This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- We have been dealing with squirrels in two buildings in particular for years, and years, and years...here are some ideas:
1. An ongoing live trapping program will decrease their numbers over time if you keep at it and take them several miles away before releasing. 2. Plug up the building with cut-to-shape boards and well-fastened hardware cloth, inspecting and sealing every inch of the building especially at the roofline from outside and inside wherever possible. Cover any chimney openings. 3. A weasel that had been injured on the road and nursed back to health by a local wildlife shelter was released in the area and kept the squirrel population down for several years until it either wandered off or died. Then the squirrels came back. They are nocturnal so visitors and staff never saw it. 4. On a similar vein, "Shake Away" which is fox or coyote urine cast onto a cat litter like material sprinkled around the building and in the attic was effective in getting squirrels who were nesting in the attic out, even taking their babies with them. It is available on-line. 5. An ultrasonic unit that cycled through various frequencies may have worked for about a month when first installed, but they quickly get used to it. Not worth the money from our experience. In summary, no easy way to keep them out. Just attack from all directions with various methods and be as diligent and persistent in eliminating them as they are in getting into your buildings. Richard L. Kerschner Director of Preservation and Conservation Shelburne Museum PO Box 10, Route 7 Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 985-3348 x3361 rkersch...@shelburnemuseum.org -----Original Message----- From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of samantha_rich...@nps.gov Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 1:04 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] electronic squirrel deterrents This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hello all, One of our historic buildings, a log cabin, has squirrel issues. We've tried plugging the holes with hardwire cloth and copper mesh, but the squirrels just pull it out and use it as nesting material. The building has double walls with a gap in between, perfect for stuffing with apples and raising squirrel babies. A member of our maintenance crew brought in information about an ultrasound emitter that acts as a repellent. (This one is called "YardGard.") Does anyone have any experiences with these kind of devices and whether they work? Thanks, Sam Samantha Richert, Curator Klondike Gold Rush NHP P.O. Box 517 Skagway, AK 99840 907-983-9222 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
