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Category: Squirrels

  • Tell Me: What Squirrels Live in New Jersey?

    The Garden State has more engineers and scientists per square mile than any other place on earth, according to the New Jersey State Society. Even New Jersey’s squirrels are smart. They notice the heat radiating from your home and know it can provide warmth and protection for them during the winter months. Here is bit…

  • How Acrobatic Are Squirrels – They’re Gold Medal Gymnasts!

    Spring is in the air and so are those amazingly athletic squirrels. They scurry and leap so quickly that it is easy to miss their adept moves. This YouTube video slows down the action to show you how their persistence and dexterity pays off with an ample supply of seeds that were originally intended for…

  • Believe It or Not Squirrels Can Carry the Plague

    When you hear the word “plague”, it usually conjures up thoughts of medieval times during the Middle Ages. In reality, plague is a health threat that still exists today. Even more surprising is the fact that it can be transmitted by a common but unlikely source. Squirrels, along with chipmunks and other rodents, have been found to…

  • Squirrel Poop 101 – The Key to Identification

    What kind of rodent poop is littering your attic? It pays to know for effective pest eradication – and for preventing the transmission of diseases via that funky feces. Differentiate the dung The most common attic offenders are the red and gray squirrel. Appearance Squirrel dung typically looks like a smattering of wild rice, as…

  • Little Known Facts About Squirrels

    Though pesky when infiltrating areas to which they don’t belong, squirrels are nonetheless fascinating creatures. Did you know… Squirrels are rodents of the genus Sciurus and large family Sciuridae, which includes chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs. Groups of squirrels are called “scurries.” There are 1,650 species of squirrel, which typically possess a large bushy tail,…

  • The Care and Feeding of Attic Squirrels – Just Kidding

    The Care and Feeding of Attic Squirrels – Just Kidding When your friends and family start to wonder about the squirrel colony you’ve got thriving in your attic, or you’ve started giving each one a name based solely on the unique sound it makes running across your bedroom ceiling at 3 a.m., it may be…