Natural Animal Controls

Not all garden pests are insects! North Texas is home to unwanted garden visitors such as moles, voles, fire ants, squirrels, raccoons, rabbits, armadillos, snakes, skunks, and deer. Armadillos, opossums, skunks, and racoons tear up lawns and beds in search of grub worms and other large insects. Burrowing insectivores like moles and voles dislodge plant roots, break irrigation lines, and create tripping and falling hazards. Squirrels and rabbits steal food from wild bird feeders, vegetable gardens, and fruit trees. Other animals browse on your garden's foliage. Marshall Grain offers safe, effective solutions to help keep these types of wildlife out of your garden.

Animal Repellent

I Must Garden Granular Animal Repellent contains a complex blend of natural ingredients and botanical oils that form an odor barrier to protect plants from Deer, Rabbits, and other herbivores.

Armadillo Repellent

I Must Garden Armadillo Repellent coats the Armadillo's food source (insects and grubs) with a blend of natural oils that make their food taste bad. Armadillo Repellent won't harm plants or turf and is safe for the environment when used as directed.

Mole and Vole Repellent

I Must Garden Mole and Vole Repellent and Mole Max Mole & Vole Repellent both work by making the food source and environment of burrowing animals smell and taste unpleasant. This causes the animals to leave the treated area in search of a better habitat. Also repels Armadillos, Gophers, Skunks, and Squirrels. Contains all natural ingredients that can be used year round and is people and pet friendly and safe, when used as directed.

Squirrel Repellent

Messinas Squire Stopper Spray stops squirrels from digging and burrowing behaviors, chewing plants and electrical wiring, raiding bird feeders, and preventing them from nesting in your attic. It provides 30 days of weatherproof protection, even through rain and watering — making it the go-to squirrel deterrent for bird feeders, gardens, garages, roofs, and even vehicles.

Fire Ant Controls

Marshall Grain offers several alternatives for controlling invasive fire ants:

Beneficial Nematodes — worm-like, naturally occurring microscopic organisms that live in your soil. The types of nematode that Marshall Grain sells specifically prey on insects. They control over 200 pests, including grubs, fungus gnats and fleas. These parasitic creatures feed on soil dwelling larval and pupal stages of the target insects. They have also been known to parasitize above-ground stages of certain pests as well. Their wide range of prey makes them exceptional for general pest control.
Nature's Creation Fire Ant Insecticide — mix this dry powder with water to create an effective mound drench that kills and repels fire ants.
Nature's Creation Fire Ant Mound Drench — uses a combination of natural ingredients including Rosemary Oil, Mineral Oil and Wintergreen Oil to kill and repel fire ants. This mixture works quickly before the queen can be moved by her worker ants to start a new colony.
Come & Get It Fire Ant Bait — contains a bait that attracts foraging fire ants and is readily taken back into the nest as food for the colony. Fire ants that consume the bait will appear sick and lethargic within 12-24 hours. Dead ants will frequently be seen near mounds 24-36 hours after application.

Snake Repellent

I Must Garden Snake Repellent is the only snake repellent that is effective against Copperhead snakes. Like other I Must Garden repellents, it uses a blend of botanical oils to chase away snakes from your yard, garden, flower beds, sheds, crawl spaces, woodpiles, under porches, and decks.

Coyote Urine & Fox Urine

Urine products are natural, non-toxic, and organic, scent-based deterrents used to repel nuisance pests (raccoons, skunks, rabbits, rodents) by triggering a genetic, instinctive fear of predators.

Cedar Oil & Cedar Granules

Natural, non-toxic cedar oil deters broad spectrum of small animals and insects including mosquitoes, snakes and scorpions.