Rodents Repelled By Chemical's Smell
Posted: 6:46 p.m. EDT July 15, 2002
Updated: 7:25 p.m. EDT July 15, 2002
DETROIT-- Liquid Fence promises to keep rabbits and other animals away from gardens, and in a Ruth to the Rescue story on Monday it did just that.
Debra Cavallaro with the Farm Center in Kensington Park has been trying to prevent small animals from invading her garden for years. She has tried a number of products, but nothing seemed to work, Local 4 reported.
"It's pretty frustrating when you're trying to grow things," Cavallaro said.
Ruth to the Rescue tested Liquid Fence in her garden. The product was sprayed, during dry conditions, around an area Cavallaro wanted to protect.
Rabbits were used to test the product on, and the Liquid Fence turned them away. Each time the rabbits approached the line where Liquid Fence was sprayed, they turned back around and went another way.
The odor of garlic, an active ingredient in Liquid Fence, acted as a repellant, Ruth to the Rescue reported.
"At one point, she was totally repelled. She washed her face," Cavallaro said of one of the resident rabbits used in the test.
Liquid Fence is available at lawn and garden supply stores and sells for about $12.
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