Zoologists know it as Sciurus carolinensis. What many a gardener call it upon discovering its depredation of freshly planted bulbs might be ‘you pollinating hybrid’ but is more often unprintable even in such intemperate times as these. Yet there are ways to discourage squirrels from digging up bulbs, as well as the lesser-recognized hazard, that of voles, often incorrectly called field mice.
