How do I get voles from chewing the bark off my lime tree?

Question

How do I get voles from chewing the bark off my lime tree? No pesticides or killing, please.

Answer 1

Moles, Voles and Groundhog

1. Castor beans or mole plants (Euphorbia lathyris) can be planted around or in a garden. The bean seeds can also be dropped in tunnels. However, both plants are very poisonous and should not be used where small children may come in contact with them.

2. Spray a solution of 1 tbsp. of castor oil and 1 tbsp. of liquid dish soap per gallon of warm water on soil and plants.

3. Place elderberry cuttings in the tunnels.

4. Sprinkle chile powder and powdered garlic into tunnels weekly.

5. Scatter ground red pepper into the runs.

6. Plant ornamental blooming scilla (squill) bulbs as a garden border or around susceptible plants to repel moles. Also known as "Wood Hyacinth." Scilla comes in shades of white lavender, blue, and pink with nodding bell-like flowers. Over the years they will multiply and fill in. Easy to grow and an attractive spring flower.

Answer 2

Are the trees smaller? Perhaps you could get wrap and wrap the trunks of the trees? I know they make stuff like that, to keep rabbits from chewing on tree bark.

Answer 3

Make sure you have no mulch close to the tree trunk. I'm afraid that the rest of my critter control program involves owning cats, so there is some killing there.

Answer 4

If you don't kill those evil little bastards, they'll take over. You can kiss more than that lime tree good by.

D-Con in the holes. That's the only thing that actually works.

Answer 5

if you have one of those miracle grow fertilizer sprayers? put some dish cleaner in it . pick one that says antibacterial..and spray the bark three times this week and two the next and one the next then it will be gone very cheaply.

Answer 6

No pesticides or killing? Well, there goes MY answer

Answer 7

have you tried painting the trunk of your tree with bark paint?