Re: “Squirrels”.If there is a food source, squirrels can be a real nuisance. They will quickly empty birdfeeders. If they discover you are growing blueberries or strawberries, you will lose the entire crop in a couple of days. If you offer them an alternate food source, you will only attract droves of them and accelerate the destruction..Short of shooting them, the only way to mitigate their destruction is to continuously trap and relocate them a few miles away. Like some species of birds, they can carry disease such as the West Nile virus, and parasites such as deer ticks for Lyme disease. If there is competition for territory, they will invade dormant spaces such as an attic.
margueritem over 11 years ago
Just ‘cuz you’re cuter, and have a bushy tail, squirrel…
edclectic over 11 years ago
Squirrels: rats with bushy tails.
Rwill over 11 years ago
Sewer rats - tree rats
jennifer over 11 years ago
Re: “Squirrels”.If there is a food source, squirrels can be a real nuisance. They will quickly empty birdfeeders. If they discover you are growing blueberries or strawberries, you will lose the entire crop in a couple of days. If you offer them an alternate food source, you will only attract droves of them and accelerate the destruction..Short of shooting them, the only way to mitigate their destruction is to continuously trap and relocate them a few miles away. Like some species of birds, they can carry disease such as the West Nile virus, and parasites such as deer ticks for Lyme disease. If there is competition for territory, they will invade dormant spaces such as an attic.