Mole-like mounds of earth, damaged lawns, reduced yields, nibbled seedlings, and even severe damage to the roots of trees and shrubs. It can all bedamage caused by the grubberSee how to make sureif there is a grubber in the gardenand learn about proven methodshow to get rid of the grubber from the gardenand avoid further damage!
How to get rid of the grubber from the garden?
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The grubber is a pestwhich occupies one of the leading places in the ranking of making life difficult for gardeners and gardeners.What's more - he works in full conspiracy - usually all the blame cleverly shifts the spirit of the guilty mole onto God! A less experienced observer can easilyconfuse the damage caused by these two animals
The grubber cuts canals, especially in moist soil , with a rich spectrum of plants. Its delicacies are especially celery and carrots. However, he will also not disdain roses, twigs, flower bulbs or the roots of fruit trees.
The tunnels built by the grubber are deep and elaborate , with a strong vault and oval shape (wide, about 5 cm in diameter). The duct systems are extensive - they have special places for the nest and magazines. Mounds are made of soil thrown out of tunnels - they are usuallysmaller than mole mounds, irregular, flattened and composed of heavily lumpy soilWe should not also find roots in them, because the grubber eats them.The tunnels are usually 10-30 cm from the entrance to the burrow.
Good to know!The grubber rebuilds its damaged corridors, while the mole does not. In order to make sure that we are dealing with a grubber, it is enough to dig a section of the channel about a meter in place of a fresh mound. If it is rebuilt the next day, we can be sure that the grubber has lived in our garden.
The grubber is a species of rodentbelonging to the subfamily of voles. He lives about 2 years. Adult specimens are up to 22 cm long (plus a 15 cm tail) and weigh 100-200 g. The hair on the back is usually dark brown and on the belly is gray. But there are also black individuals!
" Ears are active both during the day and at night , however, they usually reach their maximum activity in the early morning hours. Importantly - they also do not hibernate.Paradoxically, it is in winter that they can cause the greatest damage by nibbling at the roots of trees and shrubs.
The grubber lives in family herdsSuch a family can boast 3-5 litters a year, and each litter is even 11 young! "
Worth knowing!The grubber, like the mole, is under partial species protection. This protection applies to grubbers located outside gardens, horticultural crops, and forest nurseries. Therefore, we can fight the grubber in the gardens. However, we encourage you to get rid of him from the garden in such a way as to spare him life: -)
1. The grubber traps
Traps work especially well in small allotment gardens, wherethe population of the grubber is still relatively small . Carrots are the best bait here.
We can choose the following types of traps:
2. Dams against the grubber
A goodway to get rid of the grubsis to cut off their access to the plant roots.For this purpose, new seedlings are planted in steel nets or, if possible, a plot of land dug into the ground to a depth of about 50-60 cm with a net with small meshes (e.g. 10 x 10 mm). This method will effectively prevent the plot from being colonized by new grubs.
3. Sound scarers on the grubber
The grubs can be deterred by the nuisance sounds and vibrations , especially those that spread along the corridors. We can use hand-made bottle scarers (by placing the bottle on a metal stake stuck in the remains of the mound) or use the wide range of solar scarers available on the market.
4. Rodent preparations
To get rid of the grubber from the garden , you can also buy ready-made preparations with a strong smell, containing naturalextracts from plants that effectively repel rodentsThese measures force him to change habitats. In shops, you usually cannot get funds specifically intended to repel the grubber, so we have to use those for moles and rodents (the grubber is just a rodent).As a last resort, you can also reach for granules, pastes and creams with poison or smoke candles.
If we alreadywe managed to get rid of the grubber from the garden , it is worth minimizing the chances of this rodent returning. For this purpose, it is worth regularly mowing the grass and weeding the plot, and collecting plant residues for compost only in a designated place. It is also worth planting plants that repel the grubs with scents, such as imperial chessboard, pea spurge, or garlic and onion.
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