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Stop Squirrels from Stripping Bark on Japanese Maples

Squirrels enlarge sapsucker holes on thin-barked maples. Apply taste repellents (Ropel, Hot Pepper Wax) or a homemade pepper spray (wear gloves!). Reapply as needed.

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About Gardening: Japanese Maple Borer Infestation: Emergency Spinosad/Neem Treatment; Sapsucker Damage on a Young Tree: What to Do; Red Maple Bark Decay and Borers: Emergency Intervention; Cockatoo Bark Damage on Japanese Maple: Wound Care; Car Impact on Maple: Bark Stripping Repair and Borer Prevention; Dog Rope Girdled Young Maple: Assess Cambium, Prevent Borers; Dog-Stripped Maple Bark: Clean Wound, Deter Dog with Hot Sauce; Squirrel Damage to Maple: Girdling Threatens Survival; Squirrel Damage to Maple Roots: Hot Pepper Wax Deterrent; Bark Splits on Red Maple: Normal Growth or Root Problem?

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