If you also have fruit trees in your garden, you may be tempted to place your bird feeder near or on them. After all, if you have squirrels that eat off your fruit trees, the bird feeder seem to ...

Flexible netting or fabrics with openings less than 0.2-inch (5-mm) will also prevent birds from getting snagged. The openings should be small enough that you cannot poke your pinky finger through ...

Learn how to shield fruit trees from wildlife, spot chinch bugs in St. Augustine lawns, and care for live oaks and ...

To be absolutely sure your tree crops are protected, you will need to put a wire mesh bag around each of your ripening fruit which, admittedly, can be a rather tedious task. These bags are also ...

Now is the time to protect citrus fruit from bird damage. Look for bird netting at your local nursery or feed and seed and drape it over your trees. Citrus fruit begins to ripen in October and ...

Fruit that does not ripen off the tree — like figs, pomegranates and apples — has to be picked when ripe and might require netting or careful observation when bird damage is a potential problem.