Simple things to do to discourage wildlife from visiting your yard:

• Never intentionally feed wild animals.
• Take in all pet food and water. Don't leave pet food or water outside, especially at night. Wildlife is attracted to an easy meal.
• Keep pet animals indoors. Don't let your pet become part of the food chain; always bring them inside before dark.
• Secure the lids of your outdoor garbage cans. Put cans out early the morning of garbage pick up.
• Pick up fallen fruit from the ground nightly.
• Pick fruit when it's ripe.
• Cover fruit tree branches with mesh netting and secure the netting to the trunk to exclude hungry animals.
• Fence off or net areas that you wish to protect.
• Clear away woodpiles and brush piles after the winter. Keep vegetation near the house neatly trimmed. This will lessen the opportunity for wild animals to find shelter.
• Close access to crawl spaces, attic, shed and garage spaces. Keep all doors closed at night.
• Shut pet doors at dusk. Skunk, raccoons, opossums or others may follow their nose to the smell of food inside your home.
• Cap or screen off your chimney to keep animals from falling in or building nests in the chimney.
  

DETERRANT RESOURCES

Pigeon and bird deterrents

• Bird Barrier, Inc.,   (310/527-8000)   www.birdbarrier.com
• Netting, Birdwire, Coil, Daddi Long Legs, Scare devices


Insect Control

• The Ladybug Families,   (323/913-0148)    http://www.ladybugfamilies.com
• Predatory Nematodes (eats grubs, earth-dwelling insects)
• Ladybugs (eats aphids, white flies, moth eggs, other insects)
• Praying Mantis (eats many insects)
• Lacewings(attacks insects and eggs of aphids, small caterpillars, mites, whitefly, mealybug, etc.)
• Check with your local nursery as well


Grub Control

• Biocontrol Network, (615)370-9301   http://www.biconet.com/biocontrol.html 
• Home Harvest,    http://www.homeharvest.com/milkspore.htm
• Milky Spore (bacteria that targets grubs)
• **Both sites have other repellents – check for environmentally friendly an non-poisonous options.


Taste Deterrents

• Biocontrol Network, (615)370-9301   http://www.biconet.com/biocontrol.html
• Hot Pepper Wax (Squirrels, rabbits, temporary deer deterrent - safe for use on edible plants)


Digging deterrents

• Mothballs (or mothball crystals) 
• Cayenne pepper 
• Hot pepper wax 
• Ammonia Soaked rags 


Scent deterrents

• Moth balls
• Ammonia
• Garlic
• Pet or human hair


Climbing 

• Sheet metal – hardware or garden store 
• Baffles – hardware or garden store


Skunk off

• Pasadena Humane Sociey and SPCA 


Visual deterrents 

• Aluminum Foil 
• Holographic tape
• Pie plates
• Scarecrow owl, snake
• Light the area


Chimney Caps

• Local hardware stores