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Moles are infamous for digging holes in the garden, often all the way under your house. While moles play an important role in improving soil quality, for a regular garden, moles could be disastrous. They also eat beneficial insects such as earthworms, causing damage to your garden overall. In general, it makes sense to get…

Fruit Flies are not only annoying, but they can also carry a lot of diseases. They sit on every type of food item, leading to a very high risk of contamination. Fruit flies often flock around a garbage can or even rotten food items, which can also allow them to carry harmful microbes. Regardless, it…

Carpenter ants love to chew through wood! They build their nest inside of wood, which they carve out with their mouthparts, and they discard a sawdust-like substance called frass. Not only do they cause massive damage to furniture and trees, but they also spread frass everywhere. These annoying traits make carpenter ants quite undesirable and…

Midges are of two main types: biting midges and non-biting midges. Biting midges can carry dangerous disease-causing germs that can easily spread to humans. Biting midges can also cause red itchy bumps if they bite.  Non-biting midges do not possess that risk, but they are still a nuisance to have around your house. In general,…

Woodpeckers not only make incredibly annoying sounds, but they can also do some real damage to your house or trees if left uncontrolled. Usually, these birds stop pecking away at your house once the mating season has begun, but until then, you can use some natural methods to keep away these birds from your property….

Having birds around in your garden is great, they make the environment more enriched and beautiful, but some birds are more harmful than others. Starlings and Grackles are both known as invasive birds that attack other birds and steal their food frequently. Moreover, they make nests on properties, making it hard to keep them out…

Lizards are generally harmless, but once their population starts to increase, they can quickly become a nuisance. Moreover, lizards are infamous for littering around the house. Also, some people are creeped out by these insects, so it only makes sense to get rid of them. Of course, you may use commercial lizard poisons, but many…

Deer flies are large flies belonging to the genus Chrysops. Their size ranges from 5 to 12 mm in length which is larger than the common house flies but smaller than horse flies. Deer flies are normally black or yellow and black in color with the occasional grey. They have brightly colored eyes and striped…

Armadillos are small mammals belonging to the family Dasypodidae. They are found mainly in Central and North America. There are 21 species of armadillo found in the world. Armadillos are found in warm and temperate habitats like grasslands, rainforests and semi-desert areas. Armadillos are brownish in color and range in sizes from 6 inches long…

Groundhogs are a type of rodent that is commonly found in North America. They are fairly large in size, and they belong to the group of large ground squirrels or Marmots. They are intelligent and social creatures, and they are also a nuisance to garden and farm owners. They are notorious for their digging, which…