Remove any nesting hot spots such as piles of newspapers, cardboard, wood, weeds and debris. Keep trees trimmed away from the house (at least three feet). Did you know: pet feces can attract rodents? Keep your yard clean. What if they’re rats, how to tell the difference? Mouse dropp...
It was some kind of beauty that he captured the beauty of a summer day the sizzle of heat the terrible heat, the exhaustion of all the dried grasses and flowers and all the falling and decaying leaves from the dying trees…..the smell of it all the smells and sounds of dried things ...
Lyme disease is a bacterial infectionspread to humans from squirrels, mice, or other small mammals by ticks contaminated withBorrelia burgdorferi. It is the most common infection caused by tick bites in the U.S.; so named for the Connecticut town where the disease was first documented and stud...
Squirrels A common question I hear is, “How do I keep squirrels from getting all the nuts from my tree?” David says, “Every tree comes with a lifetime supply of squirrel meat.” In fact, David says squirrels are a larger threat to your nut harvest than insects or other pests. ...
Lyme disease is a bacterial infectionspread to humans from squirrels, mice, or other small mammals by ticks contaminated withBorrelia burgdorferi. It is the most common infection caused by tick bites in the U.S.; so named for the Connecticut town where the disease was first documented and stud...
It’s in their nature but not so great for the local bird population, including chipmunks, rabbits, squirrels, and other small animals. With a catio in place, your cat will technically be outside but unable to hunt and kill anything. To Control the Cat Population If you have an outdoor...
A pair of squirrels chase around the tree branches like kids swarming the jungle gym at recess. A piece of dislodged bark plops to the sidewalk. The neighbor with the lunch cooler has to get out the scraper to clear the frost from his windshield before he can drive away. He does a thor...
Kissing bugs may be attracted to the heat and smells from wild animal nests and outdoor dog kennels. Also, dogs kept in outdoor kennels may eat kissing bugs and get infected withTrypansoma cruzi. It can be difficult to keep kissing bugs away from outdoor dog kennels and wild animal nests...
When your life is turned upside and nothing seems to be going right, you burn sage to cleanse the bad energy from your life. We’re not sure if it actually works, but some cultures believe it does. According to Proflowers, it will keep the mosquitoes away even if it doesn’t keep aw...
Lyme disease is a bacterial infectionspread to humans from squirrels, mice, or other small mammals by ticks contaminated withBorrelia burgdorferi. It is the most common infection caused by tick bites in the U.S.; so named for the Connecticut town where the disease was first documented and stud...