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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Protecting fruit from the critters . . .
« on: October 26, 2020, 10:08:11 AM »One big problem with growing fruit in the jungle is the great population of wild life to contend with. Recently I lost my ENTIRE crop of Rambutan (8 trees) . . . sigh. Earlier it was all the Pulisan fruit and then a bunch of the abiu, the citrus, etc.. In spite of all my efforts to repel at least some of the critters, it was a constant buffet for them. The problem is the size of the trees. I put big inflatable snakes and owls and balls of different colors all over the trees, but all the frightening eyes and scowls were completely ignored. Anyway, I was wondering if there are any other ideas (other than netting, which would be very difficult). How about ultra-sound devices? Do they work? I love the animals, and I don't begrudge their delight in finding my fruit "paradise" in the middle of THEIR jungle home . . . but PLEASE!