Posted on 01/09/2020 6:16:00 PM PST by nickcarraway
A Colorado man said squirrels have squeezed into the inner workings of his vehicle three times and caused about $700 worth of damage.
Gary Seago of Windsor said the trouble began in late November, when his Jeep was making unusual noises and mechanics discovered an animal, likely a squirrel, had chewed a fuel injector plug in half.
Mechanics said squirrels and other animals are sometimes drawn to the engine compartments of vehicles because they consider the soy-based tubes and wires to be a food source.
Seago said repairs were made, but the same part was again destroyed by a suspected squirrel the next day.
He said the squirrels returned for a third time a few weeks later and destroyed another, more expensive part in the engine compartment.
Seago said he is now trying to keep the squirrels away with deterrents including moth balls, strobe lights and high-pitched noises.
A Pittsburgh woman encountered a different sort of squirrel-related car trouble in October when one of the animals stashed grass and more than 200 walnuts under her hood. Holly Persic said the squirrel had apparently been using her vehicle as walnut storage for weeks.
Correct. But I think the diatomaceous earth will alsocut up their soft body parts inside and out. Too small to harm us or pets if we eat it, but deadly to bugs. Yay! I sprinkle it on my tomato plants to zap the tomato worms.
Tomato! You could look into the Garden thread. Glory to God for what He has enable in this crowded spot: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3775723/posts?page=42#42
Our soil has a lot of clay in it. But I did have some good success with tomato plants in planters a couple of years ago. I never got around to fixing any up last year, but I’m determined to do so this summer.
I just got a seed catalogue, and they have 6 dwarf fruit trees (2 Apple, 1 each, pear plum, cherry and elberta peach, that grows in a 10’ x by 20’ plot! I’m going to go for it! I’ve wanted to plant a couple of peach trees for years, but my husband has discouraged me, but peaches from the nearest orchard are $80 a bushel, and though they taste like they’ve come from the Garden of Eden, I just don’t want to spend that kind of money. Wish me luck!
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