Looks like the stout may not be a good IPM strategy Mo. Bill
> > I'll be looking for the stout on the 15th Mo. > > Art Kelly > Kelly Orchards > Acton, ME > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mo Tougas > To: Apple-Crop > Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 5:23 PM > Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: deer > We have found that Irish Spring works best in > combination with dryer sheets, and Guinness Stout. > You need to hang both the sheets and the soap on > the perimeter of the orchard, and place bottles of > stout about every fifty feet or so. > Lebricons will smell the Irish Spring and see the > white dryer sheets, and think they are at a > football (soccer) game. They will naturally drink > the stout, while hanging around in the trees > around the perimeter of the orchard. While they > enjoy the stout they will make such a scene that > no self respecting deer will be found near the > orchard. > Mo Tougas > Tougas Family Farm > Northborough,MA 01532 > On Jul 7, 2009, at 2:49 PM, jerry sietsema wrote: > > Howard, how do you make that solution? What > rates??? Thanks!!! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Howard Claussen > To: 'Apple-Crop' > Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 7:35 AM > Subject: RE: Apple-Crop: deer > I have a small (150 tree) family orchard. I > spray my trees with a solution of Irish Spring > soap. Have not lost a tree in 15 years to > deer or rabbits. > I also hang each year A 1/4 bar of soap from > each tree so William H Shoemaker, UI-NRES Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops St Charles Horticulture Research Center 535 Randall Road St Charles, IL 60174 630-584-7254; FAX-584-4610 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <[email protected]>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content.
