| WASPS | Lives: in underground dens in rural or semi-rural areas Eats: poultry, eggs, small mammals, waste food Risks: los of stock, disease Treatment: trapping and baiting, |
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| RABBITS | Lives: in underground burrows in or near woodland Eats: young vegetation, leafy crops, cereals, Risks: loss of crops, greatly reduced yields, disease Treatment: trapping and professional gassing, ferreting, shooting |
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| SQUIRRELS | Lives: in nests in woodland Eats: nuts, seeds and grains Risks: very destructive to property, damage to electrics, Treatment: trapping is most effective |
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| DEER | Lives: in woodland Eats: cereal crops, above ground vegetable crops, nuts Risks: significant loss of crops, fence damage Treatment: effective fencing, humane shooting by military trained marksman |