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Ultimate Guide to Deer-Proofing Your Yard and Garden: Proven Advice and Strategies for Outwitting Deer and 20 Other Pesky Mammals [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 368 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 224x178x25 mm, kaal: 907 g, Illustrations, unspecified
  • Ilmumisaeg: 19-May-2020
  • Kirjastus: Skyhorse Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1510758496
  • ISBN-13: 9781510758490
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 368 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 224x178x25 mm, kaal: 907 g, Illustrations, unspecified
  • Ilmumisaeg: 19-May-2020
  • Kirjastus: Skyhorse Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1510758496
  • ISBN-13: 9781510758490
Teised raamatud teemal:
Dozens of tips and tricks to remove troublesome animals from your yard and garden!
Deer, rabbits, and raccoons, among a dozen other mammals, are a constant plague to the homeowner, whether they devour the plants in the vegetable garden or chew up the landscaping in your yard. Replacing and replanting these plants can be expensive and the average person doesn&;t have time to deal with the extra spending and stress. But with Deer-Resistant Landscaping, you can worry no more! You&;ll learn the proven strategies needed to repel and combat deer, chipmunks, skunks, squirrels, and more. Included are features such as:
  • Strategies for every season and every size pest
  • Interviews and tips from regional gardening and wildlife control experts from coast to coast
  • Encyclopedic coverage of more than one thousand resistant plants, especially those least likely to be destroyed by deer
  • Over four hundred stunning, full-color wildlife photographs, including some by legendary naturalist Dr. Leonard Lee Rue III
All the information in this handy guide is based on scientific studies from gardening and pest control authorities across the country. Easy-to-understand instructions and beautiful photographs highlight solutions and deterrents for even the most stubborn mammals. From simple, low-cost home remedies, scare tactics, and deterrents to live trapping, barriers, and community action procedures suitable for more intense problems, this tip-filled handbook will have your home and garden pest-free in no time!
 
About This Book viii
Acknowledgments x
PART 1 OUTWITTING DEER
Chapter 1 Deer
2(56)
PART 2 OUTWITTING OTHER MAMMALS
Chapter 2 Outwitting Other Mammals
58(8)
Chapter 3 Armadillos
66(4)
Chapter 4 Bears (Black)
70(15)
Chapter 5 Beavers and Muskrats
85(5)
Chapter 6 Chipmunks
90(5)
Chapter 7 Gophers (Pocket)
95(9)
Chapter 8 Moles
104(10)
Chapter 9 Opossums (Virginia)
114(4)
Chapter 10 Collared Peccaries (Javelinas)
118(3)
Chapter 11 Porcupines
121(3)
Chapter 12 Rabbits and Hares
124(10)
Chapter 13 Raccoons
134(11)
Chapter 14 Rats and Mice
145(19)
Chapter 15 Skunks
164(8)
Chapter 16 Squirrels (Ground)
172(7)
Chapter 17 Squirrels (Tree)
179(9)
Chapter 18 Voles
188(13)
Chapter 19 Woodchucks and Marmots
201(9)
Chapter 20 Communicable Diseases and Parasites
210(8)
PART 3 DEER-RESISTANT PLANTS
Chapter 21 Research on Deer Resistance
218(5)
Chapter 22 Deer-Resistant Plants
223(37)
Chapter 23 Profiles of Deer-Resistant Plants
260(67)
Sources 327(2)
Annotated Bibliography 329(6)
Tnrlev 335