Multi-Animal Repellent

Our Solution to Gophers

Gopher Description

• Gophers are burrowing rodents and are well equipped for a digging and tunneling lifestyle
• Depending on the species, gophers are 6 to 10 inches long
• For the most part, gophers remain underground in their burrow system
• Mounds of fresh soil are the best sign of a gopher’s presence
• Typically mounds are crescent or horseshoe shaped when viewed from above
  
• Mole mounds, however, are more circular in profile and they are volcano-shaped
• The "plugged" burrow opening entrance is located at the perimeter edge of the mound's footprint.

Gopher Control Problems

• Gophers often feed on garden crops, ornamental plants, vines, shrubs and trees
• A single gopher can inflict considerable damage in a very short time
• Gophers also gnaw and damage plastic water lines and lawn sprinkler systems
• Their tunnels can divert and carry off irrigation water, which leads to soil erosion
• Mounds on lawns interfere with mowing equipment and ruin the aesthetics of well-kept turfgrass

See Our Test Results!

Like all ground burrowing animals, the gopher must be conditioned to know that the Yard Gard treated area is unfriendly to his senses (sense of smell and sense of taste).

This often takes time as we learned in our testing process. Below you will find the results of our test data on a golf course fairway. The "red-lined boxes" shown below represent the area of the golf course treated with Yard Gard gopher control products.

• the top "lay-out diagram" represent the area before treatment with Yard Gard;
• the bottom "lay-out diagram" represent the area after treatment with Yard Gard.

Each red dot (.) in the "red-lined boxes" on the course layouts below represent a gopher mound:

• See the photo insert below of the gopher mound with a golf ball at the base of the mound to depict the size of the mound.

After application of Yard Gard gopher control products, the gophers started leaving the area.

• See the "red-lined boxes" pictured below.
• The gophers moved out of the treated area for good.

Observe the "red dots ( . )" Each red dot ( . ) represents a gopher mound.

The red dots ( . ) are present in the top layout diagram of the golf course fairway (before Yard Gard treatment), but in the bottom layout diagram (After Treatment) observe that the red dots are gone:

• Two months time period laps from data in the top layout diagram (Before Treatment) verses data in the bottom layout diagram (After Treatment).
• The gopher activity and mounds was disappeared over the total time period.
• Notice in the bottom course lay out diagram (After Treatment), the "red dots" are gone.
• After two month: No more gopher mounds.

Our Solution to Skunks

Skunk Description

• There are many different kinds of skunks and most are the size of a house cat
• Most appear in a variety of striped, spotted, and swirled patterns—but all are a vivid black-and-white
• Skunks usually nest in burrows constructed by other animals, but they also live in hollow logs or even abandoned buildings.
• Skunks are opportunistic eaters and are nocturnal foragers who eat fruit, plants, insects, larvae, worms, eggs, reptiles, small mammals and even fish.
• Skunks are considered a pest animal by homeowners, since the animal will dig with their paws in search for food which creates an unsightly mess of a manicured or groomed lawn

Yard Gard repelled the skunk in the areas of our studies using Yard Gard Multi-Animal product. The animals were conditioned to leave the area.

Our Solution to Groundhogs

Groundhog Facts

• A groundhog can grow between 16 to 26 inches long and weigh 4 to 9 pounds
• They are well adapted for digging, with short but powerful limbs and curved, thick claws
• Mostly herbivorous, groundhogs primarily eat wild grasses and other vegetation, including berries and agricultural crops
• They also eat grubs, grasshoppers, insects, snails and other small animals
• Excellent burrowers, using burrows for sleeping, rearing young and hibernating
• These burrows usually have two to five entrances, providing groundhogs their primary means of escape from predators
• Burrows are particularly large, with up to 46 feet of tunnels buried up to 5 feet underground, and can pose a serious threat to agricultural and residential development by damaging farm machinery and even undermining building foundations

Yard Gard was effective in repelling the groundhog for the treated areas.

Yard Gard proved to deter the animal from the treated areas.

Our Solution to Squirrels

Squirrel Description

• Squirrels measure about 17-20 inches long and have a greyish brown fur; except for their bellies which have a pale fur and their tail often has silvery tipped hairs at the end
• The primary natural foods of these creatures are nuts, fruits, buds of hickory, pecans, walnuts, elm and mulberry trees and field corn.
• To bury a nut, a gray squirrel digs a hole about 3 to 4 inches deep, puts the nut inside, pushes it down whith its nose, and then pulls the soil over it with its front paws. Because of this type of feeding habit squirrels can make a mess of your yard.

Yard Gard has proven to deter the squirrel from the areas treated with Yard Gard Multi-Animal Deterrent.

Our Solution to Chipmunks

Chipmunk Description

• It has reddish-brown fur on its back and sides and white fur on its stomach
• It has two white stripes bordered by black on its sides and one black stripe on the center of its back
• It has light stripes above and below its eyes and it has pouched cheeks that it uses to store and carry food
• Their diet is made up of nuts, acorns, seeds, mushrooms, fruits, berries and corn. It also eats insects, bird eggs, snails and small mammals like young mice.
• They often dig in lawns and gardens in order to find food

Yard Gard was effective in deterring the animal in the evaluation studies using Yard Gard Multi-Animal Deterrent.