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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Advance Preparation... Seasonal Mango rodent attacks
« on: April 06, 2024, 09:40:26 AM »
My neighborhood squirrel/rodent population has significantly decreased over the past 4 years and I thought I would mention How I believe it happened so that you may prepare also for the upcoming ripening of your mangos.
1. I eliminated 13 Oak trees that were on my property over the past 4 years.
2. I created gaps in the tree to tree passage of squirrels/rodents along a once dense property line; this discourages rodent passage.
3. I switched to half baking soda and half any other substance as a filler that your squirrels/rats/mice/rodents prefer like corn meal/peanut butter/ etc. to get them to eat the baking soda. I filled 1/4 full plastic containers with this 50 percent mix and placed many containers around the property and kept them refilled year round and not just during mango season.
I find it amusing that many H.O.A. developments prohibit fruit trees in communities by claiming they attract rodents while at the same time purchasing hundreds of oak trees to be planted on the H.O.A. property. This ends up creating a year round habitat for the rodents vs. a seasonal attractant with the fruit trees.
Sooo, make your property undesirable to the rodents as a year round habitat. All the while, taking appropriate action to stop the smaller number of seasonal rodent influx during fruit season.
1. I eliminated 13 Oak trees that were on my property over the past 4 years.
2. I created gaps in the tree to tree passage of squirrels/rodents along a once dense property line; this discourages rodent passage.
3. I switched to half baking soda and half any other substance as a filler that your squirrels/rats/mice/rodents prefer like corn meal/peanut butter/ etc. to get them to eat the baking soda. I filled 1/4 full plastic containers with this 50 percent mix and placed many containers around the property and kept them refilled year round and not just during mango season.
I find it amusing that many H.O.A. developments prohibit fruit trees in communities by claiming they attract rodents while at the same time purchasing hundreds of oak trees to be planted on the H.O.A. property. This ends up creating a year round habitat for the rodents vs. a seasonal attractant with the fruit trees.
Sooo, make your property undesirable to the rodents as a year round habitat. All the while, taking appropriate action to stop the smaller number of seasonal rodent influx during fruit season.