When they wander around the yard, raccoons look to be adorable tiny animals wearing their distinctive “robber’s mask.” However, raccoons may be a major issue for homeowners.
When the animal damages property, it may be a nuisance. They enter the attic, under the home, and into the trash. But when it comes to human health, raccoons can be more than simply a common annoyance. They can transmit roundworms, which are present in raccoon excrement and cause Baylisascaris, an infection that can result in rabies.
I’d like to discuss three all-natural methods in this post for keeping raccoons off your land. It is best to begin as soon as possible. It is well known that raccoons may breed quickly, producing a large number of hostile and ravenous young.
Pepper: Raccoons have extremely sensitive senses of smell, therefore they stay away from places that irritate them. To ward against this bug, you can literally sprinkle cinnamon, table pepper, or cayenne pepper throughout your house. The effect will last longer if you sprinkle it in places where rain can’t wash it away.
Ammonia: To deter raccoons, soak some old rags or t-shirts in ammonia before placing them under your house or deck. Also an excellent place to use this repellent is in crawl spaces. The raccoon is unable to tolerate the strong ammonia odor.
Mothballs: This age-old remedy for keeping moths away from paper and fabric can also be used to ward off raccoon infestations. To keep raccoons away from your house, scatter these around and in crawl places.
These ideas all function in the same manner. They employ the raccoon’s extraordinary sense of smell against them. If you have attempted these kinds of approaches without success, get assistance immediately from a qualified pest control agent.
Since they are scavengers, raccoons shouldn’t be fed. When raccoons are fed, they attract other raccoons, and eventually the neighborhood may become overrun by raccoons. Over the years, numerous accounts have surfaced of people feeding raccoons and then leaving the neighborhood when the problem with raccoons got out of hand.
Raccoons will reproduce at great numbers and take over an entire area. They gain entry to your attic, garage or basement and will absolutely destroy it. “There are people who have forked out tens of thousands of dollars to repair the damage that raccoons have done” said Joe, a pest control agent in Melbourne, FL. “When all is said and done they feel like nature cursed them with a family of raccoons in their home.”
His advice is to not leave trash sitting outside too long or having turned over lawn furniture which may collect water. This will attract thirsty pests on warm days and they may never want to leave.
Other pests, such as rats, roaches, and especially mosquitoes are attracted to the same things. Not only that, but mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing pools of water. You will go from having just a few mosquitoes to a few hundred in no time. They can carry disease and even be deadly. Your lawn is the first line of defense when it comes to handling pest problems.