Yard Gard Armadillo Deterrent

Armadillo control is essential to keep a healthy lawn.

These two components are bound together and encapsulated with a water soluble, hardshell binding agent which:

keeps the active ingredients locked inside the pellet until activated by water (such as watering the area) and
keeps the ingredients fresh and potent until they are applied and activated by water.

such as sun light and chemicals & fertilyzers that have been previously applied to the lawn, which can cause deterieration to the ingredents)
in addition to keeping Yard Gard's ingredients stable and potent until you apply them.
the active ingredients are preserved from external elements;
extends the shelf life of the product while in storage and
extends the long lasting effectiveness after it has been applied to your lawn for longer lasting protection.

Yard Gard is a safe and smart form of pest control, easy to apply and safe for you to use.
This product is composed of natural food grade :

The ingredients are safe in their individual state as well as when they are combined into the final formulation.

protects your lawn from unwanted digging Armadillos
by causeing your lawn's soil to have an unplesant taste and smell to the animal,

While researching about Armadillos we made a few fascinating discoveries about the animal.

The effectiveness rating ranges from 95% to 100% depending on three keys conditions:

1) the amount of water applied to the treated area

2) the number of animals (armadillos) foraging in the treated area

3) the thickness of dead grass (thatch) in the treated area.

Once the Yard Gard is applied, as directed on the label, the water causes the hard shell to disolve.

This allows the active ingredients to percolate out of the external shell.
As the natural ingredients begin to release into the soil, they lodge within the grains of sand.
They form a barrier on the top layer of soil, a barrier that NO critter wants to dig through once they've breached the surface.
The active ingredients are NOT soluble in water so they will not just dissolve away in a few days, or even a few weeks.
These ingredients stay lodged in the grains of sand for more than two months making Yard Gard Armadillo Deterrent one of the longest lasting products on the market.

With this type of barrier lodged in the top soil of your treated area.

Animals with higher senses of smell will quickly learn to find another place to dig for food.
A regular dog, as we know, has a great sense of smell.
But it has been reported that the armadillo has a greater sense of smell than a dog.
This is based on the fact that 33% of the armadillo's brain is dedicated to the sense of smell.
This helps to explain their very poor eyesight because of the massive amount of smell sensory.
Armadillos have been studied and found to be able locate food six inches beneath the soil,

When a worm is sensed the armadillo sticks its powerful nose into the ground soil.
One more reason armadillos like the moist soil areas it because it is easier to penetrate the soil with their snout.
The result of this action is the multiple "cone shaped" holes you find in your lawn each morning.

If nothing is found by this action, the armadillo moves on sniffing for food.
But if food is found the armadillo then uses its short, but powerful, front legs and claws to dig up the surrounding area to retrieve its dinner. This creates an unsightly lawn.

Yard Gard Armadillo Deterrent uses the armadillo's own sense of smell against it.

By combining organic ingredients that are unplesant to the animal's sense of taste and smell,

By digging into the soil the armadillo ignites the ingredients to release its potent aromas,

This process is called operant conditioning and it was made famous by Ivan Pavlov when he conditioned his dogs to salivate when the food bell rang.
Using operant conditioning to deter armadillos takes time, we have found it to be about ten to twelve days.
When property owners begin to have difficulty getting rid of an armadillo problem it has been found that they usually have multiple armadillos destroying their land.
When this occurs Yard Gard Armadillo Deterrent is very effective, it may however need additional time to condition each individual armadillo.
Armadillos do not generally travel around in packs, although a family will travel together.
As mentioned under Armadillos tab, the mother atways has four offspring each pregnancy.
Greatly increasing the likelihood of a family of 6 moving through your lawn.

Ingredients

Listed Below are the ingredients in our Yard Gard Armadillo Repellent