Voles, like many other rodents, are omnivores, which means that they’ll eat almost anything. However, voles have a primarily vegetarian diet; they mainly eat stems and blades of lawn grass—so it’s usually vole tunnels that you’ll see near the yard’s surface. Moles, on the other han...
My backyard lies on the other side of it, and I will LOSE IT if I see a garter snake in my yard. The time to get ahead of the snake problem is NOW! Why Are There So Many Snakes? I've lived in Illinois my whole life and I've never seen a snake in my yard. Our new neighbo...
How to Get Rid of Groundhogs In Garden or Yard - Groundhogs, otherwise known as woodchucks, are small rodents that are related to squirrels but live primarily in the ground instead of in trees. However, groundhogs can climb trees and they can swim as well which means that they can live...
As an experienced and avid gardener, I expect to see all sorts of pests and diseases in my vegetable patch. I take them all in my stride, but there’s one pest that really makes me anxious, and it’s grasshoppers. I don’t know if it’s because of the stories I’ve heard about ...
Although it stings like crazy when you touch it, I’d love to have a ‘nettle problem’ in my yard. It’s a highly medicinal plant for humans and for the garden. And if you put some nettle in water just like we did with the beer above, slugs and snails will gravitate to it like...
but it never sticks around long enough to remove by hand. Snakes have the advantage of working 24/7. You can buy a very good snake trap (probably the best available) via a link at the bottom of this page. This is probably the best way to get rid of snakes in the yard or inside ...
so keep the beer for yourself and make a gooey brew that the slugs will find delicious by mixing equal parts flour and water with a heaping spoonful of molasses, a sprinkling of cornmeal, and a teaspoon of yeast. Put this goop in shallow containers around the yard, and it will have mu...
How Do You Get Rid of Frogs in the Yard? I understand that there are many frog lovers out there, and that by posting this article, I may offend some of you, but let me just be honest here: Frogs are great creatures in their own natural environment, but not in mybackyard. ...
Moths can ravage the clothes in your closet, the food in your kitchen, and fruit trees in your yard, so we’ll show you how to get rid of moths inside and around your home. Signs you have a moth problem include your favorite sweater has holes or threadbare spots, you’ve seen sawdust...
Use of ultrasonic sound emitters (snakes can't hear, at least in high frequencies). Use of fake owls or hawk decoys. Option 5 - USE A SNAKE REPELLENT snake repellents The Bottom Line Snake Topic of the month: Can you use a trap to catch a snake?