WITH THE WARMING temperatures and arrival of June, many creatures are visiting your yard and garden. Just the other day, my cat Rogue brought me two young moles (Good kitty!) and in the last week new ...
I have been bombarded with questions about moles, voles, and pocket gophers lately. Identifying which mammal is causing damage seems to be a major problem among lawn owners. Therefore I will try to ...
If your yard is riddled with bumps and ridges, you may have some underground neighbors: Moles! These small mammals spend most of their lives underground and are rarely seen. But their expert digging ...
It’s an exasperating experience. You go to the nursery, pick out a flowering plant, shrub or tree and bring it home only to have some critter damage or destroy it within the first week. Pests cause ...
The following article was published in the Ellensburg Daily-Record. Spring means the return of lawn care season in Kittitas County, and now that the snow is gone, it’s clear that some tiny residents — ...
Vertebrate pests can pose a serious threat to the achievement of one’s “dream garden” by wreaking havoc on plants and vegetables literally overnight. They feed or gnaw on the roots of ornamental ...