SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — As the snow piles up, a certain long-eared animal is causing problems for homeowners. This winter, with grass and plants buried by snow, rabbits have fewer food options.

Rabbits and rodents can cause injury to the thin bark and twigs of young trees. When snow covers food sources normally sought during winter, these animals often move into home lawns in search of food.

Rabbits have the perfect disguise. They masquerade behind cuteness with big, brown eyes and fluffy fur as they hop contentedly along, making a winter smorgasbord of our shrubs and trees. Rabbits’ ...

Just because we're heading into winter doesn't mean you can ignore your trees and shrubs. On the contrary, winter brings food scarcity, which makes the home landscape a target for rabbits that can ...

Q: I took a three-week vacation in February, and when I returned, my 25-year-old fig tree had been eaten all the way around the trunk about 18 inches off the ground. I put Elmer’s glue and tree wrap ...

The worst threat to young trees and shrubs in winter isn’t cold or snow. “It’s bunnies and Bambi,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist in the Plant Clinic at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle.

It isn’t just rabbits that pose a risk to young trees. ’When food is scarce, a range of small mammals – including rabbits, ...

Q: We had four apple trees and two of them developed white growths on the trunk last spring. The trees sprouted leaves but then died. We were advised not to plant another tree in the same location, as ...