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Tips for Keeping Raccoons Away from Your Home

January 2, 2015

Tips-for-Keeping-Raccoons-Away-from-Your-HomeRaccoons are a familiar sight in yards across the Long Island area. These aggressive pests can wreak havoc on your yard and property. If you have a raccoon problem in your home, you may want to consider professional raccoon removal services. A pest control company offering raccoon control in NYC will have the experience and skills needed to get rid of raccoons for good. To prevent the need for hiring an exterminator in the future, you may want to take steps to prevent raccoons from bothering you in the first place. Read on for some helpful tips for keeping raccoons away from your home.

 

Lights and Sounds

Since raccoons are nocturnal animals, they can be deterred using bright lights or loud noises. While a single porch light may not provide illumination to discourage raccoons from getting in your yard, you may be able to keep raccoons away using a series of bright floodlights. Additionally, the sound of human voices is often enough to prevent raccoons from rummaging through your trash.

Natural Repellents

There are several types of repellents that may be effective in keeping raccoons away from your home. Some homeowners use smelly items, such as ammonia or bleach, to make their properties less inviting to raccoons. If a female raccoon makes a nest on your property, you can encourage her to leave by using a product called a raccoon eviction spray. This spray mimics the scent of a male raccoon, and can cause a mother raccoon to take her offspring elsewhere.

Remove Food Sources

One of the most effective ways to keep raccoons away from your home is to remove their food sources. For example, raccoons may be encouraged to look for food in a trashcan that does not have a secure lid. To prevent raccoons from getting into your trash, you can install a locking lid on your can. With these pest control methods, you may be able to keep raccoons away for good.

 

Filed Under: Raccoon Removal, Residential Pest Control

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