Critter Guard Blog - Wildlife Control and Power Line Protection Topics

Protect Your Power Lines from Flocking Behavior
Protect Your Power Lines from Flocking Behavior
  • Line Guard
January 6, 2021
John Sims

Protect Your Power Lines from Flocking Behavior

Most bird species fly in groups known as flocks. Their flocking behavior has several benefits,...
Essential Maintenance and Preventative Tools for Your Utility Company
Essential Maintenance and Preventative Tools for Your Utility Company
  • Line Guard
  • Pole Guard
December 23, 2020
John Sims

Essential Maintenance and Preventative Tools for Your Utility Company

Animal-related damage on power lines, communication lines, switches, substations, and transformers is one of the...
Prepare Your Home for Winter Power Outages
Prepare Your Home for Winter Power Outages
  • Safety
December 16, 2020
John Sims

Prepare Your Home for Winter Power Outages

Are you prepared to weather a winter power outage? Whether they’re caused by ice-sheathed power...
3 Dangers of Roof Rats
3 Dangers of Roof Rats
  • Effects and Impact
December 9, 2020
John Sims

3 Dangers of Roof Rats

With the weather and seasons quickly changing, many individuals and families are looking to spend...
Protect Your Home and Power from Raccoons with Critter Guard
Protect Your Home and Power from Raccoons with Critter Guard
  • Effects and Impact
December 2, 2020
John Sims

Protect Your Home and Power from Raccoons with Critter Guard

Raccoons are among the most curious, clever, and adaptable creatures. They have tiny but powerful...
4 Steps to Prepare Your House for Winter
4 Steps to Prepare Your House for Winter
  • Tips and Tricks
November 25, 2020
John Sims

4 Steps to Prepare Your House for Winter

The temperatures outside are falling as winter approaches. If you are changing out your summer...
Protect Your Power Lines and Preserve Wildlife with Critter Guard
squirrel prevented from access power lines due to critter guard
  • Line Guard
  • Pole Guard
November 18, 2020
John Sims

Protect Your Power Lines and Preserve Wildlife with Critter Guard

Animals like squirrels and other rodents, birds, snakes, monkeys, and more often traverse power lines...
Important Equipment for Your Pest Control Company
Important Equipment for Your Pest Control Company
  • Tips and Tricks
November 11, 2020
John Sims

Important Equipment for Your Pest Control Company

Pest control is an essential service with ever-increasing demand. Rodents and insects cause more disease...
5 Important Types of Power Lines to Protect
power lines protected from critters with critter guard
  • Line Guard
November 4, 2020
John Sims

5 Important Types of Power Lines to Protect

Power lines, utility poles, transformers, and other electrical systems are essential to our everyday, modern...
Protect Your Home from Possum Damage
possum kept off of roof with critter guard's products
  • Effects and Impact
October 28, 2020
John Sims

Protect Your Home from Possum Damage

Australian possums and North American opossums are often confused with one other, but they are...
How a Power Outage Can Lead to a Flooded Basement
basement flooded due to power outage causing sump pump failure
  • Effects and Impact
October 21, 2020
John Sims

How a Power Outage Can Lead to a Flooded Basement

During a power outage, many people think immediately of the perishable food in their refrigerator,...
3 Common Threats to Transformers
transformer protected from squirrels and other critters with critter guard
  • Effects and Impact
October 14, 2020
John Sims

3 Common Threats to Transformers

Power transformers play a key role in helping to distribute power to people across the...
Protect Your Home from Squirrel Damage This Autumn
squirrel in leaves during autumn
  • Effects and Impact
October 7, 2020
John Sims

Protect Your Home from Squirrel Damage This Autumn

Squirrels are busy little animals, especially during the autumn season. They're also a bit pesky,...
9 Essential Tools for Your Pest Control Company
pest control company providing services to household
  • Tips and Tricks
September 23, 2020
John Sims

9 Essential Tools for Your Pest Control Company

As pest control professionals, your company is probably already armed with an arsenal of pest...
Prevent Wildlife Electrocutions with Critter Guard
monkey traveling across power line
  • Effects and Impact
September 16, 2020
John Sims

Prevent Wildlife Electrocutions with Critter Guard

All over the world, countries and communities are starting to realize what a large problem...