There are a couple solutions to too many chipmunks in the world. When I owned a very, very large plant nursery I used "farm cats". These are tame, not feral (wild) cats with claws and teeth. I very strongly believe in neuturing (it prevents the cats from making more baby cats) cats otherwise you will have a cat problem! I had 8 cats, inside but with a outside pet door on 150 acres. When I started I had several thousand chipmunks (really!) and underground moles and rabbits. My cats were literally dumped on my property by people that did not want them, Short haired cats are best. I used pet collars that prevented fleas and ticks from living on the cats. Regular visits to a veterinarian are very important! While they should be fed a healthy diet they will soon eliminate the pest problem for fun and fresh meat in their diet too. Cats need to be young but not babies. Probably one or two cats would do the trick for a regular home. Chipmunks can also be killed using snap (mouse traps) baited with peanut butter. A friend used moth ball pellets lightly spread near the base of the plants with great success too. Probably as a last resort take up target shooting with a gun. I am talking about a pellet gun NOT an Uzi machine gun. This method should only be used when there are no children or loose pets in the area. If you use a pellet gun, be responsible! All guns can be dangerous so learn how to use them correctly and safely. By the way the cats saved me thousands of dollars per year and died around 26 years old! Make sure they have All the proper shots for cat diseases and especially rabies. Please don't get the wrong idea. I love wildlife and think many animals are cute but when they eat your 500 dollar rare bulb you have to decide if you are running a chipmunk ranch or growing plants. You can't have it both ways. You might check online to see if there are any plant that give off odors they don't like. In that case the pests just move on to a new home. I have heard of this method from friends but just cannot recall what plants work. With plant eating birds I found that little pieces of aluminum foil on string hanging from a branch or bush will frighten the birds away but not harm them. The foil blows in the wind and the little flashes of light are enough to scare them away. It is cheap and simple and harms nothing. I hope this help with your plant problems! PS: I have kept cats in a town but be considerate of your neighbors. Some people hate cats. Good Luck- Russ Hintz In a message dated 3/12/2013 10:31:30 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bonsaigai37@aol.com writes: Last spring I had CHIPMUNKS eating the lily bulbs. The little beast climbed the boulder next to Scheherezade and ate nearly every bud off. And yes, I watched him do it! Michael Interlaken NY Z6 Some birds here are colour selective with crocus. Yellow seems to be attractive to them. Sparrows mainly. > Rabbits? No rabbits. - _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/