then like lick your finger or something, but that's just freaking gross and i can't see anyone here doing that.Hookworms could be a concern, but so far in the almost 40 years I've been playing in dirt I've never caught them yet.  As hookworms can't survive in freezing temps they won't be in the peat moss, and why i haven't caught them yet, we have sub zero winters up here.  The majority of peat moss sold in the US comes from Canada in the Northwest Territories.  They have brutal winters that would kill off any hookworms in the peat.  The other peat moss suppliers import the peat moss from Russia, Ireland, and Northern Europe.  Again the below freezing winters there would kill off any worm infestations in the peat.  Hookworm and tapeworm infections are most common in 3rd world countries with poor sanitation.  The few infections in the US come from eating raw meat that has been infected, or walking barefoot through dirt with feces infested with hookworms.  You can dance barefoot if you really wanted to in tapeworm infested feces and not catch them.I've never encountered mites in peat moss, but then again i've only used it (till now) for gardening so i wasn't paying much attention.</blockquote>

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