Raccoons might look cute and harmless, but they can cause havoc in your yard. And if you suspect any activity, these uninvited guests are on the hunt for one thing — food. This ranges from fruit or ...

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It’s no secret that raccoons are a nuisance. On the hunt for food and a place to establish their den, raccoons can show up in your yard, your attic, your chimney, rummaging through your garbage and ...

Raccoons like to spend cold weather in safe hidey-holes. When autumn arrives, they direct their attention to finding a den to spend the winter in a low-energy rest state known as torpor. Then spring ...

Ever had raccoon dig up your lawn? Melanie Polinger of Manhattan Beach is feeling your pain. She wrote into our SoCal Garden Clinic to say: “We replaced our backyard lawn with Marathon sod in December ...

This column frequently receives letters about raccoons lifting sod or groundcover or digging holes in gardens, seeking beetle larvae (grubs) and other edibles in the soil. I answered one in my Feb. 28 ...

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