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Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: Is there a Rat in the Patch
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croley bend |
Williamsburg,KY
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Found this hole the other day..nothing in the trap yet..but I can wait as long as it can..LOL
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=142527
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8/13/2010 8:48:35 AM
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VTSteve |
South Hero, VT
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Duuude: I made it a policy this year as a third year grower that if anything can harm my pumpkins--it dies!!!
Insect sprays, anti-fungals, mouse traps, poison, rat traps, live traps for squirrels, raccoons, opossums...well, you get the idea.
Try baiting traps with sunflower seeds in peanut butter--works for a large number of herbivores.
Good luck.
And to think I used to be a pacifist.LOL.
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8/13/2010 9:02:43 PM
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UnkaDan |
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Izzz zounding like the work of the Wiz/Biz crew
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8/13/2010 9:57:20 PM
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croley bend |
Williamsburg,KY
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Nothing caught yet..I put the trap at the front of the hole and buried it so, it has to go into the trap..perhaps this critter has found a new home.
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8/14/2010 7:47:05 AM
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Engel's Great Pumpkins and Carvings |
Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)
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I little propane in the hole for about 30 seconds and a spark will tell you....
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8/14/2010 10:09:29 AM
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Brooks B |
Ohio
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lol Linus!!!!!!!!!!,,
or you could try this,,, make sure you seal any of its escape holes up, then back you ATV, tractor, or Truck up to the hole, but a hose on the end of your muffler and the other end into entry hole, then start your engines! put it into la la land for good,
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8/15/2010 9:52:16 PM
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croley bend |
Williamsburg,KY
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Great ideas guys..so far no critter in the trap..perhaps its the one I caught in the rat trap a month ago. Not sure how long the hole in the sweet tater patch has been there. Ahhhhh, country life!
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8/16/2010 9:35:16 AM
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