Deer Damage on Apple Trees
White-tailed deer are one of the leading causes of damage to crops, including many perennial crops such as apples. Deer feed on dormant shoots as well as growing trees. Much research has gone into controlling deer by excluding them from orchards using fencing; frightening them with loud sounds; battery operated blinking lights; repelling them through different compounds, some as common as soap; Milorganite fertilizer (smell drives them away) and a last resort reducing the herd through hunting.
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