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Old 29-04-2008, 01:56 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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The adults aren't usually frequent or long-range dispersers. (Probably
because they build elaborate permanent burrows.) It's the young ones
that will do the wandering and (based on my experience) only once a
year. So if you can manage to take out the local residents, you might
expect in the future some occasional new ones, in early summer.
One nice thing about that: Young ones are easier to trap, plus their new
burrows are usually simple and easy to smoke bomb (or whatever).

The adults dig way-station bolt-holes to extend their range. The holes
I've dealt with are usually 5 to 6 feet deep and just a hole.
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