Figgin' A
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Not quite. I place the tree in a contractor's garbage bag, press the air out, then fill the bag with CO2 gas, like a balloon, tie it up really tight, and let it sit for 8 hours.
Fig bud mite via cuttings
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TorontoJoe
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Hmmm... wonder how that would work on raccoons?
Nah... they'd tear right through the bag.
BucksCountyFigs
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Who me?Wettable sulfur spray twice, 2 weeks apart. Do this in garage. If your wife asks about the smell, you say you can't smell a thing.
Nah, must be you…
Figgin' A
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In a pure CO2 environment, there will be an immediate loss of consciousness. Won't be able to tear through anything in that state.Hmmm... wonder how that would work on raccoons?
Nah... they'd tear right through the bag.
TorontoJoe
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superdave336
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TorontoJoe
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I wanna see you trying to bag up a raccoon
If I ever try I'll be sure to get my wife to shoot some video
For those that want to try the CO2 method but don't have a cylinder of CO2 readily available (or prefer to keep it connected to their beer tap): if your plant is still small enough, put it in a big trash bag, put a tablet of dry-ice in there (away from the pot as it's really, REALLY cold), close the bag, and punch a single, tiny hole in it so it won't explode when the dry-ice evaporates.My current solution for mites on small trees - fig bud or spider - is 100% CO2 gas. 8 hours, and everything living in there, and their eggs will be toast. Very effective based on my experience and 100% organic.
grasshopper
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@TorontoJoe
That is a humane way to deal with critters but double check to make sure it is legal locally. I don't have a CO2 tank though.
It is a bit difficult to wrap a cage with a live racoon inside without it touching the bag.
I bought a big tupperware storage box that can house the whole cage for transporting skunks. Maybe you can use something that as enclosure.
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grasshopper
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Honey, you had too much onion lunch time...What to tell the husband, when the sulfur-spraying offender is the wife
Carmelo
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Easily done, put the trap with raccoon in the bag, seal it and you are doneIf I ever try I'll be sure to get my wife to shoot some video
superdave336
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NO, NO, NO, that's too easy. Let him wrestle the raccoon some.Easily done, put the trap with raccoon in the bag, seal it and you are done
It will make for a much more entertaining video.
Figgerlickinggood
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That was my thought. After the cuttings root wouldn’t they sprout new buds?
TorontoJoe
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I was joking. While it is legal for me to trap and relocate…. It is illegal to harm them…. And I don’t. Even if I was inclined to do so, it would be more difficult for me to deal with
superdave336
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Does this mean no raccoon wrestling?
scott_va
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The answer to the raccoon problem . . .
www.bbc.com
Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in
The intoxicated animal suffered no injuries and was released back into the wild by animal protection once sober.
www.bbc.com
Figgin' A
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I could never do that, not even if I were paid a lot of money to do so, but IT IS LEGAL to "kill most wild animals, if the animal is causing damage to your property" in Ontario. Figs are your property, and coons are not on the protected list.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/harass-capture-or-kill-wild-animal-damaging-private-property
TorontoJoe
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Does this mean no raccoon wrestling?
They’re not nice, cuddly creatures…. They’re angry, smelly creatures
TorontoJoe
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The answer to the raccoon problem . . .
Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in
The intoxicated animal suffered no injuries and was released back into the wild by animal protection once sober.
They’re not getting my vino either