Re: Ground hog devastation
Interestingly, the link suggests broccoli as a bait for the
groundhog/woodchuck. I have not tried that one...off to the store I
go!!
"Cliff Warren" <cliffrwarren@hotmail.com> wrote on 6/29/2001 12:42:33
PM:
>
>I found a fairly interesting page on gopher, mole,
>and groundhog/woodchuck control.
>
>www.bugspray.net
>
>Click on the links for gopher control, mole control,
>and groundhog or woodchuck control. (They classify
>the groundhog and woodchuck as "one and the same".)
>
>There are some interesting differences between the
>gopher and the mole. I can see that it would be
>important to determine which you have, to be able
>to pick the most effective control. Moles seem to be
>particularly troublesome. Moles are smaller, and
>flooding them out doesn't seem to work.
>
>I now believe I have gophers. My attempt at flooding
>has been met with some success. And I have seen one of
>them, whose description fits that of a gopher.
>
>Someone mentioned using a buried fence... I don't
>want to be stick in the mud, but keep in mind that
>if you have moles, they likely can slip right through
>it. For example, a typical mouse can compress its
>body down to the diameter of a pencil to gain entrance
>to your home. The buried fence idea sounds fairly
>expensive and extremely labor intensive. Of course,
>you'd want to make sure it will work. Just a thought.
>
>Enjoy, Cliff in Idaho
>
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