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[bruce <rural@threeriverwb.net>]

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@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
> :(