Re: vole damage pics

HI Kitty,

Moles go for grubs, voles are vegetarian.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] vole damage pics


> >  I don't believe they feed on grubs as someone suggested.
> That mention of grubs had to do with another critter discussed in one of
the
> vole messages.  You're right, voles go for roots.  Remember last year when
> Chris Lindsey wrote about the damage he had from them?  Lost several
hosta.
> When protecting plants, it is important to realize that critters may also
> take advantage of the protection.  I bet they could get under a cone if
they
> wanted.
>
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 7:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] vole damage pics
>
>
> > In a message dated 2/29/04 4:13:31 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
> >
> > << Hard to tell yet about plant damage.  I'm concerned about damage to a
> bed
> > of
> > 100 baby hostas.  >>
> >
> > Kitty, I don't believe they feed on grubs as someone suggested.  They
like
> > plant roots, bulbs, bark, etc.  Last spring I found one of my mature
Sedum
> > 'Autumn Joy'  sitting on top of the ground appearing as if someone had
> very nicely
> > dug the plant.  I believe someone on this list experienced the same with
> > hosta.  This was in the location of the vole evidence.  Several yrs ago
we
> covered
> > our roses in 'styrofoam caskets' (lg rect. boxes) until the voles took
> > residency inside the caskets and stripped the bark from all the rose
> canes.  I had to
> > trim all the canes back to the ground and returned to the use of cones.
> >     My neighbor just told me this afternoon, the lg mounds of what I
> thought
> > was rabbit droppings were deer.  Are rabbit and deer droppings nearly
the
> same?
> >     Ceres
> >
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