Nature's Advocate: Armadillos can be an unwanted garden pest

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Nature's Advocate: Armadillos can be an unwanted garden pest

It is an all too common experience to wake up in the morning to find my entire garden “rototilled” by this troublesome mammal, the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcintus), having destroyed my garden in its rambling search for grubs and other soil dwelling invertebrates.

By Patrick Greenwald, MU-Extension Horticulture Specialist

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By Patrick Greenwald, MU-Extension Horticulture Specialist

Posted Mar. 11, 2013 @ 11:00 am

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Nature's Advocate: Armadillos can be an unwanted garden pest

It is an all too common experience to wake up in the morning to find my entire garden “rototilled” by this troublesome mammal, the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcintus), having destroyed my garden in its rambling search for grubs and other soil dwelling invertebrates.

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