{"id":3254,"date":"2022-01-05T14:48:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/?page_id=3254"},"modified":"2023-10-19T00:18:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T00:18:28","slug":"pestcontrol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/atoz\/pestcontrol.htm","title":{"rendered":"Atoz Pest Control"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3254\" class=\"elementor elementor-3254\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23801d02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23801d02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dfc3f76 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5dfc3f76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8f171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8e8f171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\n    e9 = new Object();\r\n    e9.size = \"728x90\";\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/tags.expo9.exponential.com\/tags\/gardenersnet\/ros\/tags.js\"><\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6848ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6848ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2aeea0 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c2aeea0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b370f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b370f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Animal Pest Control<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb24fd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb24fd5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5f35fc\" data-id=\"a5f35fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9033e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad9033e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pestnet22.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3256\" alt=\"Pest Netting Fence, Animal Pest Control\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pestnet22.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pestnet22-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-456d237 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"456d237\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-136d906\" data-id=\"136d906\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5ca5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f5ca5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Animal Pest Control<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f1e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9f1e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>A wide variety of animals see your garden as a restaurant offering a free meal. As a result, almost every gardener has to deal with animal pest control.\u00a0 There&#8217;s no shortage of plant pests. Isn&#8217;t it time to do something about it? Unfortunately, controlling animal pests is an important job for just about every home gardener.\u00a0<\/p><p align=\"Left\">Growing vegetables and flowers is your hobby, your passion. It is one of your greatest joys. You put love and care into growing your plants. You spend countless hours tending your plants, weeding them, and providing just the right amount of water and fertilizer. They respond well to your love and coaxing. Just as things seem perfect and harvest time nears, along comes a garden pest, eager to steal a free meal\u00a0from your garden.<\/p><p align=\"Left\">Gardeners spend a lot of time and energy fending off animal pest &#8220;freeloaders&#8221;. Some gardeners, especially new gardeners, experience so many wildlife problems, they give up gardening altogether (how sad!). Or, they curtail their hobby to just a few plants that area wildlife does not bother. Unfortunately, this is a very shortlist.<\/p><p align=\"Left\">We&#8217;ve got great ideas to help you with animal pest control. Read on&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc4e6a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc4e6a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc4833e\" data-id=\"bc4833e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19da8a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19da8a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/deer-with-pumpkin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26438\" alt=\"Deer with Pumpkin\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/deer-with-pumpkin.jpg 652w, https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/deer-with-pumpkin-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3454730 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3454730\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fff2fb0\" data-id=\"fff2fb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5933a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f5933a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pest Control - Major Culprits<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cfaa9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cfaa9b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-285e621\" data-id=\"285e621\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607788e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"607788e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"Left\">Controlling animal pests can be difficult. Here are some of the major culprits:<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/birds\/birdcontrol.htm\">Bird Control<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; It&#8217;s for the birds. Bird control methods, bird netting<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/atoz\/chipmunk-control.htm\">Chipmunk Control<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; this garden pest is cute, but&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/atoz\/deer.htm\">Deer Control\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; deer control methods, deer netting, etc.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/atoz\/rabbitcontrol.htm\">Controlling Rabbits<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; how to keep bunnies out of your garden.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/atoz\/moles.htm\">Controlling Moles and Voles<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; underground pests<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/atoz\/groundhogcontrol.htm\">Groundhog Control<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; also called Woodchucks, just &#8220;Chucks&#8221;<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/plantproblems\/mice-rat-rodent-control.htm\">Mice, Rat, and Rodent Control\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; we hate to talk about this problem Sometimes, we must&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/atoz\/opossumcontrol.htm\">Opossum Control<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; some consider him the ugliest of garden pests<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/atoz\/raccooncontrol.htm\">Raccoon Control<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; no one wants a raccoon in the &#8216;hood<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/atoz\/squirrel.htm\">Squirrel Control<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Some think they&#8217;re cute, some think they are nasty pests<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e45a2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e45a2f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa8558b\" data-id=\"aa8558b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39134b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39134b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pest-netting-frame.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3260\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pest-netting-frame.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pest-netting-frame-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46359c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46359c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6bda03\" data-id=\"c6bda03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d22ed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d22ed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pest Control Ideas and Tips<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cdd8f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cdd8f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4969f24\" data-id=\"4969f24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8b293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f8b293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"Left\"><b>Step #1:\u00a0<\/b>Protect your garden with a four-foot rabbit fence. Small mesh pest netting keeps out rabbits and other small animals. Avoid wide mesh fencing and netting, that pests can squirm through. Use 1\/2&#8243; mesh or smaller.<\/p><p align=\"Left\">Deer are capable of jumping over a standard four-foot fence. Raise the bar. Use a clothesline or rope tied five to six feet above the ground over the fence. Or, top the fence with pest netting.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><b>Step #2:<\/b>\u00a0Pests are persistent. Check the bottom of the fence, for signs of animals trying to burrow under. Rim the fence with\u00a0boards or bricks, to deter animals from digging under the fence. Be vigilant. Check daily.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><b>Step #3:\u00a0<\/b>Deterrent sprays are useful. Try concentrated Fox urine, a natural predator to garden munching animals. Garlic and blood meal, deter some animals. Hot pepper sprays deter deer, rabbits, and other pests.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><b>Step #4:\u00a0<\/b>Use &#8220;Have-a-heart&#8221; or &#8220;Live Traps&#8221; to capture small animals, without harming them. Transfer them to another location, and release them far from your garden. Check local rules and regulations for trapping, transporting, and release of wild animals. Many communities allow homeowners to trap animals but require pest removal by animal control agents.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><b>Step #5:\u00a0<\/b>Cats are natural pest control. They do a great job reducing the population of rabbits, rodents, birds, and other small garden pests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1cf22a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1cf22a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad0f001\" data-id=\"ad0f001\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b016dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b016dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/groundhog-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2951\" alt=\"Groundhog Control, Woodchuck\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/groundhog-1.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.gardenersnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/groundhog-1-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f18626 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f18626\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-faf8c5a\" data-id=\"faf8c5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2e6e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a2e6e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Controlling Animal Pests - More Ideas<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69a6be1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69a6be1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c850ec7\" data-id=\"c850ec7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df4147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9df4147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"Left\"><b>A Better Mouse Trap &#8211;<\/b> Old-fashioned mouse traps are difficult to improve upon. It is environmentally friendly. Peanut butter is one of the best baits. Use mouse traps in sheds and under woodpiles. For use in the garden and open areas, cover them with a bucket or box. This offers some protection to domestic animals and kids, from accidents.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><b>Many have asked:\u00a0<\/b>There are no practical ways, to keep those cute little chipmunk pests from becoming caught in traps. Sorry, traps do not discriminate. Chipmunks may be cute, but they are pests, a member of the rodent family.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><b>Poison Baits:\u00a0<\/b>While you rarely see the dead rodent, manufacturers claim poison baits are effective. The only proof is a decline in rodent activity. These poisons are not good for the environment, or your health. Do not put them inside a vegetable garden. <b>Very important:<\/b>\u00a0keep out of reach of children and pets.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><b>Gas Bombs:\u00a0<\/b>It is not environmentally friendly, and you usually don&#8217;t see the results. It takes work to set up and is only effective if the rodent pests are in the tunnels.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><b>Noisemakers: <\/b>Birds are skittish. A little noise goes a long way in scaring birds away&#8230; for a while. Common noisemakers include aluminum pans (an increasingly rare commodity in a microwave society), wind chimes, and tape recordings of bird predators.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><b>Replicas of Natural Enemies:<\/b>\u00a0Plastic owls and snakes sometimes fool birds. We believe you can fool some of the birds some of the time, but you can&#8217;t fool all of the birds all of the time.<\/p><p align=\"Left\"><b>Scarecrows:\u00a0<\/b>In use for bird control for over 3,000 years. 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