Re: pests

In a message dated 7/24/02 2:38:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Missknitnpurl@aol.com writes:

Subj: pests
Date: 7/24/02 2:38:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: M*@aol.com
Reply-to: p*@hort.net
To: p*@hort.net
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::::Sigh:::: looks like my efforts failed.  I caught one of the little
buggers coming out of my patch this evening.  I even got the squirrel to
smell one of the repellant sache's I made and put around the patch. Didn't
phase him one bit.  The dried blood didn't work either.  I went out to find
the damage.  Sure enough, he chewed one of my baby pumpkins.  Im going to
resort to putting food for them out by the patch and see if that deters them.
I feed them anyway, so what do I have to lose?   Im afraid Im going to end
up with no pumpkins this fall.                    Barbara


You should go out and get a Havaheat Trap right away.  Bait it with bread with peanut butter and add some oil of anise.  They trap easily but you will have to decide what to do with them afterwards.


George Brooks
North Tewksbury, MA USA
Pumpkin Nuts Page
Approximately 25 miles Northwest of Boston
in the Merrimack River Valley
Zone 5N
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