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Keeping Crows Out of the Garden

Netting Is Best; Hazing Helps

Exclude crows with netting or suspended wires. Supplement with shiny objects, moving devices, or owl effigies (move every few days). Methyl anthranilate fogging works but is costly. See icwdm.org for details.

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