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You work hard on your gardening, but bugs, rodents, and other critters seem to be working just as hard to ruin it! With a few wildlife control tips from American Bio-Tech, CT’s top animal removal specialists, you can preserve your flower beds by creating conditions that will tempt fewer critters to use them as places to eat, live, and scamper.

Below are their top tips for protecting flower beds without using chemicals or poisons that could be dangerous for your pets, family, or the environment:

  • Spicy Flowers: Unlike many humans, small mammals don’t have a palate for spicy foods. Spraying hot pepper sauce directly onto your flowers will repel pesky animals from squirrels to raccoons. They will gravitate toward sweeter-smelling plants away from your flowers without you relying on harsh poisons.
  • Predator Urine: Store-bought products containing the urine of pests’ natural predators will cause them to steer clear as soon as they smell it. Spraying onto the flowers and flower beds you want to protect is an effective and humane animal control method, as they’ll be scared to get too close.wildlife-control
  • Traps: Woodchucks and moles love flower beds because of all the tasty worms that gather in the mulch and soil. When other wildlife control efforts fail, live-catch traps will allow you to remove these pesky rodents and release them somewhere else without injuring them.
  • Underground Barriers: Laying wire into shallow trenches around your flower beds that are then filled in forms an underground fence. This can keep moles from wrecking your flowers.
  • Flower Types: By planting types of flowers that pests don’t enjoy as much, there will be less need for wildlife control. Research pests in your area and try flowers that aren’t on their list of favorite foods.

Even with these tips, you may need a professional hand with humane animal control to protect your flowers. That’s where American Bio-Tech in New Milford comes in. Founded by a wildlife biologist in 1971, their methods are effective and safe for both your family and the animals themselves. Call at (860) 355-1231 and tell them what kinds of pests you’re dealing with, or check out their website for information on their professional animal control service.

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