Tasty Treat: Most everybody loves munching on pistachios - including squirrels

摘要

ODDLY enough, when it comes to pests of tree nuts, it seems like the biggest ones get ignored. Most growers are keenly aware of the insect and disease pressures they face, but don't give squirrels much thought. Ignorance is certainly not bliss, says University of California Cooperative Extension farm adviser Craig Kallsen, who has received several reports of significant ground squirrel damage to pistachio orchards in recent months. "Ground squirrels can be pistachio enemy number one," he says. "They're something growers really should know about."