You also can take the guards off during ... can help keep animals out of your trees. If the fruit thief is a rodent, you also can try spraying the tree and the fruit with a hot pepper spray ...

FRUIT TREES ... and spray on an overcast day as the mixture of washing up liquid and water combined with the sun may scorch your leaves. You can also try using a hosepipe to knock aphids off ...

Q We have some fruit trees and they do bear fruit. However, the birds and the squirrels eat ... One strategy for keeping squirrels off utility wires is to thread them through PVC pipe.

What can I do to keep them going ... Q: We have an apricot tree that has produced a lot of fruit this year, but the birds have discovered it and are pecking holes into many of our apricots.