{"id":980,"date":"2013-02-04T22:27:43","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T22:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/?p=980"},"modified":"2014-01-13T20:35:30","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T20:35:30","slug":"how-to-avoid-an-encounter-with-a-skunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/how-to-avoid-an-encounter-with-a-skunk","title":{"rendered":"How To Avoid An Encounter With A Skunk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thankfully Clear the Air has an easy solution to completely eliminating skunk odor quickly and effectively.<\/h3>\n

If you have been “skunked” you can eliminate the odor with Clear the Air’s Skunk Odor Eliminator. Visit our website<\/a> to learn how to eliminate the odor and order our product.<\/p>\n

In order to avoid any interactions with skunks in the future, here are some great ways to keep skunks away from your home:<\/p>\n

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Skunks <\/strong><\/em>are scavengers and will eat anything from bugs to garbage. If a skunk finds a tasty morsel on your land, chances are good that he\u2019ll start visiting more often. This section will walk you through some steps to repel skunks from your property.<\/p>\n

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Eliminate enticing meals for skunks. Skunks <\/strong><\/em>are nocturnal, so you\u2019re most likely to see and\/or smell them at night and in the early morning when they\u2019re out scavenging for food. Skunks can and do eat anything; bird eggs, bugs and larvae, human wastes, small rodents, you name it \u2013 they\u2019ll eat it. Following is a list of the most common foods that attract skunks onto people\u2019s property:<\/p>\n

Unprotected garbage<\/strong>. When you transfer your trash outside for pickup, store it in heavy duty metal or plastic trash cans with lids that will stay on even if the can is knocked over. Never place unprotected bags out on the curb.<\/p>\n

Grubs and larvae<\/strong>. Skunks love grubs! Grubs are beetle larvae <\/span> that live underneath of your lawn. Skunks are known for digging small holes in peoples yards as they hunt for them. Luckily, beneficial nematodes also love to eat grubs, and are easily deployed in your lawn and garden to eliminate this attractant.<\/p>\n

Pet food<\/strong>. Never leave unprotected animal food outside at night, it\u2019s akin to setting a place at your dinner table for Pep\u00e9 le Pew. If you leave out scraps for neighborhood stray cats, you may end up attracting the neighborhood skunks as well.<\/p>\n

Nuts, berries, and fruits<\/strong>. If you have bushes or trees that bear fruits, nuts, or berries you should periodically walk your yard and remove any that have fallen to the ground. Skunks <\/strong><\/em>will happily feast on them, and so will rodents\u2026 which skunks will also happily eat.<\/p>\n

Other attractants<\/strong>. While the above food sources are the most common culprits that attract skunks, there are more. If any of these exist on your property, do your best to minimize or eliminate them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thankfully Clear the Air has an easy solution to completely eliminating skunk odor quickly and effectively. If you have been “skunked” you can eliminate the odor with Clear the Air’s Skunk Odor Eliminator. Visit our website to learn how to eliminate the odor and order our product. In order to avoid any interactions with skunks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[550,19,24,25,38,20,31,61,551,62,271,65],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/980"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=980"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":982,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/980\/revisions\/982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}