Plantskydd Deer Repellent is considered the most cost-effective and
environmentally safe animal repellent available. Plantskydd is accepted
and used by leading forest companies, nurseries, private woodlot owners,
landscapers, and home gardeners, as well as State/Provincial and National
Conservation agencies.
Plantskydd Deer Repellent is made in the USA and is a 100% natural, environmentally
friendly product. Plantskydd Soluble Powder Concentrate is 'Listed' by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI - trw-9589). Plantskydd is member tested and recommended by the National Home Gardening
Club.
Plantskydd Deer Repellent was initially developed in Sweden in 1991
in response to commercial forest plantations being decimated by plant eating
mammals. The forest industry needed an animal repellent that could last
through severe weather and meet Sweden's strict environmental laws. Plantskydd's
long-term effectiveness is attributable to the tenacity of its 100% natural,
vegetable oil binder in sticking to plants, even under severe snow/rainfall
conditions: up to 6 months over winter, 3-4 months in summer. The Swedish
name for the product "Plantskydd" translates as "Plant Protection".
Plantskydd Deer Repellent works by emitting an odor that animals associate
with predator activity, repelling the animal before it nibbles on plants.
Research has proven that odor-based repellents are more effective than
other repellent systems where the animal needs to taste treated plants
before being repelled. Once animals are attracted to an area and begin
feeding, it is more difficult to discourage them from returning. Plantskydd
stimulates a fear-based response which will have deer, elk, moose, opossum,
and rabbits looking to dine somewhere other than your garden or plantation.
Plantskydd®
Deer Repellent is the browse deterrent of choice for leading North
American forest companies who use it to successfully prevent plantation
damage by deer, rabbits, elk and moose to millions of conifer and
hardwood trees, including: cedar, spruce, fir, pine, alder, birch,
larch, and poplar species. Many customers have provided positive
anecdotal feedback as to the effectiveness of Plantskydd in protecting
plants against other herbivores (plant eating mammals).
Nurseries and landscapers find Plantskydd® Deer Repellent to be equally
effective in protecting flowers, shrubs, and ornamentals.
What makes it effective?
Plantskydd Deer Repellent works by emitting an odor that animals associate with predator
activity, repelling the animal before it nibbles on plants. The odor is
not unpleasant to the applicator.
Research has proven that odor-based repellents are more effective than
other repellent systems- where the animal needs to taste treated plants
before being repelled. Once animals are attracted to an area and begin
feeding, it is more difficult to discourage them from returning. Plantskydd
stimulates a fear-based response which will have them looking for somewhere
else to dine.
Plantskydd's long-term effectiveness is attributable to the tenacity
of its 100% natural, vegetable oil binder in sticking to plants, even
under severe snow/rainfall conditions: up to 6 months over winter, 3-4
months in summer.
Which repellents actually work ?
" ...Studies investigating trends in efficacy of deer repellents
indicate that, of the 20 products tested, repellents with active ingredients
that emitted sulfurous odors i.e.: bloodmeal or egg solids, generally
provided the best results..."
"...Products that contained active ingredients which cause
pain/irritation (capsaicin, allyl isothiocyanate), or illness (thiram)
were less effective..."
"...Products that use a bitter taste (denatonium benzoate)
were usually the least effective in reducing damage by herbivores. Repellents
that were applied to plant surfaces were generally more effective than
capsules or other devices that produced an odor intended to protect a
specific area."
Conference Proceedings‹Advances and Challenges
in Forest Regeneration, June 1-2, 2000
Dr. Dale Nolte, Dr. Kim Wagner, USDA/APHIS
National Wildlife Research Center, Olympia, WA
Plantskydd's Development
Plantskydd® Deer Repellent was first developed in Sweden in 1991 in response to commercial
forest plantations being decimated by deer, moose and rabbits. The forest
industry needed an animal repellent that could last through severe weather
and meet Sweden's strict environmental laws.
Plantskydd's effectiveness as a long lasting animal browse repellent
was substantiated in Field Trials 1991-1994 and the results published
in the Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research - J.
Berquist & G. Olander, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - ASA
Forest Research Station, 1996.
100% Natural
The formulations- Plantskydd powder concentrate (trw-9589) and Plantskydd granular
(trw-731) are Listed by the Organic Material Review Institute (OMRI) as suitable for use in the production of organic food and fibre.
Plantskydd is exempt from federal EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
pesticide registration. Plantskydd contains no synthetic additives, is
non-toxic and is not harmful to animals, plants or the environment.
The 'active' ingredient is dried blood (porcine and/or bovine)- recognized by the EPA as an environmentally safe ingredient.
In the United States, *bloodmeal* is an EPA (Environmental
Protection Agency) exempted product/minimum risk pesticide and is exempt
from the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act requirements,
specifically under Section 25(b) c.f. Federal Register, 61(45), Mar. 6,
1996 and therefore is not subject to federal registration.
"The
EPA has determined ... that the use of these pesticides poses insignificant
risks to human health or the environment ...
"The Agency in promulgating this rule, is responding to society's
increasing demand for more natural and benign methods of pest control
... "
May 6, 1996 USA — EPA
In Canada and the United States,
Plantskydd's effectiveness as an animal browse deterrent has been confirmed
since 1994 in Operational
Level Field Trials undertaken by large forest industry
Cooperators on millions of conifer and deciduous trees of various species.
It is now considered the most cost-effective and environmentally
safe animal browse deterrent available and is used by leading forest companies,
nurseries, private woodlot owners, landscapers, home gardeners, as well
as State/Provincial and Federal Conservation agencies.
Available in either soluble powder, pre-mix or granular
formulation, Plantskydd repels: deer, elk, moose, rabbits and opossum
by means of odor - which is not offensive to either applicators or planters
either during or after plant treatment.
Fertilizing Effects
As
an added benefit, Plantskydd Deer Repellent acts as a foliar feed fertilizer for many
types of plants. Bloodmeal, Plantskydd's active ingredient, has long been
recognized as an organic fertilizer. Studies performed by Pennsylvania
State University showed that the use of Plantskydd on a variety of flowering
plants resulted in a fertilizing effect.
"All plants tested that were treated with Plantskydd were larger,
had more flowers and generally had greener leaves. This response is
typical of the response created by an increased level of fertilization."
E. Jay Holcomb,
Professor of Floriculture Department of Horticulture,
Pennsylvania State University