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CONSTRUCTION How to prevent lawn damage Serving northern Wisconsin for over 75 years RHINELANDER, WIS. - HOUSE MOVING Many homeowners aspire different. They have a cylindri- toward a pristine and lush cal body shape with velvety fur, Underpinning of houses, cottages, trailers lawn. For some a nice lawn very small or invisible ears and New basements and crawl spaces gives them feelings of pride. large paws for digging. Moles Complete masonry and cement contracting Others believe a perfect lawn often feed on earthworms and enables them to have the best- other small invertebrates ~ Custom ~ looking house in the neighbor- found in the soil. The burrows ❑ Brickwork ❑ Driveways ❑ Stone hood. Many homeowners spend they create are essentially ❑ Blockwork ❑ Sidewalks ❑ Patios hours outdoors perfecting their traps for the worms, who fall FREE ESTIMATES lawns or spend a good deal of into the burrows, where moles (715) 362-4175 money hiring professionals to easily access them. Moles often make their lawn more appeal- stockpile worms for later con- ing. But just because a lawn sumption in underground looks good now doesn't mean it larders. will look good later. That's Voles can be kept away with because delicate grass can be natural vole predators, such as damaged by a number of differ- cats, hawks, owls and snakes. ent factors. Preventing lawn damage includes cleaning up after pets, whose Mouse traps can also capture urine can cause discoloration in the yard. voles when baited. You may Grubs also dig sharp materials or Grubs are not very lawn- chicken wire into your soil friendly. Grubs are actually the will be left with a brown, unap- corrosive properties. Some around planting beds to make larval stage of different types of pealing lawn. have found that diluted urine it uncomfortable for voles and large beetles. These worm-like can often act as a fertilizer to moles to tunnel through. creatures feed on the roots of Pets grass. You may have noticed grass and are able to kill large Pets can also damage a that the outside ring of a urine- Moles can also be controlled sections of the lawn in a rela- lawn. Pet urine can create burned spot is often greener with traps. Finding active mole tively short amount of time. It burnt patches and significant than the healthy lawn. Try to tunnels will help you place the can sometimes be difficult to discoloration on the lawn, par- dilute the urine prior to 8 hours traps effectively to either kill or discern whether grubs, drought ticularly if the dog or cat uses having elapsed for the best simply contain the mole. The or another other pest has dam- one area consistently as their effect. live animal can be relocated to aged a lawn. One way to check potty zone. a site where they won't cause is to grab a portion of the dam- The best way to prevent Burrowing animals trouble. aged lawn and attempt to peel urine damage is to walk your Moles and voles are among Lawn damage can occur it back. If it comes back easily dog so that he or she will not the more common lawn dam- through a number of different like a piece of carpet, it's likely have free reign of the yard. age culprits. Voles are small factors. Finding out the cause grubs. Spotting grubs under- However, sometimes dogs get rodents that resemble mice but can help you find an effective neath is a sure sign these lar- out or stray cats and dogs visit have stouter bodies, shorter treatment. vae are killing the lawn. your yard and relieve them- tails and rounder heads. 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