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Old 25-01-2009, 06:19 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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from "Bob Hobden" contains these words:

IME not all Local Councils have Pest Controllers nowadays, ours hasn't. We
had to pay Rentakil to rid us of our rats in our garden at home, they were
even swimming out onto our pond to take the Koi food!
We also found that the rodent poisons sold by GCs didn't work on the
ones on
our allotment that were eating stuff so we got hold of some professional
poison in sachets which works well but I think some of the small rodents
that are causing problems don't like the peanut butter smell. Oh for a few
good hunting cats locally.


When there are rats about I take a pump-up air pistol around with me.
Also have a pre-charged air rifle with a big 'scope, and loads of other
things that go *BANG!*.

However, with the layout of the locality, I have to be extremely careful
where and when I use the airguns.

Smokepoles are a no-no...

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Rusty
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