[NAFEX] Sudden Deaths/ mouse damage

bruce rural at threeriverwb.net
Mon Aug 28 14:56:17 EDT 2006


Moles also can damage or kill young trees I lost a couple rootstock this 
summer to moles who tunnel under the tree in search of grubs and create 
a empty space around the roots, thus killing the tree.

On 8/28/2006 11:24:21 AM, tanis cuff (tanistanis at hotmail.com) wrote:
 > Heads-up re meadow-vole damage. Last weekend I found a couple fresh
 > little
 > nibble marks on a 1" caliper apple trunk. This trunk is partially 
sheltered
 > by weeds I never got around to pulling, and the marks were not serious
 > damages, but vole season has started. First sign of autumn!
 >
 > tc, s.WI
 >
 >
 > ----Original Message Follows----
 > From: DocKW
 > Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <>
 > Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Sudden Deaths
 > Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:36:05 EDT
 >
 > look at the roots for mouse damage.....will amaze you how many hungry
 > critters are under what we grow
 > Karl W. Olson, SW CT where all is being eaten by birds this year....keep
 > feeding them folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we want millions of birds 
around
 > :(




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