The first thing is to know what you are dealing with. I had a problem earlier this summer with something eating the tops of the beet and carrot roots. Turns out it was voles. (We seem to have had a population explosion of them this year.). The way I found out what was doing the damage was a Blink camera focused on the item in question. These are motion activated and infra-red sensitive. The result is that it would captured video at night. Not only did I catch voles in the act, but the cameras were triggered by a whole host of other night and day critters……raccoons, skunks, opossums, rabbits, feral and domestic cats, a fox, mice, squirrels. And I live in a suburb of Chicago! These are not expensive and provide an amazing amount of entertainment. I compiled the various clips into a file that I loaded to youtube. Let me know if you are interested and I will post the link. As for squirrels, they are notorious for digging up the garlic cloves that I plant in the fall. To keep them from getting at them I use ½” welded wire which is too fine for most critters to get through, even mice. Stay distanced and healthy, Bob Hoel 630-240-0219 (cell) Why drive when you can use active transportation! 🚌 🚲 👣 > On Dec 25, 2020, at 5:38 PM, pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net wrote: > > Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2020 18:40:37 +0000 (UTC) > From: John Wickham <jwickham@sbcglobal.net <mailto:jwickham@sbcglobal.net>> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net <mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>> > Subject: [pbs] Squirrel Deterrence > Message-ID: <1963732863.2756545.1608921637479@mail.yahoo.com <mailto:1963732863.2756545.1608921637479@mail.yahoo.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > The squirrels in my neighborhood have apparently taken a liking to my Lachenalia collection. All the leaves have been devoured and pots have been dug up. This despite having the entire collection in an enclosed space. They've left the adjacent table filled with Oxalis, Babiana, and Tritonia alone. I'm looking for weaknesses in the structure of my enclosure. But any ideas on other strategies to deter these monsters? _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>