Red Squirrel PEST?

It’s fun to spot wildlife on your hike through the forest.  If you’re lucky, you may get a glimpse of a red squirrel like this one.

A nut collector, Removing Red Squirrels can be an on going and messy clean up project!

Persistent with many brothers and sisters the red Squirrel can be a pest creating a big mess in your attic, out buildings … garden sheds.

Red Squirrel gestation period 35-40 days twice a year.  Each  squirrel will have  several nests. Female Squirrels will move their 1-8 babies between nests.

Red squirrels will nest close to their favourite pine tree and store food in one central place. Other trees with steady source of nuts like the black walnut, and oak are popular.

Pest removal service is great hand free option and should be considered for the spring and fall periods after the numbers of squirrels expand.

DIY Removal Service – have over a 20 red squirrels to be relocated? Then 1-2 spring traps can be bought from Amazon.

 

 

Dwarf Apple Tree

Dwarf Apple Tree can be a good fit for an with urban gardener with limited space.

Best cover your apple tree’s fruit as the apples mature, especially if you get large birds or animals who want to eat your bounty.

What is that crow thinking “Free Apples!”?

P.S. Dwarf trees are smart choice for city gardens! Many people plant a new maple or oak … then 25 years later it takes up the whole yard … unless you move!