Anoles are opportunistic Anoles. Gardens, ponds and streams allow populations to prosper. Sprinkler systems will deliver enough water to keep any anole happy and this leads to many taking up residence along outside foundation walls. Most species of Anoles in North America are harmless and eat small insects. Vegetation such as shrubs and flowers are excellent nesting areas for many types. These same plants can become a target for anoles that will find them to be a great source of water during dry spells or in arid regions when water is sparse.
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Here is a short clip of the common Anole found in many regions of the world.
Here is another Anole but this one turns brown.
ANOLE CONTROL ^
Controlling Anoles is easy. First take away their food by doing a little pest control around the house. Next you should set out some repellent granules or repellent spray and lastly, consider setting out Anole traps if they’re inside the home.
HOW TO KEEP ANOLES AWAY ^
The first thing you can do is to reduce Anole food. In fact a good insect supply is the main reason they’re choosing your home for a nest site.
To reduce Anole food, treat the foundation and landscape around your buildings. The best product for this is MAXXTHOR EC.
It will both kill insects quickly and repel them but Anole Lizards don’t like it either so they avoid where its been sprayed.
In many cases, spraying every 1-2 months around your home will force nuisance Anoles to leave.
Be sue to spray at the rate of 1 oz per gallon of water. Coat the foundation, around windows, rain gutters, behind down spouts, around air conditioning units, where pipes enter and exit the home, in flower beds and more. Maxxthor can be safely applied to turf, plants and structures.
Use a good PUMP SPRAYER for treating the home; if you have a lot of yard to treat, a HOSE END SPRAYER will better suited.
Maxxthor EC: https://bugspray.com/insecticide/liquid/maxxthor_ec.html
ANOLE REPELLENT SPRAY ^
If you prefer to just chase the Anoles away, get our PEST AWAY SPRAY.
Pest Away is made with all natural organic essential oils and gets mixed with water. It won’t harm wildlife, insects, birds, pets, etc. but due to it being so concentrated, it makes lizards “wary” of treated areas.
The feeling of being uneasy and alarmed about the area/treated plants will make them not want to rest where its been applied. This makes Pest Away a great way to naturally repel unwanted pesky reptiles like lizards and snakes.
Our 8 oz jar mixes 2 oz per gallon of water and will treat up to 500 sq/ft of plants when treating for deer control.
Pest Away: https://bugspray.com/exempt/liquid/pest-away-repellent
ANOLE TRAPS ^
Lastly, set out some baited ANOLE GLUE TRAPS. These are made for use inside the home and can be placed along baseboards, under furniture, on countertops or anywhere Anoles are foraging. These traps are very effective at catching and holding common nuisance Anoles. They include a wide range of insect pheromones in the form of small pellets which are simply dropped onto the glue trap prior to setting the traps out. Undetectable by people but quickly found by foraging Anoles, these boards can be used to trap out local populations.
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Carol Krank Horticulturist says
I am Carol Krank from South Texas Botanical Garden and Nature Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. We have a butterfly House that has been invaded by Anoles. Cuban and Green. Of course the Cuban is much more aggressive and prolific than the green and we would not have a problem eradicating the Cubans. I think we can use the granules as a repellent but will not be able to use the pesticide due to the Butterflies and their larva we are trying to maintain. So what do you think? Is this product what I am looking for or is there another suggestion you have for me?
Tech Support says
Carol,
I’m with you; do not use the insecticide. The good news is I don’t think it would be needed. Here’s why.
The Pest Rid alone should do the job. And its just a repellent; it won’t harm the lizards or the butterflies.
So how would employ the Pest Rid? Well you didn’t tell me the size of the area so I’m not sure how much you’ll need. But what I can tell you is that where you apply the granules (first) and then the spray (second), all lizards will leave. Now true, the butterflies won’t want to land on the treatment either but remember, it won’t harm them if they did. And they will still be comfortable flying about above the treatment.
Now since the lizards are no doubt coming into the area on the ground, you should be able to set up a “barrier” of sorts over which they will not traverse.
So if the area is small, you might be able to physically remove them all and then lay the Pest Rid granules and spray around the area to prevent new lizards from entering. But if the area is large, you may need to treat in “sections”. We can talk if you need help setting up a game plan but I’m confident you can achieve your goal using this product.
Here are links to these two items above:
https://bugspray.com/anole-lizard-control.html#anole-repellent-granules
https://bugspray.com/anole-lizard-control.html#anole-repellent-spray
Cheers,
Jonathan
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S says
I found an anole (Unsure if it was Cuban or green) under my kitchen sink, no leaks. I don’t know if I brought it in with a package from the front or it came in when my wreath fell (happened about the same time) or when my back door was left open. I do not have much issue with them trying to get in before. Why now? What’s a good indicator one is in the house? We did catch him but unfortunately after 2 hours of trying to get him I had to trap him and use sticky pads to get him which was successful thankfully.
Tech Support says
These guys will remain active even as the temperatures drop so obviously there are some living around your homes exterior. How this particular one got in is anyone’s guess but there things you can do to make sure it doesn’t keep happening.
First, set out 5-10 of our traps seen above: https://bugspray.com/anole-lizard-control.html#anole-traps
If you catch more than 1, you have an issue.
Second, spray the homes exterior (especially around windows and doors) to make sure more don’t invade.
Anole Repellent Spray: https://bugspray.com/anole-lizard-control.html#anole-repellent-spray
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S says
Thank you so much! I will definitely be getting some and keeping an eye out.