Re: [CH] Moles
Tantrika (hummer13@earthlink.net)
Wed, 21 Jul 1999 10:58:38 -0700
here it's gophers. Easy way to solve that...
hardware cloth on the bottom of the beds.
At 10:43 AM 7/21/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>no reason to kill 'em, really. They help.
>
>>The critters that harm plants are voles, ground squirrels, woodchucks,
>>gophers, and mice.
>
>True, almost. When your plants start disappearing (pulled down Bugs Bunny
>style) it is most often a Vole, not a Mole. You usually have both at the
>same time. The Vole uses the Mole tunnels to access nearby plant roots to
>munch on and will pull down the plant and eat the foliage also. They don't
>do as much damage if the Mole is not around paving the way for their next
>meal.
>
>Steve
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