How to spot it

Big burrow holes (10 to 12 inches across) near the garden, and whole plants eaten down in daylight.

What it does

One groundhog can clear a bed in a day or two.

What to do now

• Live-trap and move it where that's legal; your state wildlife office can advise.

Keep it away next time

• A 3- to 4-foot fence buried 12 inches deep and bent outward at the bottom, with a floppy top they can't climb over.

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Plants it affects