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---------- From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:46:28 -0300 To: Tony Nette <netteal@gov.ns.ca>, David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>, Tom Herman <tom.herman@acadiau.ca>, Fred Scott <fwscott@eastlink.ca> Cc: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> Subject: Bobbex vs. bears and deer re beehives and plants, was Deer & Aster cordifolius Thanks, Tony! from Jim ---------- From: Tony L Nette <NETTEAL@gov.ns.ca> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:33:28 -0300 To: jimwolford@eastlink.ca Subject: Re: Fwd: FW: [NatureNS] Deer & Aster cordifolius Hi Jim. Thought you might be interested in the message below. TN >>> Tony L Nette 2007-07-12 9:32 AM >>> Hi Terry and other Regional Biologists: George Boyd is dealing in a product by the name of Bobbex that he has been able to bring in from the US, on an experimental basis. It apparently works very well. George can be contacted at g.boyd@ns.sympatico.ca Home: 847-0002. There is continuing research being conducted by a Master's Student at NSAC under the supervision of Dr. Vilis Nams Nova Scotia Agricultural Collage Dept of Environmental Sciences Office Address P.O. Box 550 Truro, Nova Scotia Canada B2N 5E3 vnams@nsac.ns.ca Office: 893-6607 Apparently, when studying deterrents for bears associated with beehives, they did have some promising results( in a side project (now being taken on by another Masters student as a thesis) in keeping bears (and seemed to work on deer as well) by using a few chemicals sprayed in the brush around the perimeter of blueberry fields. By way of this message I will ask Vilis to provide us an up-date of where those studies are at this point and when results might be expected. I know if they determine an effective and affordable method it would be a significant breakthrough in terms of reducing wildlife/agriculture conflict situations... perhaps at an international scale and furthering our ability to share our environment with wildlife. FYI TN >>> Terry D Power 2007-07-11 4:03 PM >>> Tony I seem to recall some discussion of deer repellents at the spring meeting - is there something now available (the chemical that puts the smell in Propane) or is it still being reviewed for use?? I just had a call from a grape grower who was not very impressed when I suggested electric fencing was the only long-term solution. Terry >>> Tony L Nette 2007/07/10 11:33 AM >>> FYI TN >>> Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> 2007-07-10 10:38 AM >>> ---------- From: ANNABELLE THIEBAUX <HAMST@NS.SYMPATICO.CA> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:41:48 -0300 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Deer & Aster cordifolius Hi David, By coincidence a friend who is a local farmer was here today & talked about the deer getting in his garden, A rope or string with pie plates saved him last year & so far it has worked this year too. A number of years ago the deer were eating trees as far up a they could reach until his wife hung soap that smelled of lard & that worked too. David & Alison Webster wrote: > Dear All, July 8, 2007 > Deer have continued to feed on our Snow Peas and have removed nearly > all of the vine ends. Having run out of pea shoots, they have > demonstrated a taste for _Aster cordifolius_ shoot tips. About the upper > 15-20 cm have been cropped back on all patches except those next to the > house and truck. > Yt, DW, Kentville >
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