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To: MSB who wrote (423)	7/25/1998 1:08:00 AM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3495

Trapping squirrels. <Do you have to use this trapping method yearly?> It seems like we have a squirrel population explosion about every 2-3 years and I have to do a lot of trapping over a period of 3 or 4 weeks. If we don't, they wreck up the garden and try to get into the attic of the house and also make the most amazing mess in our garage which is not totally squirrel proof. Red squirrels are rather horrendous compared to other squirrels I think. I've seen them go into the bird houses and pitch baby birds out onto the ground. They have made nests of pinecones on top of the engine of my truck all around the fuel injector, and packed pinecones in around the engine under the hood of the riding lawnmower. Truly lovable little creatures. Sure am glad the neighbor's cats have taken such a liking to them this year... ;-}> Croc

To: MSB who wrote (423)	8/22/1998 11:12:00 PM
From: Radiosport	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3495

>My employer used the trap method like you've suggested last year. He was bringing one in a day for about a week while he was utilizing the trap. I thought by now I would have sufficient caging around my main garden area and wouldn't have to deal with it this year. Also, the squirrels hadn't really been bothering the plants this year. Guess I should have known that wouldn't last. Just saw a show on PBS by Jerry Baker, "America's Master Gardner". He makes a number of plant tonics, etc out of common household ingredients such as mouthwash, ammonia, epson salts, etc. He has a mixture to repell rabbits, and other pests made of tobacco juice,very hot hot sauce, alum, human urine, and something else. Anyone else ever heard of him? Guess I'll hit the bookstore next week and see if they have any of his books, to get the exact ingredents. John