- TicksDeer are herbivores, and eat over 500 species of plants, with male deer consuming 4 to 10 pounds of forage daily. Recent data suggests that deer are now causing nearly $1 billion in farm, garden, and timber damage annually in the U.S. Add to that the alarming increase in Lyme Disease carried by deer ticks—without question these beautiful but ravenous herbivores have become a very serious problem.
- BeetlesBobbex Rose is a blend of safe ingredients that repel through taste and smell aversion. Along with deer, Bobbex Rose deters common rose-destructive insects, including common aphids, mites, Japanese beetles, leafhoppers, greenflies and sawflies.
- Mites
- Aphids
- Wildlife
- Birds
- RodentsTo recognize deer browsing, look for torn leaves or stalks with ragged ends. Deer have no upper incisors and must jerk or tear plants when feeding. Woodchucks, rabbits and other small rodents usually leave cleanly cut plant stalks.
- Mice
- SquirrelsSquirrels have long been a nuisance for both gardeners and farmers alike. Squirrels are chewers that gnaw on everything they come across in order to see if it’s edible. Squirrels’ teeth grow continuously, and incisors will grow six inches per year, although they stay short due to the constant wear they receive by chewing.
- VolesVoles eat a wide variety of plants, and can cause severe damage in landscape, orchard, hedge or timber plantings. Voles frequently feed on grasses and broad leaved plants. In late summer and fall, they store seeds, tubers, bulbs, and rhizomes. They eat bark at times, primarily in fall and winter, and will eat crops, especially when their populations are high.
- ChipmunksChipmunks’ diets consist primarily of grains, nuts, berries, flower bulbs, seeds, and mushrooms. They cause problems when they eat tender plant shoots and leaves. Chipmunks naturally dig looking for roots and tubers, ruining landscapes by digging holes around your lawn and gardens. You will often find chipmunks gathering seeds from underneath bird feeders. When present in large numbers, they can also cause structural damage by burrowing under patios, stairs, retention walls, or foundations. Most often chipmunks are simply a nuisance.