One of the menacing varmints showcased was the Garden Rhinoceros. Below is an excerpt of this timely article.
After
leave, presumably, an African freighter, they wander west in search of lusher
habitats. Like the Mediterranean Fruit fly it has settled anywhere the climate
allowed.
The
tell-tale signs of their existence in your garden goes as follows: the whole
patch is trampled to smithereens and the dog, if he's still alive, is cowling
in some corner white with fear.
It's
hard to catch these vegitational carnivores in the act; being that they have
very keen eyesight and have the ability to blend in with the garden foliage
(the one pictured below was caught on camera leaving a watermelon patch). So, if you do wish to rid your garden of
these pesky vermin yourself you will have to do so at night while they sleep.
The items you will need to take along on this backyard safari goes as follows:
a flashlight, either a .458 Winchester Magnum or a 500 Remington Nitro Express,
ammo, cattle prod, 20,000 lb. tow strap and a back hoe (because you just can't
put a dead one of these out by the curb).
The
second option, if you're not good with a gun, (you certainly wouldn't want to
wing one of these rascals) or you live in the city where you're not allowed to
discharge a firearm, is to purchase a bottle of Rhino-B-Gon by Ortho. Not a
killer, but a very effective repellent; directions are as follows: Pound stakes
(not included) into the ground every four feet, tie strips of red cloth to the
tops of each stake, apply five drops of Rhino-B-Gon to each strip, repeat after
two weeks or each rain.
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