I have had good luck stopping the tree rats from digging in my flower beds with a
dusting of blood meal. but this morning I heard about people spraying fox urine on
stuff to keep chippies from digging/chewing. if all else fails, try some tanglefoot
on the bush. Ingrid

wrote:

Hi,

I have a bunch of gray squirrel in my yard. They've always eaten the
bird seed I put in feeder, but I really don't care about that.

Recently however, a gray squirrel was gnawing on a Burning Bush shrub
that has been under the bird feeders for about 4 years now.

I've never seen a gray squirrel try to eat a shrub before.

Does anyone know if this is a common problem, or just a temporary
oddity. The bush was just setting out new leaves as it is mid spring
where I live (coastal NH).

Any recommended solutions besides moving the bush or the feeders?

Thanks.



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