投稿の詳細: 野鼠被害　Rats !

セミヨンの畑で剪定中、何本も野鼠にかじられてしまった
葡萄の樹を発見。ガクッと来ます。
ちょっと鼠の穴が多いかなとは思っていたのですが、
鼠がこんなに葡萄の樹をかじるとは。

去年当たりからりんごの樹に被害が多いという
話は聞いていたのですが、隣接する葡萄畑の被害を
ほとんど聞いたことが無かったので油断してました。

４年目になる葡萄の樹の根元の地中部分を火かじって
いました。今年の収穫を期待していたのに！
早速忌避剤（カプサイシン）をまきましたが
後悔先に立たずです。

樹を食べるというよりは、歯を研ぐ為だったのでしょう。
同じ畑の２年目の樹はほとんどやられていません。
４年前に植えた５０本のうち１０本近くがダメになりました。
悲しい。

I found many damaged vines by rats.
It was a great shock to me!
I was wondering indeed that there were so many rats
holes in the vineyard but I did not expect it would
really happen.

Last year I heard many times that apples trees were
bitten off by rats. But on the other hand I also heard
that rats damage on vines were not so common. I regret not
to have paid much more attention to rats damage.

The vines were bitten off at the part a little bit below
ground. Rats may have not eaten them but grind their teeth.
I ran to buy rats protection (capcisine) and spread it around but in any event it's too late. I have lost a lot of harvest
this year as most of damaged vines are four years old. Around 10 out of 50 vines I planted four years ago have gone!

It's a sad thing even though I know it's no use crying over the spilt milk!