Mark Meckes
19th May 2005, 12:38 AM
Bamboo Repellants - Info/tips to stop creatures from eating your bamboo
What creatures have been munching on your bamboo roots, shoots and leaves?
Some creatures that have been mentioned...
Squirrels, rabbits, pigs, goats cows, horses, kangaroos, wallabies, mice, voles...
Following are some links to information on deterring creatures from eating your bamboo (and other garden and agricultural plants)
The method you use may be very specific to your local conditions, type of plant, time of year, the creature and their population etc.
Deer Damage Management Techniques (http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/ddmtrepell.asp)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Damage Prevention and Control Methods (Deer) (www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/wild/pdf/wildlife/DEER.PDF) (pdf file - 848KB)
by Scott R. Craven Extension Wildlife Specialist
Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin
White tail deer can be a problem in some areas because they are browsers - they like to move around and munch on lots of different vegetation - have a digestive system capable of eating otherwise poisonous plants, and are territorial, - will often remain within a short distance (mile/kilometer?) of their birth.
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See Thread > Bamboo Pests Forum: Squirells eating my bamboo shoots! (http://www.bamboocraft.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1300)
Links to other educational sources of information and research, and links to other related articles, and discussion will be added to this list as they are posted.
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What creatures have been munching on your bamboo roots, shoots and leaves?
Some creatures that have been mentioned...
Squirrels, rabbits, pigs, goats cows, horses, kangaroos, wallabies, mice, voles...
Following are some links to information on deterring creatures from eating your bamboo (and other garden and agricultural plants)
The method you use may be very specific to your local conditions, type of plant, time of year, the creature and their population etc.
Deer Damage Management Techniques (http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/ddmtrepell.asp)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Damage Prevention and Control Methods (Deer) (www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/wild/pdf/wildlife/DEER.PDF) (pdf file - 848KB)
by Scott R. Craven Extension Wildlife Specialist
Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin
White tail deer can be a problem in some areas because they are browsers - they like to move around and munch on lots of different vegetation - have a digestive system capable of eating otherwise poisonous plants, and are territorial, - will often remain within a short distance (mile/kilometer?) of their birth.
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See Thread > Bamboo Pests Forum: Squirells eating my bamboo shoots! (http://www.bamboocraft.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1300)
Links to other educational sources of information and research, and links to other related articles, and discussion will be added to this list as they are posted.
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