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Oct 21 2009

Do-it-yourself tips to get rid of problem birds

Published by Jennifer under Birds, Pest Control

(ARA) – Homeowners may not have the pest bird problems that plagued Tippi Hedren in Alfred Hitchcock’s unforgettable thriller “The Birds,” but pest birds can still ruin your day.
Pest birds cost homeowners millions of dollars annually. The high concentration of uric acid found in some bird droppings can discolor paint, stain wood, and erode metal. [...]

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Oct 07 2009

Deter ‘deer drama’ this winter

Published by Jennifer under Deer, Pest Control

(ARA) – Deer do some of their worst damage to your garden, landscape, trees and shrubs in winter, when other food sources are hard to come by.
“In the early 1900s, there were probably only about half a million deer spread out all over the country,” says James Messina of Messina Wildlife. “Today, there are more [...]

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Oct 02 2009

Winter blues in your backyard? Attracting songbirds livens lackluster landscapes

Published by Jennifer under Birds

(ARA) – The backyard can seem barren and bleak when the leaves fall off the trees and the last blooming plant retires until spring. But there’s an easy way to brighten your backyard and fill it with color and song this winter – charm songbirds looking for an easy, reliable food source.
Birds are the most [...]

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Oct 01 2009

Leaf mulching and fertilizer: A back-saving, soil-enriching way to deal with fallen leaves

Published by Jennifer under Fall, Fertilizer, Lawn Care, Mulching

(ARA) – As Mother Nature adorns the trees in your yard with riotous reds, vibrant yellows and exotic oranges, you can easily get swept up in the romance of the season – until those leaves turn brown, drop from the branches and litter your lawn. Then you start to think of the hours of backbreaking [...]

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