For the insects themselves, you can use a broad-spectrum insecticide for across-the-board control or eco-friendlybeneficial nematodesto get rid of grubs. In terms of fruit trees, pick up fallen fruit as soon as you can. Wire mesh covers for your vegetable garden and flower beds also block ...
A big step in knowing how to get rid of moles is understanding their diet. One old-wives tale that continues to live on is the suggestion of sticking a half-chewed piece of chewing gum into mole hills so the animal will eat it and choke. This is completely ineffective because moles only...
Not to be confused with moles, voles are rodents but they are neither blind nor deaf. Also dubbed “meadow mice” and “field mice” (although the latter is a totally different animal), voles feed on plants, while moles eat insects, earthworms, and grubs. Resembling pocket gophers, voles...
The first thing you should do is to get rid of things in your yard that attract skunks if you can. Some of these things include pet food, open garbage, plants, berries, nuts, and logs/shrubs. Also try getting rid of their food sources like grubs, earthworms, and other insects. Essenti...
Note:If you’re dealing with the grub stage of Japanese beetles in your lawn right now, see our guideHow to Get Rid of Grubs in Your Lawn. 1. Hand-picking The best way to get rid of Japanese beetles also happens to be the simplest way: Picking the beetles off your plants by hand....
Adult weevils usually lay them on the leaves of a host plant, but they might also use the stem or the trunk instead. These eggs take up to 20 days to hatch, releasing the larvae mentioned earlier. Larvae The larvae hatching from the eggs look like white grubs and have a darker and har...
The more nematodes you have in your soil, the fewer grubs you’ll have. This will reduce one of the food sources that animals are looking for. TRAP ANIMALS Sometimes the best way to keep animals from digging in your yard is to trap them and remove them from your area. If there are ...
Grow cabbage in spring so that it comes to harvest before the summer heat or start cabbage in mid to late summer so that it comes to harvest during the cool days of autumn, winter, or early spring. Cabbages will grow in most soils. They prefer short days and cool temperatures. Mature ...
Japanese beetlessometimes appear during the warmer months to feed on the foliage. The best way to control these beetles is to hand-pick them off the plants and place them in a bucket of soapy water. You can also spray beneficial nematodes in the fall to kill any grubs overwintering in the...
Grubs Chinch bugs Other insects 12. Objects left in the yard 13. Heavy foot traffic FAQs about getting rid of brown spots Common causes of brown spots and how to fix them Before you can treat the brown patches in your lawn, you need to accurately diagnose the source of the problem. Most...