Pest on crop
Deer Browse on broccoli
Odocoileus species
Whitetail and mule deer browse can devastate orchards and gardens, particularly in winter when food is scarce. Antler rub on young trunks kills saplings outright.
- Pest
- Deer Browse
- Scientific name
- Odocoileus species
- Crop
- Broccoli
- Total hosts
- 34
Deer Browse on broccoli
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Signs on broccoli
- ▸ Ragged torn leaf edges (deer have no upper incisors and tear rather than cut)
- ▸ Stripped bark on young trunks especially after September antler-rub season
- ▸ Browse line on lower 5 ft of established trees and shrubs
- ▸ Heart-shaped hoof prints in soft soil
IPM controls
- ✓ 8-foot perimeter fence (the only reliable physical control)
- ✓ Tree tubes or trunk wraps on saplings against antler rub
- ✓ Repellent rotation (Plantskydd, Liquid Fence, Bobbex) — switch products every 2-3 weeks
- ✓ Plant deer-resistant aromatic herbs (mint, thyme, sage) at orchard edges
- ✓ Motion-activated sprinklers and lights deter habituation
Other crops affected by deer browse
Apple Pear Peach European Plum Japanese Plum Sweet Cherry Sour Cherry Apricot Fig American Persimmon Asian Persimmon Pawpaw Mulberry Highbush Blueberry Rabbiteye Blueberry Red Raspberry Black Raspberry Yellow Raspberry Blackberry June-Bearing Strawberry Everbearing Strawberry Saskatoon (Serviceberry) Elderberry Honeyberry (Haskap) Cabbage Kale Lettuce Spinach Swiss Chard Bush Bean Pole Bean Pea Sweet Potato
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