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Chipmunks are a very common nuisance wildlife in the Westchester, NY area. Chipmunks are small, reddish brown rodents with black and white vertical stripes on their backs. Chipmunks can be roughly 8-10 inches long, and weigh between 2 to 5 ounces. Chipmunks are known for wreaking havoc inside yards and gardens, as they eat flower bulbs and the roots, seeds, and seedlings of your vegetables. Chipmunks are also proficient diggers, and they will cause structural damage by digging underneath patios, porches, retaining walls, or even your home’s foundation.
Don’t worry, Westchester Wildlife can help. Our team of wildlife control operators can trap and remove chipmunk populations from your home, and we can also provide you with exclusions and seal outs to keep these pesky rodents from coming back. If you need chipmunk removal services, contact the experts at Westchester Wildlife today to get started at (914) 760-5713!
Chipmunks are omnivores that feed on seeds, nuts, berries, mushrooms, insects, worms, snails, bird eggs, frogs, fruits, and flowers. Whether you are growing flowers or vegetables, no garden is safe from the damage that chipmunks will inflict on it. Chipmunks will feast on the bulbs of flowers, and they will also happily eat roots, seeds, and seedlings of all your garden plants, which can disrupt their growth and lead to the death of the plant. If you are growing plants that bear fruits or nuts, chipmunks will steal and devour them. A group of chipmunks can decimate your garden seemingly overnight. Putting repellents on your plants might help, but never put repellents on plants made for human consumption.
The best way to deal with a chipmunk damaging your garden is to contact Westchester Wildlife for chipmunk trapping and removal services at (914) 760-5713!
Garden plants aren’t the only thing at risk from chipmunks. Chipmunks excavate large burrows that can be 30 feet long and 3 feet deep. Chipmunk burrows have separate chambers for sleeping and storage of nuts and seeds, and the entrance holes to these burrows are around 2 inches in diameter. Chipmunks will dig their burrows underneath crucial structures on your property like patios, porch stairs and retaining walls, which can undermine the structural integrity and pose a major safety hazard. Chipmunk burrows can lead to these structures sinking into the ground, and they can also lead to people tripping in your yard.
Chipmunks can even dig burrows underneath your home’s foundation, which can lead to the foundation cracking and settling, which can lead to water infiltration, leaks, and other problems inside the home.
Chipmunks carry several diseases including
Chipmunks can also carry parasites like ticks and fleas, which spread their own diseases like Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
Chipmunk exclusion can help prevent these rodents from getting inside your garden or underneath your porch, patio, or foundation. Westchester Wildlife can provide you with mesh wildlife barriers/wildlife fencing around the perimeter of your garden, buried deep in the ground to prevent chipmunks from burrowing underneath it. Our team will also provide you with wildlife barriers around your patio, foundation, and porch to prevent chipmunk burrows from causing structural damage to your home.
Habitat modification can also help prevent chipmunk issues. Remove wood piles, rock piles, and any debris from your foundation, as these provide chipmunks with cover from predators. Plants, tall grass, shrubs, and weeds around the perimeter of your foundation also make chipmunks feel safer in this area of your yard, and removing them will make them move on fairly quickly.
Another way to deal with chipmunks on your property is to have them trapped and removed by licensed wildlife control operators like Westchester Wildlife. We have been dealing with chipmunks in the Westchester area for years, and we know their patterns and their behavior well. We can quickly and safely trap these troublesome rodents, and then remove them from your property, providing you with peace of mind. Chipmunks themselves are food for other nuisance wildlife like snakes, so removing chipmunks can help deter their predators too. If you need chipmunk trapping and removal services in the Westchester, NY area, contact the wildlife removal experts at Westchester Wildlife today at (914) 760-5713!
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