How can fruit trees be protected from being eaten by field mice?
Fruit trees and other valuable trees can be protected from field mice by wrapping wire, wood veneer, or plastic around their trunks. Other methods of repelling rodents include placing garlic-soaked pieces of lava rocks around the tree and covering the area with a garlic spray. Source: The Wise Garden Encyclopedia, p. 629. These pests have now spread to 25 states, mostly in the northeastern United States. Scattered locations throughout Michigan and Oregon have also reported gypsy moth infestations. Sources: Ashworth, William. Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies, p. 176; Pfadt, Robert E. Fundamentals of Applied Entomology, p. 553; The Wise Garden Encyclopedia, p. 469.
