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To: Ken Adams who wrote (164531)6/25/2008 2:52:16 PM
From: Honor First  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 225578
 
Here is a reply from one google search :)

They really are ultra pests from hades, and disturbingly cute aswell.
1. put the pear tree in a cage
2. put a dog in the cage to guard the pear tree
3. put a moat around the cage
4. If all else fails cut down the pear tree and burn your garden
5. Run

................or the slighlty less drastic approach would be to feed the squirrels in the hope they will leave your pears alone!!



To: Ken Adams who wrote (164531)6/25/2008 4:17:36 PM
From: Neeka  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 225578
 
It's not wire Ken.........it's plastic netting. You drape it over the tree or bush and it keeps the critters out. They are scared of it because they know they can get caught up in it and die.



To: Ken Adams who wrote (164531)6/26/2008 9:13:49 AM
From: Alan Smithee  Respond to of 225578
 
I really doubt that fencing would slow them down. I have seen them climb a chain link fence, so I'm sure they could climb that stuff.

Has anyone tried to ask them -- really, really nicely -- to please stop this behavior?

Nah. Being polite to squirrels is a non-starter.