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Natural Pest Enemies

Pest Stop

Sampling for predators and parasitoids is as important as monitoring pest populations. Higher pest densities can be tolerated when populations of natural enemies are also high. For example, a mite spray may be warranted in apple when there are two or three mites per leaf if there are no natural enemies, [...]

Homemade Raccoon Traps

Raccoon

Raccoons can grow from 24 to 46 inches long and can weigh up to 25 lbs. They are easily recognized by their trademark black lone ranger mask and ringed tail markings. They generally live near streams and marshy areas and are found throughout the United States. Although they prefer to [...]

Rabbit Trap In Details

Rabbit Trap

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To be efficient, the homemade rabbit trap should be made out of good quality lumber.

The door and the guides are the critical points, due to the fact that gravity must close the door once the trigger is tripped. Make [...]

Homemade Yellow Jacket Trap

Yellow-Jacket

It’s hard to imagine with snow, ice storms, flooding and now near 0 temperatures that yellow jacket problems were recently a hot topic of discussion at the monthly meeting. I was asked to write an article on yellow jacket traps and while the timing could be better, perhaps it will be of [...]

Box Traps

Box traps are a relatively easy design that are easy to set up and if triggered are nearly 100% reliable. These traps can be made to any size for any animal that will take bait. The disadvantage is that some wild animals are very hesitant to walk into a cage, also box traps [...]

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