My dad used to place a big ugly real-looking rubber snake right in the row of beans or in the cabbage patch. Squirrels do not like snakes.
run up to them because they think we are predators because of our size
Yes AND No. because cats are usually on the 1st floor. and when they are up there they scare the squirrels.
Garden gaing balls are desinged to scare away birds and other pest.
Strobe lights may scare the squirrels out of the attic, but I personally have never try it. I say you should give it a go. Good luck! I have had a lot of success evicting squirrels with the Evictor High Intensity Strobe Lights. It seems that the strobes do not scare the squirrels, but instead annoys them so much they voluntarily leave the attic.
No, as an inanimate object it wont scare away pests, maybe crows.
Most animals, including squirrels and deer do not like marigolds. I put them around my vegetable garden to protect it.
They are most commonly found in a forest
Chipmunks and squirrels eat sunflower seeds in a garden.
to scare crows, and other birds, away from the garden
You train a horde of squirrels and set them on him, or you set crazy people on him. They will scare him and he will run and you can guess the rest. His Doomsday will occur.
There are many types of Garden decor that will keep animals away but the most effective that I have ever seen is the One headed Buddha Face. It can scare a lot of animals in the garden.
No, rabbits are herbivores. That means that they only eat plant material. Squirrels are made of meat and rabbits don't eat meat.
Fences, nets, and repellants are used to keep garden pests away. They help in keeping pests such as birds, squirrels, opossums, and even certain insects away from the garden.