Effective rat control isn’t achieved by a single resident or landlord—it’s a team effort that requires the cooperation of everyone in your building and on your block to drive rats away for good. 1. Prevention Here are some simple prevention tips for tenants and landlords to protect your ...
Rats are a type of rodent that often live in cities. They are smart and extremely adaptable, which makes them hard to get rid of. Rats can reproduce quickly. Female rats give birth to three to six litters of eight or more young each year. Young rats leave their mothers after 3 to 4 ...
and if you try to get close to them, they will probably leap or fly away. They have narrow, fringed wings. The nymphs look like even smaller adults, though they tend to be light green or yellow rather than darker colors. Their wings ...
If you see chewed-up bark near the base of trees and shrubs, look closely. A vole’s front teeth will leave ¼ inch side-by-side grooves in the wood as it gnaws away on the bark. (They’re rodents, after all!) Voles also tunnel through any root system, causing damage to trees ...
We get lots of questions about how we handle weeds in our yard… and, while we currently have a pretty good system, we learned our lessons the hard way. We spent years struggling with weeds all throughout our landscape — to the point where I almost wanted to dig up all our shrubs an...
Plant shrubs and trees to provide shelter Remove thatch and other debris to expose the grubs and other insects, making it easier for the birds to spot and eat them Limit outdoor pet presence that could scare the birds Avoid using chemicals as much as possible (for the health of your landsc...
Mushrooms pop up when your soil is fertile and has good organic matter, which is what you want for your lawn and garden. So you don’t necessarily want to get rid of those conditions. Often, too, mushrooms will disappear on their own when the soil dries out, or they eat their way th...
Muráth recommends using shrubs inhighball-style cocktails. “The sparkling component works incredibly well off the fruity acetic acid bite, simultaneously elevating the best bits and tempering the acidity,” he says. “With most other drink types, you are likely to have a citrus component of so...
6. Disposing of Shrubs You have two options as to how you are going to dispose of the shrubs. For shrubs that are small, you can try composing it. But for bigger ones you can burn the shrubs or throw in in the trash properly for you to avoid spreading the infection to your other ...
Red-shouldered bugs can be a nuisance in and around your home, causing damage to plants and invading indoor spaces. In order to effectively eliminate these