Those Deer !
- Subject: Those Deer !
- From: L* W*
- Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:10:02 -0400
Fellow List Members:
The bulletin from our County Soil & Water District arrived today. It
included at interesting article on deer that originated from Colorado
State University . It includes an repellant efffectiveness chart. Like
many of you, I have read and used many commercial and home brews to
discourage deer. I was surprised to read about the use of eggs, hadn't
read that one before. Anyone tried eggs? Unattractive?
The damage to my garden has been extensive this year. They ate appx. 85%
of the daylily buds, probably 75% of the hosta, every Asiatic lily, a
blueberry bush and numerous other things. About the only things they
haven't touched are the black-eyed susans, cleome, verbena bonariensis,
and the hydrangeas.
And I'm inclined to disbelieve the advice to plant important things close
to the house. Yesterday I found hoof prints under a birdbath that's
about 2 feet from the house!
Here is the URL for the entire article:
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/NATRES/06520.html
I have copied the effectiveness chart for anyone who doesn't want to read
the entire article.
Table 2: Relative effectiveness of repellents tested on hungry, captive
mule deer and elk in Colorado during 1989, 1991 and 1992. (Compiled by
W.F. Andelt et al.)
MaterialDeerElk
Hot Sauce. 6.2% hot sauceHighVery High
Hot Sauce. 0.62% hot sauceMediumMedium
Hot Sauce. .062% hot sauceLow - failureFailure
Deer Away - same as Big Game RepellentHighHigh
Chicken eggs (20% eggs, 80% water)High Medium
Coyote urine (100% urine)HighHigh
Habanero peppers (8% pepper, 92% water)MediumNot reported
Tabasco sauce (50% Tabasco, 50% water)MediumNot reported
Thiram (labeled concentration)MediumMedium
Hinder (labeled concentration)MediumMedium
Soap (Lifebuoy)Low-mediumNot reported
Ro-pel. (denatonium benzoate)FailureFailure
Ani-spray (denatonium benzoate, 3 x label) a FailureNot reported
a Products should not be used at rates above the labeled concentration.
Linda Wallpe
Cincinnati
PS> Diana, your garden pictures are lovely. Thanks for sharing!
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