How to Keep Nuisance Raccoon, Squirrel & Opossom Wildlife Away from Your Burlington, NJ Home

Seeing a pest scurrying around your home is one thing but an actual full grown critter is another. Nuisance wildlife is a really any kind of wildlife that is around your home or property and they should not be. An occasional spotting of them on the lawn is okay as long as they are not harming your home, property or family. When they start to rifle through your garbage and make a giant mess, set up a nest in your attic or move in under your porch; you need to have them taken care of. There are several kinds of nuisance wildlife you might find around your home including raccoons, squirrels, skunks, opossums, birds, and even bats. When they are too close for comfort or are causing trouble for you it is best to leave the trapping and safe removal to a pest control company that specializes in their capture and relocation. Although most of these critters want to stay away from people and will run if confronted, they can get aggressive if they feel trapped. When they are cornered they have been known to growl or show their teeth and even on occasion charge. This can be scary and that is why you should do all you can to prevent critters like these from hanging around your home.

Ross Environmental Solutions Lists Ways You Can Prevent Nuisance Wildlife from Getting on Your Property or in Your Home

Keep Trash Picked Up: Some of these critters such as a raccoon has been known to open the lid of a trash can, remove the garbage bag to sift through and find food to eat. They are not neat so the mess they leave can end up all over your property. You want to make sure that you have a cover for your trash bin that latches in some way. This will eliminate the open can from drawing critters close enough to search for food. You also want to only set the trash out for pick up at the very end of the day so that it is out the least amount of time possible. If you can set it out in the morning of the scheduled trash pickup, even better.
Keep Trees And Bushes Cut Back: You don’t want to have limbs from trees reaching over the top of your home. This is a perfect path for a squirrel to get on the roof and potentially in a vent where they can set up a nest in the attic. The best way to eliminate these critters from accessing your home via the trees is to cut back any branches that are hanging over so that entry point is taken away.
Screen Opening & Vents: Most critters are pretty resourceful and sneaky and will use a small space in the vent on the outside of your home to gain access to a crawl space or attic. Once pests such as opossums in are in your attic, they will start to dig at the insulation and eat away at the wires. They also cause quite a lot of noise which can be a real nuisance when you are trying to sleep.

Wildlife Control & Exclusion

Ross Environmental Solutions offer safe wildlife trapping and relocation. And we even help prevent future wildlife from invading your home with our wildlife exclusion service that includes locating and sealing wildlife entry points. Contact us for all your pest control needs!