Will field MICE eat Berry plants? Any remidies?
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Keeping voles and mice etc from chewing berry bushes over winter?
Comments (5)I've never seen voles girdle blueberries- not sure that's in their MO, but I've sure seen them do a number on blackberries and currants. I suggest you trap them or poison them out in fall- I don't think they do much traveling in winter so if you control their populations just before snow fall you should be OK. On my own property I order a lot of mouse traps and rotate trays with baited traps underneath, gradually covering my whole property. Last year the snow came early and I lost some trees in a section I didn't get to. That section I didn't expect damage because the trees were older but voles were really bad last year and will probably be worse this year. There is a huge population of them on my own property....See MorePlants that will repel mice, Help!
Comments (5)If you want a plant that would be most effective, I would try a border of catnip completely around your trailer. Hopefully this will attract a companionable cat or two that will choose to live under your trailer and solve your problem for you. The lizards and field mice may be eating roaches and other unsavory insects for you, so try not to hate them too much, even though the mice can be destructive and unsanitary if they stay too long. Possibly you could find a clean, well behaved cat that you could actually allow in once in awhile to chase them away. If they get in your walls, they still need to come out to eat, so if you have any unprotected food make certain it is in a spot where your cat can catch mice. It would probably not be good for your child to eat a lizard, or have a mouse bite him or her, so you might want to have them sleep in a screened-in enclosure for awhile; you might be able to find one of those at Goodwill as well, or check on eBay for a used one. For an older child, just set it on the bed the child is now using, sideways if necessary. The lizards are probably not harmful to an older child, and will help to keep your home free of insect pests, but a cat will also deplete their numbers. You should also make certain there is not an accessible water source in your home--even a dripping faucet can attract mice. When soaking dishes, always make certain to add a bit of soap to the water, and if you have houseplants make certain not to water them so much that water accumulates in the saucers underneath. Check out Goodwill or other resources where you can find large inexpensive tins or glass containers to store dry foods like rice, cereals, etc etc and keep your bread in the fridge if at all possible. Discount stores like Ollies, Big Lots, or Ocean State Job Lots sometimes have cost effective containers that can be purchased as well. Hope this has given you some helpful ideas....See MoreDo birds eat cotoneaster berries?
Comments (24)I live in an area where many cotoneasters were planted many years ago, but they are not native. The birds don't seem to go for them much, but... I think sometimes the cotoneasters provide good habitat and good hunting grounds for birds.... here is why: Many people in this area have "rockeries"....rockeries are a loose stone wall, with significant planting pockets in between the rocks. These rockeries are used to step down a steep grade in the landscape. Most rockeries were built between 1920 and 1970. In any case, many of these rockeries have small trailing cotoneasters planted in some of the pockets, and the cotoneasters thrive there. They sort of "hug" the wall, and cascade down. After watching and caring for the cotoneasters in my rockery, I am convinced they are useful for wildlife, but not because of the berries. First, spiders love to nest in them, and over-winter there. Ground-dwelling spiders seem to love to burrow under the cotoneasters and into the planting pockets. Second, ground-dwelling bees and small beneficial wasps love to burrow into the ground in these planting pockets that have protective cotoneasters above. Basically, the cotoneasters are good insect magnets. Third, the trailing cotoneasters make a dense mat that that the goldfinches love as shelter. Goldfinches are struggling in this residential urban environment to find shelter from domestic predators, and hanging out under the cotoneasters is one of their limited options. Or maybe they are going for the berries and bugs. I was hoping the berries would be the thing for wildlife with the existing cotoneasters in the yard. That doesn't seem to be true, but there are other advantages....See MoreHelp! Mice and Rats eating my succulents
Comments (24)Buy some plastic rat traps (you can find them on Amazon), and bait them with raisins. Place one or two traps near damaged plants or obvious entryways into your yard. Do this after sundown, and collect the traps as early in the morning as you can, else you may trap/kill some friendlies. Mix up the trap placement. There is a fair chance packrats are contributing to your damage. Left unchecked, they will make more packrats -- quickly -- and may wind up inflicting costly damage to more than just your plants. IE??? Seriously??...See Morenorthernmn
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