The shrew likes to rummage in top soil in search of insects. Because of forming of the courses does harm to kitchen garden. It is possible to fight against it by chemical, mechanical and national methods.
The shrew – the small mammal doing to agriculture is a lot of harm. She leaves set of the courses in the soil, damaging roots of cultural plants and root crops. The animal very bright, is capable to rummage for couple of days practically all kitchen garden. Externally it is similar to mouse, but has the extended muzzle and long tail.
Omnivorous, insectivorous shrews. Can eat larvae of insects, earthworms, lizards and cubs of small rodents. Search for forage by means of scent. 1-3 times a year, in one dung from 4 to 14 cubs who are born bald, blind with undeveloped proboscis breed.
Chemical methods of fight
There are very many means allowing to cope with shrew. Treats them:
- "Nutcracker";
- "Rat death";
- "Hunter Antigryzun" and others.
Usually cause suffocation and fast death. The feature is that with such means it is necessary to be careful as the contact with skin and airways of the person is not desirable. The poison is filled up in holes or before entrance to the dwelling together with bait.
Sometimes effectively at the dacha to use poisonous gases. If the tunnel too branched, then this method does not help – the animal will just escape. Therefore it is necessary to use it as soon as the shrew chooses the site.
Some summer residents use diesel fuel, gasoline, smoke grenades and other means with strong smell. With them it is necessary to be careful as it is possible to do harm to plants, fruit bushes. Also the pet can suffer.
Use of repellants
In shop it is possible to buy the special devices intended for scaring away of moles. They are suitable and for shrews. Devices are separated into three groups:
- mechanical;
- electric;
Shrews have very developed hearing and ability to catch various fluctuations. Therefore use various infra- and ultrasonic waves will be optimum. They create discomfort for animals. Good devices have several frequencies, changing them, stopping work for a while. Thanks to it animals cannot get used to constant noise.
Installations will need to be thrust to the earth on depth of 30-40 cm. Normal devices ensure safety on the site of 300-500 sq.m. During the works it is necessary to consider that ravines and firm barriers will prevent to extend to sound.
Use of garden traps and traps also belongs to mechanical methods. If to put tin revolving objects near holes, constant noise will frighten off small animals. However such methods are effective not in all cases.
National methods
If there is cat, then fight with belozubky, vole and others mouse-like it is possible to entrust also it. If before used poison, it is desirable not to risk as the pet can do much harm easily. Do not forget that the cat can also damage to the lawns or plants growing in the greenhouse.
Treats national methods:
- use of egg shell;
- digging in of tin sheets and wooden poles;
- application of glass large bottles.
The majority of folk remedies are considered as ineffective. Some summer residents and gardeners display rotten herring near holes or fill in the courses with water. However you should not hope that zemleroykoobrazny it is forever left the territory. Having been left without dwelling, they can begin to dig holes nearby.
Methods of fight consist also in use on kitchen garden and in hothouse conditions of special plants. It is considered that the small animal does not love bean, euphorbia and marigold. The last dry up, small pound and scatters before redigging on beds. Flowers can try to be planted also at the edges of beds. They are unpretentious, allows not only to expel from the site of adult individuals, but also their cubs.
In conclusion we will note, the most effective are ultrasonic or magnetic and resonant repellant. The device allows to keep harvest, integrity of landscape, will not cause loss to the nature.