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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

Oddly, this year I still have apples on my Jonathan apple tree. The past two 
years, squirrels stripped the tree completely bare by now. I have no idea why 
this year is different. The news keeps talking about how we have a lot of 
Lyme disease because the rodent population is large. And yet, it looks like 
there might still be a few apples left to harvest.

Ginda
eastern Mass, zone 6


On Aug 15, 2012, at 9:32 PM, Bass S wrote:

> This summer the squirrel population has multiplied due to the mild winter
> we've had in the Northeast. Squirrels stripped all the Asian pears of two
> trees, chewed up all the Apricot early this summer, and did not leave any
> peaches on my tree. They are even  attacking  my pawpaw, Persimmon and the
> jujubes.
> So I used a trap recommended by a friend called Kania trap. It is very
> effective and the neat thing is you can hang it on a tree, or place on the
> ground. Within hrs of setting it up I caught a squirrel. It is very pricey,
> but it does work.
> 
> Bass
> Zone 6, Pa
> 
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Deb Schneider <debs913@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Ever see a rat?  Stick a fuzzy tail on a rat and you have a squirrel.
>> Makes killing 'em easy.
>> 
>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 7:57 PM, mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> But they're so warm and fuzzy.  And squirrel stew is nasty.
>>> 
>>> ~mIEKAL
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 6:50 PM, Louis Pittman <lpittman@murraystate.edu
>>> 
>>> wrote:
>>>> Squirrels are not an endangered species.  Please don't 'relocate'
>> problem
>>>> wildlife:
>>>> 
>>>> 1. It's ineffective - another squirrel(and another, and another) will
>>> take
>>>> the relocated animal's place
>>>> 2. It's often inhumane - either for the relocated animal or the
>> existing
>>>> population you release them into
>>>> 3. It's biologically - consider the potential for introduction of
>>>> disease/parasites into the population you release into.
>>>> 4. You may just be dumping your problem on another person.
>>>> 
>>>> Shoot or trap and terminate.
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