Cats eat bumblebees - how can I stop them

southlonder · #1 (**permalink**) 02-03-2009, 04:12 PM

My parents cats eat bumblebees - a lot of them. Any idea how to stop them?
I thought of catching one and covering it with chilli and letting them catch that one.
Of course it would die when they eat it but others would survive.

tameblackbirds · #2 (**permalink**) 02-03-2009, 04:44 PM

try spraying the cats with a water pistol when they are trying to catch them. Fun for you but as we now cats hate getting wet. No harm to the cats, but if it happens enough they will associate being wet with bees

Good luck

southlonder · #3 (**permalink**) 02-03-2009, 04:47 PM

They are bengals - they like water but it might work anyway I will try it. Sadly I don't live there so I won't have that many opportunities to try it.