Question: How can we keep squirrels from digging up our lawn and flower beds in the fall and spring? AK, Illinois.
Answer: In the fall squirrels are busy obeying the urge of nature to store food for winter. They store all sorts of nuts, such as acorns, walnuts, hickory nuts, etc. When hollow trees and such storage places are not available they bury the nuts anywhere and everywhere, usually in the lawn. As long as you have squirrels and nut trees in the neighborhood this natural instinct will certainly manifest itself. During the spring they apparently dig in search of the treasures buried in the fall. The only remedy is to destroy the squirrels which is hardly practicable.
