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Rural/Farm Life

Tanuki

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3. Any chance that you are having an outbreak of Japanese beetles or similar?

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Tue Aug 29, 2017, 05:48 AM

Aug 2017

Skunks love to eat their grubs (larvae) when they are in the underground stage. If your area is experiencing a beetle problem, that might be drawing the skunks. I say, ignore the smell and let them do their job!

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It's like we have a plague of skunks anyone else having this problem [View all] TEB Aug 2017 OP

Yep. crim son Aug 2017 #1

Lucky cats TEB Aug 2017 #2

Any chance that you are having an outbreak of Japanese beetles or similar? Tanuki Aug 2017 #3

Not sure on the beetles but thank you TEB Aug 2017 #4

We've had a similar issue here in TN Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #5

Thank you doc TEB Aug 2017 #6

Playing off what docreed said about foxes... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2017 #7

I never thought of that thanks TEB Aug 2017 #8

I'm waiting till rain passes put down chili powder TEB Aug 2017 #9

every fall/winter Kali Aug 2017 #10

Thanks that is what we use TEB Aug 2017 #11