Another insteresting problem I am having is this guy. Never had rats in this area that I ever knew about. First noticed rat poop under the deck. Put a trap out, got nothing. Then, something was eating the beans as soon as they put on the first true leaves. Put my trail cam out there and this guy was at it. Then I noticed almost ripe tomatoes go missing. Turned the cam on the tomatoes and here we go. I have 3 traps out there. Two of the buckets have traps in the buckests. He snapped one but it missed him. Does not go for any bait. Suggestions welcome!
http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/html/g1737/build/g1737.htm When we had pigs (and rats) we would drop bait bars down their holes, and they seemed to eat them.
5 gal I'm real hesitant to use poison. Peanut butter does nothing. I've tried turkey lunch meat.....nothing. If I could call in a tactical air strike...I would. I have been picking the tomatoes w/just a little green on them, put them on window sill in the kitchen to finish ripen. If I leave them on the plants, he get them. Keep those cards and letters coming.
