How effective has this product been for those with skunks? I have one digging for grubs at the base of a tree.
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Shake Away is unlikely to resolve your issue of skunks looking for grubs. I have dealt with this very issue, and found the most effective solution is to kill the grubs. Any grainulated insecticide (such as GrubX) that claims to kill grubs will work. You indicate the skunks are digging at the base of a tree. It is likely that grubs are inhabiting a much larger area than under the tree, so just get a bag and spread it according to its directions. The skunks will search elsewhere shortly after your next watering or rain showers.
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I had luck keeping skunks away. As far as the grubs...I use Grub-X, or an alternate grub killer every year on my lawn. I haven't had a problem with skunks digging for grubs at all.
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I had used twice to prevent the exact same skunk issue I had in the past two years. Both applications solved the problem. Great product as long as you don't mind the smell from your yard for a week.
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Hi Fade! Well, I too have a problem with skunks, raccoons, and squirrels, and using this product seems to deter them so I keep using it even though I would prefer that they not visit at all. I use it where I might have just planted bulbs since they seem to enjoy them as much as I do and around flowers that I like and so do they like coreopsis and lupine. So I guess the answer is that it works but you would need to reapply from time to time. John
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Do skunks have any natural predators? If the fox is one, this stuff will work.
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Works very well. One problem: It kept me away from my home also. The smell is one of the worst thing I ever encountered
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I have not picked up acorns, however, I have some hard pods from a sweet glum tree that really makes a bad sound if I get into any. I have since stopped using the vac on them and I rake them into a pile and pick them up by hand. Not to bad, better than damaging the vac.
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I found this product to be VERY effective. No more *new* gnats after 2 weeks. One tip I found online to be helpful is to put a small dish or saucer of apple cider vinegar near the infested plants. Believe it or not, the gnats are attracted to the vinegar and they drown/die in it. I would really hesitate to put a dish of sugar water out. Here in FL, at least, it would only attract more and different pests.
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Tommy, I wish I could answer your question. All I can tell you is that I started using the product two years ago on the advise of an arborist. I had a "sick" lace bark elm and a crape myrtle that was infested with spiders. All the trees had minor infestations of one sort or another. I treated all my elm and crape myrtle trees with the easy to use Bayer granule product and had excellent results. In fact, I was surprised at the effectiveness. The label does say for use on mealy bugs and other insects. I'd call Bayer at 1-877-229-3724 and discuss your issues with their customer service. This is the time of year to get in done. I did mine about two weeks ago. All my trees and shrubs are looking great! Good luck. Tommy, I wish I could answer your question. All I can tell you is that I started using the product two years ago on the advise of an arborist. I had a "sick" lace bark elm and a crape myrtle that was infested with spiders. All the trees had minor infestations of one sort or another. I treated all my elm and crape myrtle trees with the easy to use Bayer granule product and had excellent results. In fact, I was surprised at the effectiveness. The label does say for use on mealy bugs and other insects. I'd call Bayer at 1-877-229-3724 and discuss your issues with their customer... » Read More Tommy, I wish I could answer your question. All I can tell you is that I started using the product two years ago on the advise of an arborist. I had a "sick" lace bark elm and a crape myrtle that was infested with spiders. All the trees had minor infestations of one sort or another. I treated all my elm and crape myrtle trees with the easy to use Bayer granule product and had excellent results. In fact, I was surprised at the effectiveness. The label does say for use on mealy bugs and other insects. I'd call Bayer at 1-877-229-3724 and discuss your issues with their customer service. This is the time of year to get in done. I did mine about two weeks ago. All my trees and shrubs are looking great! Good luck. « Show Less
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It does take a few weeks to work its way up through the tree but over time it is very effective. It is best to put it down before the season so that the tree is protected by the time the flys are nesting in the bushes and trees. It is the best product I have found for keeping the white flies at bay. Just get the trees on a program and stick with it religiously. This way you won't be scrubbing that awful sticky black mildew off of everything else in the yard. It is well worth the effort.
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I believe if you push it into the ground as far as it will go the sensor will pick up a skunk moving along the ground==we use ours for deer so I'm not positive, but I know my German Shepherd sets it off every time she goes near it!
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The Sonic Spikes® have only been tested to repel underground rodents such as moles and gophers. We would not recommend using this product to repel skunks.
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My parents have problems with squirrels eating the engine wires in their cars. Mothballs and dryer sheets (like bounce) have worked for keeping them away. I don't know if this works for squirrels but I still have not seen a single roach since I plugged in the 2 riddex things.
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I used it from the trunk out about 3 feet (large trees). Last year I used it in a desperation move to save some large trees from bagworms, with surprisingly good results. I'm using it again this year. Trick for bagworms is to do it a couple weeks before they come out (time varies by location).
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We have an orchard and garden, they work on gophers and moles as long as you get enough to make a complete connection - all corners connected otherwise the buggers find a way through. Been using them for 3 years. Just remember to mark the spot you bury them and take them out of the ground after the season is over.
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Pretty much what I did last year. Haven't seen any snakes. I had driven copperheads out from under cabin and deck with mothballs and used product in follow-up when impressed by initial effect.
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30 years ago, we used it to get skunk smell out and it worked. It also got the smell out of a refrigerator when the electricity went off while we were on vacation. We didn't have to trash the refrigerator. This was years ago. If the product is the same, it will work.
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I have a small yard and I was able to cover the front and back yard with the amount of beneficial nematodes that I bought. I was using it for fleas also and for grubs. In digging this year in the yard I have noticed a marked diminution in the number of grubs that I have run across. I will need to wait another 3-4 weeks to see the influence of the nematodes on june bugs.
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I would get a product called Scoe 10-X. You can find it on the web. It is effective against any odor I've ever used it on including skunks and dog smells embedded in cars. It's totally natural. It's worth the money and it works.
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Victor, I could not get this gadget to work at all. I had it installed facing direct East sun. I ended up trashing it just before I moved from my former home. It just did not keep stray dogs, skunks, raccoons, cats, mice, etc. off my property.
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This product either worked over the past 6 month/winter, or else I just got lucky - as I had no Voles intrude my lawn this yea. Works supposedly for Vole & Moles... I hope this information helps!
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i do not know about raccoons as i did not have any of those pests but it absolutely got rid of the groundhogs! Just be sure to sprinkle all away around your house or buildings because the groundhogs will just turn a corner a dig there!