To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] pepper and squirrels good for bird feeders
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:43:42 -0400
I successfully kept squirrels out of a tube-style bird seed feeder by
mixing the seed with powdered cayenne. If I did that every time I
filled the tube, the birds enjoyed it and the squirrels left it alone.
Watch out for the fine powdery cayenne dust though, it is very
irritating to eyes and nose.