Mid-South Gardening: Birds, Critters and Such #10, 1 by Riverland

Riverland wrote:
We have a few carpenter bees that we are going to strongly suggest that they leave and don't come back. We are also not so politely suggesting the rats leave too. The water has been up around the island so it has caused the rats to come closer. My Husband puts poison and deterrents under the hood of the vehicles and he leaves the hoods up. This weekend our Polaris Ranger would not engage the 4 wheel drive. The rats had chewed the wires into all the way to the housing for the front end.. We found out today that is going to be a costly repair.
They have chewed many wires into but this one was the first one my husband was unable to repair. I guess we are going to have to try the Balsam Fir oil. It is said they do not like the smell. We have done the moth balls already.