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Animal
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Damage
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Solution
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| Chipmunk |
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Dug up bulbs or newly planted seed and seedlings. |
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Burrows under patios or retaining walls. |
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Apply repellants to the plant or area, such as Bonide Repels All or Liquid Fence. |
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| Gopher |
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Mounds of soil approximately 1 to 2 gallons in volume. |
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Poison pellets |
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Traps |
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Repellex |
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| Meadow Vole |
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Small trails in lawn, grassy areas or flowerbeds with no open holes. |
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Occasional cluster of dry grasses in a loose ball. |
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Stem of trees or shrubs girdled at ground level up to 1–3’. |
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Minimize vole damage by mowing the lawn just before winter to a depth of approximately 1 1/2 inches. |
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Trap voles in the fall using mouse bait. |
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Apply vole repellants in the fall, such as Repellex, Bonide Repels All and Bonide Mole Max. |
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| Mole |
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Mounds of soil approximately 1 pint to 2 quarts in volume. |
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Pressure ridges with no openings. |
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Control grub population by applying grub control to lawn or trapping. |
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Trap or bait during the growing season with Bonide Mole Scram or Molemax. |
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| Mouse |
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Small holes in ground with no noticeable earth raised; a few well-spaced holes about the diameter of a 50-cent piece. |
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Trap or bait. |
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Try Bonide Mouse Magic. |
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| Rabbit |
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Large holes in ground, trench-like cavity among shrubs or in a garden area. |
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Stem of trees or shrubs debarked at ground level up to 1–3’. |
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| Rat |
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Medium holes in ground about the size of tennis ball; very clean entrance, no loose soil |
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Holes often located under a woodpile or next to a foundation. |
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Trap or bait. |
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Try Bonide Repels All. |
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| Shrew |
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Pressure ridges with openings. |
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Small, irregular trails in lawn, grassy areas or flowerbeds and open holes the size of a 50-cent piece. |
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Small holes in ground with no noticeable earth raised; a few well-spaced holes about the diameter of a 50-cent piece. |
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Apply Bonide Mole Repellantto lawn. |
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Try Bonide Repels All. |
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| Squirrel |
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Small holes in ground with no earth raised; many holes at irregular intervals, all shallow or dead-end, resembling golf divots. |
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Medium holes in ground about the size of a racquetball; very clean entrance, no loose soil. |
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Limbs of Maple trees debarked in chunks. |
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Tips of Oak or Elm branches nipped off. |
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Natural enemies are dogs, cats, owls and hawks. |
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Typically more of a nuisance than a threat to the health of plants. |
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Bonide Hot Pepper or Repels All can be sprayed on plants. |
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| Woodchuck |
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Large mound of soil; burrow entrance (more round than oblong) 8-10” in diameter. |
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Holes often located on a hill, under a woodpile or next to a foundation. |
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Apply Bonide Molemax to the area. |
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Contact a wildlife control service. |
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