Phantom Squash eater

[Newbie]

Hello,

Something has been eating my Sunburst Patty-Pan squashes, they get to about a couple of inches in diameter then mysteriously disappear only for me to find them several metres away half eaten. My as yet unripened sweetcorn cobs are also nibbled - this happened last year too.

My veg is grown in raised beds which are about a foot high and are beside a small bank with hedge on top that is home to Voles, frogs, Toads, Newts etc. There is also a large "wild" area behind the veg beds. Do you think it is Mice that are the source of the problem? If so, what can i do about them?

Many thanks,

[bridget mc laughlin]

You've just answered your own question I think,the rats could be the ones that are doing the damage 2 your veg especialy the squash.

[Two_Sheds]

I would suspect rats above everything else. They love sweetcorn.

[Newbie]

Eeek! Rats! How can i get rid of them?

[Two_Sheds]

stop feeding them sweetcorn


seriously though ... have a go with your search button, there are dozens of threads about rats