"Although pesticide might not be the best solution ecologically, it may be of help to the landowner."Īllison's home of 17 years is an armadillo magnet. "Armadillos know when an area is fruitful for digging," he said. Spratt suggested people either seal the burrow when the animal is inside or put pesticides in the yard to cut down on worms, spiders and larvae, which the armadillos eat. Spratt said his office receives 20 to 30 complaints a week statewide about armadillos. While their numbers aren't growing wildly, the creatures are causing problems. "That just adds further torment and misery for the critter." "That was unnecessary," said Gordon Spratt of the game commission.
Vinard Hitt, spokesman for the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, said people can use any means except poisoned bait to dispatch armadillos.īut one game official took exception to the methods used in this case. Unlike other hired hits in Florida, this one was perfectly legal.
He tossed two flea and tick bombs into the burrows like grenades, then sealed the exits with wood, dirt and tin. But the armadillos wouldn't come far enough out of their holes to let him get a bead on them.įinally Wyatt shifted to chemical warfare. He dug around the edges of one of the two holes, then crawled headfirst a short way down into it, trying to drive them out.
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