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Re: Coons, Possums, Skunks?
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Gregory Boes <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 7 Feb 2005 12:56:08 -0600
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> Anyway, is the above sign an indication of coon or possum predation?
> I've set a live trap in the yard but I could catch just about anything
> in it and it not be my target predator.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Billy Smart
> Rock, KS

Fits the description of possum predation to a tee as it was described to me.
The description included that the possum would gather the bees in their
mouths, suck all the juice out of them, and then spit out the remains,
looking like a plug of tobacco.

Greg

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