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Decumbent Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Mar 24, 2006

Just found my six year old and very large lespedeza on its side. Upon inspection, I found that voles had eaten clean through the very substantial woody crown! These critters don't get half the respect they deserve for destruction.

Scott

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kandlmidd Presque Isle, WI(Zone 3b) Mar 24, 2006

Scott, you need to be renting Quercus and buying a stought chain so he doesn't bolt for the house and get into your wine supply. Local nursery when they laydown the BB in the fall and cover with straw take a bunch of disposible coffee cups with lids, fill 1/4 full with decon, and punch out the little suckey hole as a entrance and exit and put them down before the straw. Easy clean up. Ken

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levilyla Baltimore, MD(Zone 7a) Mar 24, 2006

You have a six year old and a Lespedza lying on the ground?

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kandlmidd Presque Isle, WI(Zone 3b) Mar 24, 2006

Nice catch,Levil, I missed that one.

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bigcityal Appleton, WI(Zone 5a) Mar 26, 2006

I did look around to see what winter vole damage I had. I do put up hardware cloth on their obvious favorites, but did not on my dropmore honeysuckle that they chewed on pretty good. It wasn't girdled though - and would probably regrow if it was.

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