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We have problems here with crows destroying lawns to dig up grubs. A local sod farmer told me they shoot one and leave it dead in the field. All the other crow
by drop_star 1mo ago
We have problems here with crows destroying lawns to dig up grubs.
A local sod farmer told me they shoot one and leave it dead in the field. All the other crows show up for a crow funeral and when they leave they dont come back. They remember the crow that died there and treat the area as dangerous.
- squidbeak 1mo agoHow dare their need to feed spoil a lawn's appearance...
- drop_star 1mo agoWell its a sod farmer so its his livelyhood. Im pretty sure if crows were eating your pay cheque or the food out your kids mouth youd shoot them too
- squidbeak 1mo agoAny excuse to kill something, eh? Tell me, in the free market where a competitor was eating into your paycheck, or threatening the fast food supply to your children, would you head over to their HQ packing heat?
- b112 1mo agoWhile there are times crows need to be dealt with (see the horrors of Chatham, Ont + crows), those grubs eat the roots of grasses. So you can let the crows have your grubs, or the grubs your grass.
- mikestew 1mo agoWe have problems here with crows destroying lawns to dig up grubs. If you're in the PNW, those invasive grubs were going to destroy your lawn anyway. More information: https://invasivespecies.wa.gov/priorityspecies/european-chafer/ https://invasivespecies.wa.gov/priorityspecies/european-chaf...
- WalterBright 1mo agoNothing grows in my lawn. Everything grows like mad in the non-lawn areas.
- sejje 1mo agoYou have big shady trees? That'll make it hard to grow grass. Some trees put out a chemical barrier to growth, as well. Red Cedar and Black Walnut do it around here.
- WalterBright 1mo agoInteresting. The main trees around here are douglas firs, cedars, maples, hemlock, and madronas. Come to think about it, quite a variety. They all grow without any assistance. They're murdering the cherry trees I planted, which don't do very well.
- AngryData 1mo agoIf grubs are numerous enough for crows or moles or anything else to invade your lawn, the grubs themselves would have killed your lawn. Ive seen it so many times on lawns "Oh no the moles are killing my yard, what do I do?" "Buy grub control" "I bought mole pesticide and traps instead because I don't care about grubs, what are these giant dead spots in my yard now?" "Grubs, because you killed the only thing suppressing the grubs."
- sejje 1mo agoMy uncle had a bunch robbing his stationary (dog) feeder. So he shot one and hung it above the feeder. It solved the problem.