Spring seems like the season of love, but canoodling comes earlier for a handful of furry critters prominent on the south coast of B.C.

Squirrels, raccoons and skunks are all looking for love, which means a bunch of noise, followed by nesting.

Mating season is February through March so all three species are on the hunt for a mate. Squirrels in particular get real chatty, says Trine From, Fraser Valley branch manager for pest control company Orkin Canada.

The females send out a pheromone that brings all the boys to the yard, and it91裸聊视频檒l draw them from kilometres away, From said.

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Then the males compete for the female attention. The chittering can get noisy.

While desire to mate brings them out, the next phase 91裸聊视频� nesting 91裸聊视频� is where pest control comes in.

91裸聊视频淥nce mating season is over they disperse,91裸聊视频� From said. 91裸聊视频淪ame for raccoons, I91裸聊视频檝e even seen them in my yard digging up my entire yard, same with the skunks.91裸聊视频�

They91裸聊视频檙e looking for a place to have their young, and once they get in it91裸聊视频檚 noisy, messy and stinky.

None of the species are great tenants, From said.

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When pressed, she91裸聊视频檇 say the squirrels are the worst. Any of them will get into an attic, or under a shed, but squirrels can get into tiny spaces or even set up house in a chimney.

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Once inside they make a stink and a mess and residents will hear them fighting and chewing on things.

Pest control can91裸聊视频檛 remove them until the young are grown enough or gone. They can remove the critters if they pose a danger to humans.

Once removed, they91裸聊视频檙e relocated.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 in our best interest to release them on the property we get them from. In the environment they91裸聊视频檙e familiar with,91裸聊视频� From said. If it91裸聊视频檚 a raccoon deemed vicious or a skunk that keeps spraying, they91裸聊视频檒l venture out 10 kilometres to release the animal.

Trapping can involve a one-way door installed where they gained entry, so the critters can leave but can91裸聊视频檛 get back into their makeshift den. There are other live traps used, with skunks getting their own special setup.

91裸聊视频淵ou have to use special traps to capture them, because if you catch them in a regular say raccoon trap then a skunk is going to lift its tail and release those glands,91裸聊视频� From said, noting technicians have been nailed in the past. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e cute but they stink.91裸聊视频�

Residents can try and avoid the situation altogether by 91裸聊视频渆xcluding91裸聊视频� wildlife.

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91裸聊视频淎nywhere there91裸聊视频檚 shelter and it91裸聊视频檚 vaguely warm they91裸聊视频檙e going to get in there,91裸聊视频� From said, suggesting any hole larger than a dime should be sealed to eliminate mice and more.

The first line of defence is sealing every hole, but not using spray foam.

91裸聊视频淎ny pest that want to get into your home or shed will just chew through that spray foam and use it as nesting material.91裸聊视频�

Similarly, simply sealing a hole under a shed won91裸聊视频檛 work.

91裸聊视频淚f you have a shed and the raccoons are under there, once you know for sure they91裸聊视频檙e gone, just sealing the hole they made isn91裸聊视频檛 going to help you,91裸聊视频� the Orkin official explained. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檒l just dig under.91裸聊视频�

To remedy it, dig down two feet and install wire fencing around the perimeter.

From recommends a similar solution for beavers 91裸聊视频� except above ground. Orkin is called frequently for beavers taking down trees and the solution in that case is four feet of half-inch or quarter-inch mesh around the base of the trees.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 something we offer, or if people want (they can) do it themselves,91裸聊视频� she said.

As El Nino winter brings some unseasonably warm weather, From also reminds residents to use screen doors.

Raccoons in particular will just waltz right through an open door.