2 weeks Ago By Brian Dillon
Experts have shared the simple way you can keep grey squirrels out of your garden and stop them from posing a threat to your plants. According to British Red Squirrel.org, grey squirrels are posing a number of dangers to plants and wildlife in the UK at the moment.
When it comes to what you're growing in the garden, grey squirrels can damage maize and fruit crops . They can also destroy bulbs and corms. Plus, grey squirrels can go after recently sown seeds, undoing all of your hard work.
However, experts have shared a genius trick for keeping grey squirrels out of your garden, and it's so simple. There are many ways to keep grey squirrels out of your garden and away from your plants, but this trick requires the least effort. The experts at Home&Roost list a number of tricks, such as keeping a radio on in your garden or near an open window.
Squirrels do not like to encounter humans, so this is where the radio comes into play. If you switch the radio to a talk show, the grey squirrels will think that there are humans near by and will avoid the area. Other noises can put grey squirrels off entering your garden as well, such as an Ultrasonic Pest Scarer machine, which can be purchased on Amazon for as little as £20.
Other ways to deter grey squirrels frm your garden include leaving a light on as these creatures are more comfortable in darkness or twilight, and introducing a predator scent, such as that of a fox, using a commercial spray. British Red Squirrel.org has said that grey squirrels "have driven the native red squirrel to localised extinction by out-competing the red squirrel for food and habitat and by carrying a lethal squirrel pox virus to which it is immune but which is deadly to the native red squirrel.
" To prevent grey squirrels from entering your garden, trim hedges and ivy and block potential entry points..
