The Science Behind Nature - in Layperson Speak
This is the second part of my article about rodent control options that avoid the use of rat poisons. (Click here for part one.) Research is showing wildlife, pets and sometimes humans are suffering negative effects in particular from the stronger second-generation rodenticides. Gerry Miller, who …
Continue Reading about Using IPM to Control Rodents- (Part 1 continued)
You may wonder how to best get rid of rodents on your property, or heaven forbid, in your house. Unfortunately, that’s our situation – we’ve recently hired a company to seal our roof to prevent rats from entering our attic. (One month later, I think they're finally sealed out.) You …
Continue Reading about Using IPM to Control Rodents – Part 1
Our yard is alive with wildlife this spring, so thought I would post some photos of the critters and a few native plants they're especially attracted to. The insects attract a host of larger insects and in the chain of life, they in turn attract a rich bird and lizard population that feeds on them …
Kudos to the Los Angeles Times. Last Friday they pushed another important subject into the public arena in their editorial "Ban super rat poisons." I’ve been gathering info to write another post on the dangers of the stronger second-generation rodent poisons (see earlier post here). …
Continue Reading about Don’t Buy d-CON (and a campaign to reduce rat poison use)
What a joy this spring to walk around our yard here in Southern California - a former lawn now full of native and other wildlife-attracting plants. The native bees have arrived in higher numbers, challenging the busy honeybees on our blooming ceanothus and lavender. Our resident Anna's hummingbird …
Continue Reading about Native Bees and Other Wildlife Find Our Home
As mentioned in a previous post, we’ve seen some coyotes in our Southern California residential area recently. One was feasting on a dead squirrel as we drove by late one night; two others were documented on the night camera set up in the alley behind our house. Having grown up in the Chicago …
Continue Reading about Living in Coyote Country (and a campaign to stop a hunt)
