[NAFEX] Ginda's disappearing apples
Haighal at aol.com
Haighal at aol.com
Wed Oct 10 08:24:07 EDT 2007
Ginda asked about missing apples over a month ago but I've just joined the
list so here's my late answer to her question about what form of wildlife
filched her apples. I believe raccoons are only interested in ripe apples. If
the apples were unripe the culprits are almost certainly squirrels.
I manage a lot of home orchards where squirrels are a huge issue and this
was a moderate squirrel year where I’m located (a couple hundred miles from
Ginda). Squirrels have the ability to vertical leap about 4 feet and they can
climb the cylinders of roof flashing I staple on to the trunks to keep off
coons and possums. Someone recently claimed that spraying the aluminum
cylinders with the anti-sticking spray used in pan cooking will stop them from
climbing. We’ll see.
I had some success spreading paste formula tanglefoot above my cylinders
over tape so squirrels couldn’t climb without getting that horrible stuff all
over their bodies. In some sites it didn’t matter and the stuff was spread
around by very hungry squirrels who took the fruit anyway. In other sites
feeding stopped immediately.
I expect next year I will be experimenting with the plaster of paris x
peanut butter balls suggested by one contributor. I am very interested in any
other suggestions about squirrel control that aren’t too time consuming. On
most sites shooting is not an option.
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