One of the most common lawn pests is grubs. Grub worms are common destroyers of lawns across America, and the south is no different—except that these critters tend to prefer warm-weather lawns. If you want to keep your yard healthy and looking good, you need to watch out for grubs. W...
so you’re more likely to run into one at night. These creatures hunt by digging for grubs and worms in loose soil, and their food is more active in the cool night air. Skunks also become more active in fall when they’re eating more to prepare for the upcoming...
Before deciding what to do, you'll want to determine the level of risk before deciding whether to treat them at all. A few grubs are not going to destroy your lawn. However, a large number of grubs can cause damage quickly once they begin to feed. Taking a sample count of grubs in ...
"The purpose of the experiment was to compare the number and kinds of insects in an old field/lawn area of our outdoor classroom to a newly restored prairie area. We found one ant, three grubs, one beetle, and three earthworms in the lawn area. In the prairie area, we found one true...
insects if you let them outside. Alternatively, you can include live insects in their diet such as grasshoppers, grubs, crickets, beetles, and caterpillars. However, you should avoid feeding your fox certain foods. These foods could prove toxic to your pet fox. Potentially problematic foods ...
Also, keep in mind that skunks like to feed on grubs. If you have a skunk wreaking havoc on your lawn at night, you may want to consider using agrub killerto cut off his food supply. As we mentioned earlier, skunks are nocturnal creatures, and many encounters happen at dusk or dawn....
delicious grubs and worms and pale green sprouts. They were making the sound that a hen makes when they call to their chicks to “come and get it!” Since our young and rambunctious Australian labradoodles were locked up (I wonder if I will ever trust them with the hens), I let the ...
Practice pest control: Control grubs and other summer lawn pests. Irrigate: Watering less often and for long periods encourages a deep, healthy root system. The best time to water the lawn is before 10 a.m. Don’t overwater: Overwatering your grass creates an environment that many lawn dis...
What do skunks like to eat? When skunks dig, they look for grubs, insects, small mice or rabbits and ground nesting birds. Spotted skunks are better predators and more prone to seek out mice and rats. Some of them will brave the edge of ponds or streams in search of crawfish – a pa...
others. If you offer too many carbs, like bread and stale cereal, your hens will get fat and won’t get enough protein. So, dole those out judiciously. In the summer, you can toss all of your garden waste, including bug-softened zucchini, weeds and grubs in with your chickens. Your...