When buyers ask about these intruders, I tell them they are the exception and not the rule. I have lived in the beautiful East Valley of Phoenix Arizona and sold real estate for many years. I have never seen a coyote, seen 1 roof rat (I think) and never even saw a scorpion until I had lived here for 15 years. Sellers have to disclose whether they have any type of critter problems, and it is a rare occurrence. How to keep Wylie Coyote and friends away? Remember, they are trying to avoid us, but we should do certain things to not attract the little buggers.
Eliminate any food source.
Keep trees trimmed and thinned out.
Eliminate their hiding places
Keep lids on garbage cans
No pet food outside, also pick up pet mess
Eliminate any setting water
Pick your citrus as soon as it’s ripe.
I live and specialize in real estate in South Tempe and the Kyrene School District. My neighborhood was doing a community citrus fruit drive to get the ripe fruit off the trees and donate the picked fruit to the area food banks. This would get the fruit off the trees before it attracts the roof rats and would feed the hungry. Talk about turning lemons into lemonade!
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