New Jersey Skunk Control
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Skunks may seem harmless, but their pungent spray can damage your home or business from the inside out. It is important to keep skunks away from your property to prevent damage. Work with skunk control professionals to get rid of skunks or prevent a skunk infestation.
What Are Skunks?
Skunks are small mammals at just two to fifteen pounds. They are usually gentle in nature. Skunks emit a foul-smelling spray from under their distinct bushy tails to ward off threats. This spray can reach as far as ten feet and should be avoided when possible.
How to Identify Skunks
A skunk is easily identifiable by its unique black and white markings. About the size of a house cat, a skunk is nonthreatening. You can also identify if skunks have been in your property by the remnants of their foul spray hanging about.
What Problems Can Skunks Cause for New Jersey Home and Business Owners?
Skunks are not just known for their smelly spray. They are also known to carry rabies. It is important to stay away from all wild animals to reduce your risk of contracting rabies. If you have a skunk infestation you need to work with a wildlife pest management professional to ensure that you are far away from any potential rabies threats.
A skunk spray’s smell can cause lasting negative effects on homes and businesses in New Jersey. If a skunk decides to call your property or home, they will eventually feel threatened and release their pungent spray. This is a difficult smell to remove and can create a lasting unpleasant smell around your property.
When Are Skunks Active in New Jersey?
Skunks are known to be nocturnal animals. Be on the lookout for a skunk from about dusk to dawn, explain the wildlife control experts at Viking. Skunks will forage at night and shelter during the day.
How to Get Rid of Skunks in New Jersey
A skunk control problem should not be taken lightly. It is a promising idea to work with a professional to manage these pests. Stay away from any skunks on your property. Our New Jersey wildlife control experts recommend filling holes and avoid leaving leftover food outdoors. Skunks are especially attracted to trash, food, and berries. They will try to use the underside of your home or business as their shelter.
Viking Pest Can Help Control and Prevent Skunks in New Jersey
Viking Pest is a wildlife control expert in Jersey offering treatment designed to control and prevent skunks from invading your home or business effectively and efficiently. Our use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques focuses on finding the core of the pest concern and controlling skunk from the source. Through IPM, pest control materials are selected and applied in a manner that minimizes risks to human health, pets, and the environment.
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