Well, in addition to differences in the legal status of deer and insects: * Deer are large enough to exclude. * Things that are toxic to deer are toxic to people. * a single deer can do a lot of damage in a short time. * Deer live for many years, and only breed once during the typical year.
-- gindarkpeng...@aol.com wrote: -----Original Message----- From: Fleming, William <w...@montana.edu> To: Apple-Crop <apple-crop@virtualorchard.net> Sent: Wed, Jul 8, 2009 7:10 pm Subject: RE: Apple-Crop: deer At the risk of being branded by PETA as the Charles Manson of the animal world, why do growers treat deer (a pest of their fruit trees) differently than Codling Moth ( a pest of their fruit trees). -----Original Message----- From: Fleming, William <w...@montana.edu> To: Apple-Crop <apple-crop@virtualorchard.net> Sent: Wed, Jul 8, 2009 7:10 pm Subject: RE: Apple-Crop: deer I was planning on a 10' electric deer fence this fall but if Budweiser would work instead it's on sale right now. Bill Fleming Montana State University Western Ag Research Center Corvallis, MT 59828 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content.
