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 Mice The problem with mice is that they mature in two months and can produce up to eight litters a year. They survive well on plants, seeds, and insects, so many areas inside the home are perfect places for mice to survive. Many times home owners don’t realize they have mice until they hear the loud nibbling at night in their walls. Once it’s been established that mice have infested a home, good mice repellents are essential to rid them permanently.
One of the easiest ways to get rid of mice is to get rid their reasons for coming. It’s not just dirty, cluttered houses that attract mice; they only need a little bit of food and nesting material to make themselves at home. To discourage mice, remove all their food sources by storing grains, pet food, and other dry goods in metal containers. Make sure mice won’t find nesting material by storing all soft, fluffy material like fabric, rugs and blankets in heavy plastic or metal boxes. Mice will even chew up cardboard, paper and lightweight plastics to make nests, though, so be sure you don’t leave any lying around. » more Homemade Mice Repellents
 Deer Facts about Deer
1. Deer eat a wide variety of plants, but their main food item is browse—the growing tips of trees and shrubs. In late winter and early spring, deer eat grass, clover, and other herbaceous plants (Table 2).
2. Deer also eat fruit, nuts, acorns, fungi, lichens, and farm and garden crops if available.
3. For their first few weeks of life, fawns thrive on milk, which is more than twice as rich in total solids as the best cow milk.
4. Deer eat rapidly and, being ruminants, initially chew their food only enough to swallow it. This food is stored in a stomach called the “rumen.” From there it is regurgitated, then re-chewed before being swallowed again, entering a second stomach where digestion begins. From there it is passed into a third and then a fourth stomach, finally entering the intestine. » more Homemade Deer Repellent
 Homemade remedies Insects are one of life’s greatest nuisances and when it comes to repelling them from your garden, prevention is often the best remedy. However, it isn’t uncommon to find that the majority of insect repellant’s contain harmful chemicals that make them unsuitable for use, as well as dangerous for the environment. There are a number of pests that may try to make your new garden their home, however it’s often desirable to encourage friendly pests and critters to reside in your garden as well. Some of the most common garden pests include: aphids, borers, earworms, maggots, mites, whiteflies, moths, and beetles. Using homemade insecticidal soap allows the gardener to control where the soap is sprayed, without placing other plants or insects in harm’s way. Also, the insceticidal soaps are often less toxic than commercially prepared insecticides. » more Homemade Remedies For Insect Pests And Diseases
 Raccoon Raccoons prefer hardwood forest areas near water. Although commonly found in association with water and trees, raccoons occur in many areas of the western United States around farmsteads and livestock watering areas, far from naturally occurring bodies of permanent water. Raccoons den in hollow trees, ground burrows, brush piles, muskrat houses, barn and abandoned buildings, dense clumps of cattail, haystacks, or rock crevices.
This nocturnal animal is a frequent guest at many homes and buildings. You’ll find them searching through garbage cans or dumpsters looking for food. In other cases, this animal may literally tear into an attic and nest there leaving droppings and making quite a bit of noise. In yet other instances, they may climb down into a chimney and nest near the damper. » more Homemade Raccoons Control
 Homemade Bird Spike A bird spikes, also known as anti-roosting spikes or roost modification, is a device consisting of long, needle-like rods used for bird control. They can be attached to building ledges, street lighting, and commercial signage to prevent wild or feral birds from perching or roosting. Birds can produce large quantities of unsightly and unhygienic feces, and some birds have very loud calls that can be inconvenient for nearby residents, especially at night. As a result, bird control spikes are used to deter these birds without causing them harm or killing them.
Materials and Tools:
-=- Nails
-=- Strip of Wood – at least 1/2″ thick, 2 inches wide.
-=- Hammer » more Homemade Bird Spikes
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