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Stopping Robins from Uprooting Dormant Venus Flytraps

A grower had robins pulling up newly emerging Venus flytraps in spring while probing for worms. Tried plastic mesh, lexan sheets, mylar tape – nothing worked.

Solutions

Bird netting propped several inches above plants.
Move plants to a very sunny windowsill until early summer (birds stop when more insects emerge).
BB gun (mentioned humorously but effectively).

Uprooting during emergence severely weakens plants.

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