Research based wildlife control information
All mulching materials have advantages and disadvantages. Research did not yield any documents that make a watertight case for or against any of them, including crushed rock, lava, etc. Here are some frequently mentioned concerns:
1. Rock mulch such as …
There aren’t many plants where bird droppings will drop completely through the leaves and flowers so that there is no sign of it. There are many, however, that camouflage the spots, some better than others. Plants with white spots, white …
Only a controlled lab study could establish the types of bacteria growing in a birdbath and the rate with which they increase/decrease depending on the degree of exposure to sunlight (and specific temperatures). However, in a totally unscientific way, i.e., …
The only sure way to protect your plants them from foraging eer is to surround them with hardware cloth or other types of fencing. You can find rolls of hardware …
Woodpecker complaints come late in the spring as flickers select someone’s house instead of a hollow tree to excavate a nest or obtain insects in the wood. This drumming not only evokes the strongest of human emotions, but can produce …
In Colorado, beekeeping generates close to $2 million a year through the sale of honey. In addition, bees provide a valuable service to agriculture and homeowners by pollinating crops and gardens. Successful bee yards are usually located in protected areas …
Your yard may be the perfect habitat for an opossum. If so, you shouldn’t expect it to leave and go to a site with poorer habitat. In this case, you have the following options.
Before anything though, I would make …
Many kinds of animals create holes in the ground without leaving any sign of the soil that was excavated. If the holes or burrows are not active, the best you can do is guess about the identify of the digger.…
Yes. Deer are especially fond of tender new growth, so first-year canes of summer-bearing raspberries are more vulnerable than fruiting canes.
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It is hard to say what is eating your petunias, but rabbits could definitely be the culprit since you know they are around. If you can find a stem that was eaten, see if the bite was taken at a …