<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpa1a566ayahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hi, neighbors- I've seen evidence of this in my yard and in other yards throughout LJE recently.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">There is a long post on NextDoor, stating that maples are particularly prone.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Suggested remedies:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-"Repels All" spray from Lowe's</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-coffee grounds sprinkled around base of tree</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-Vicks VapoRub spread around areas they chew/strip</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-Peppermint oil or a mixture of habaners peppers or cayenne in oil. Apply to trunk with a sponge mop head.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I'm about to hire vigilantes with weapons!!! Good luck to all of us!</div><div><br></div><div class="ydpa1a566asignature"><div style="font-family:new times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div>Liza P. Urso</div><div>Attorney at Law</div><div>214-882-9858</div></div></div></div></div></body></html>