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What damage do Badgers do to gardens?

The most common effects from badgers in the landscape are sections of dug up grass. The animals are simply looking for larvae, a favorite food, and scrape away the sod with their heavy claws. In healthy lawns, this damage is not permanently harmful and the sod will recover in time.Click to see full answer. Also, what damage do badgers cause?From time to time badgers do cause various problems for gardeners and landowners. These include: Damage to lawns, bowling greens and golf courses. This is usually caused by badgers digging small holes or lifting up turf while foraging for cranefly larvae (leatherjackets), cockchafer larvae or other grubs (see photo).Secondly, what smells do Badgers hate? Badgers dislike the smell of Scotch bonnet peppers and citronella oil. One may also ask, how do I get rid of badgers in my garden? You can keep badgers out of your whole garden or just some areas of the garden and lawns by building smooth faced walls without footholds or strong timber or preferably wire fencing. Possibly the best way to deter badgers from getting into your gardens is to use an electric fence.Are Badgers destructive?As well as being as destructive (and as cute) as gaggle of toddlers, badgers are very strong creatures who can easily dig under or smash through most barrier fences we can easily build to keep badgers off our plot.

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Update: 2024-07-29