"RhondaM" wrote in
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Help I am being over run by these pests. I planted spring
bulbs and the little buggars ate them. I have mounds in my
flower beds from where they burrowed. I have spotted one
back in March and I know they are under there, but I do not
know what to do. I want the humane way of dealing with
this. I have googled this topic and have found people just
wanting to sale me stuff.
first, you need to know your enemy. moles don't eat bulbs &
rarely nibble plants. they eat grubs mostly, & worms. to get
rid of moles, you need to get rid of the grubs. personally, i
just ignore the moles, & step on any tunnels that stick up too
far out of the lawn.
groundhogs don't, IME, eat bulbs either, but they'll decimate
a veggie garden & leave huge holes in the pasture into which
the livestock can step & break a leg. a .22 works well on
them, or a neighborhood fox (as long as you don't also have
chickens. *my* neighborhood fox is a goner as soon as i see
him next). whatever you do, do NOT trap it & release it
somewhere else. no one else wants your problem.
don't know about prarie dogs. we don't have those here.
lee shooting is humane
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