Their Damage Moles are bad for your yard. They don't eat plant roots, but their tunnels undermine the soil and harm roots. When the tunnels are too close to the roots of a shrub or young tree, the plant may die of undernourishment. Moles create their tunnels while searching for grubs, ...
I've asked and asked how to get rid of moles in your yard and so many people say the same thing "get a good dog or cat". Well, I have a dog, and she is far from a mole hunter. So I began to do a little more digging into how to get rid of these pests. I've heard of ...
If you are worried about the moles chewing through the mesh, you can always buy a thicker or sturdier wire. This is an expensive option, especially if you decide to do the entire yard, instead of just the garden. This will also do nothing for the moles already in your yard, but it ...
When it comes to dealing with pests in the garden, there seems to be an endless variety. From moles to cutworms, there’s always something trying to take advantage of your bounty. So what do you do when that garden interloper happens to be able to defend itself with a cloud of stink?
Moles and voles leave holes of around the same general size, but their digging priorities are a little different.Molesleave smallconical moundsand have raised bumps of dirt along their pathways, which are shallow compared to a chipmunk's. A vole'stunnel pathlooks similar but without any dirt ...
When your yard seems to be infested with these itchy pests, determining how to get rid of chiggers often leads to a two-prong approach. The first action is to make your yard inhospitable to chiggers. The second is to make yourself less inviting to the pests. The alternative, which isn't...
If you have moles in your yard, you’ll likely see raised dirt tunnels or mounds of dirt. The best way to get rid of them is to trap them. You can buy a mole trap at your local hardware store. Place the trap in an active tunnel and wait for the mole to get caught. These are...
A gopher basket is a cylindrical steel mesh cage with a base that is buried beneath the soil with your plants and trees to prevent burrowing animals (including moles and voles) from gnawing at the plant roots. The basket encases the root ball so it is surrounded on all sides, but these...
Instead, the foxes will go to town on your local rodent population - so say goodbye to those squirrels, voles, moles, mice, rats and chipmunks. The foxes will also make a racket, which sound like a bloodcurdling scream, when a threat enters your property. So, if you hear the signature...
I was always told that when one ages, they come into their own and start to feel much more confident and comfortable in their own skin. Wouldn’t that be nice. My skin didn’t seem to get the message. I recently went to the dermatologist for a regular check up on some moles (nothin...