Lawn & Garden
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Fruit Trees
- Garden and Household Pests
- Houseplants
- Lawn Care and Landscaping
- Pesticides and Fertilizer
- Trees and Shrubs
- Vegetable Gardening and Small Fruits
- Wildlife
- Blackbirds
- Deer
- Moles
- Rabbits
- Raccoons
- Q: I have raccoons around my property, what type of damage can they do to my property?
- A: Recent development or road construction in an area may displace raccoons, causing them to seek shelter and food elsewhere. Raccoons quickly learn that chimneys, attics, outbuildings, and under porches and buildings make suitable dens. They also learn that lawns, gardens, and garbage make easy meals. Raccoons can cause extensive damage to freshly laid sod when they roll it over in search of insects. This may occur over large areas and on repeated nights.
Note: Information attained from RCE fact sheet FS566, Wildlife and Homeowners: What's Best for Raccoons, McLaughlin and Vodak.
- A: Recent development or road construction in an area may displace raccoons, causing them to seek shelter and food elsewhere. Raccoons quickly learn that chimneys, attics, outbuildings, and under porches and buildings make suitable dens. They also learn that lawns, gardens, and garbage make easy meals. Raccoons can cause extensive damage to freshly laid sod when they roll it over in search of insects. This may occur over large areas and on repeated nights.
- Q: I have raccoons on my property, what can I do to control them?
- Q: I have raccoons on my property, what general information do I need to know?
- Q: What do I do if I have notice a raccoon acting strangely or I have been bitten by a raccoon?
- Q: I have raccoons around my property, what type of damage can they do to my property?
- Skunks
- Squirrels
- Wildlife Professionals