Have you been noticing a pest that is destroying your plants and lawn for some time now? Take a good look at the tracks, because it may turn out that this is not the work of a marten or a mole. It happens that similar damage is caused by another pest, which you can quickly and easily remove from the garden if you follow a few home remedies to scare it away. What should I do? We suggest.
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This is not a marten or a mole. Meet the pest that destroys gardens in a similar way
When we notice damage to the garden, we often immediately decide to act to remove the pests. Most often, we use marten and water repellents, but similar damage can also be caused by a water vole. This animal resembles a large hamster. It can reach from 12 to 25 cm in length, and the tail will add even another 15 cm. Jit is extremely dangerous for our crops because it does not hibernate. It prowls all year round, and is most active at night, when it destroys plants, lawns and trees. How to recognize if there is a water vole in the garden?
The water vole usually digs underground tunnels, similar to the mole. As a result, it can damage the roots of plants, and visually destroy the lawn. However, the mounds prepared by him are smaller and irregular. In spring and summer, the water vole eats the roots, tubers and bulbs of plants most willingly, which means that the affected crops immediately languish. In winter and autumn, it decides to nibble on the bark of trees, which is why it is most often found in orchards.
How to get rid of a grubber? You can smoke it out using home remedies
If you want to quickly and effectively get rid of the water vole from the garden, use home remedies. They are the ones we use for martens and moles, because they do not tolerate similar smells and thanks. First of all, it is worth putting scents into the corridors prepared by him, which will quickly scare him away. For this purpose, the aroma of garlic, mint, lavender, and even fresh twigs of elderberry flowers, which, when dried, emit an unpleasant smell for water vole grubbers, will work best. So, you can put cotton pads soaked in essential oils with such aromas in the mound, or put dried twigs of plants in it.
Source: Gazeta
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