Havahart® Deer Off® Patented dual deterrent system™ that repels deer, rabbits and squirrels!
Havahart® Deer Off® keeps deer, rabbits and squirrels from eating plants, flowers, hedges, buds, shrubs, grass, bulbs and small trees in your yard all year round.
Havahart® Deer Off® has patented dual deterrent system™ that repels by scent and taste. Deer Off® dries odorless to humans and repels deer, rabbits, and squirrels. Active ingredients are Putrescent Egg, Capsaicin and Garlic.
up to 250 sq. ft. up to 500 sq. ft. up to 2,000 sq. ft. up to 2,000 sq. ft. up to 4,000 sq. ft. up to 16,000 sq. ft. up to 40,000 sq. ft.
Ingredients
Putrescent Eggs Solids, Garlic and Capsaicin
The Deer Off® Story
When Athena Loucas moved from the Philadelphia area to a five acre property in the back country of North Stamford, she envisioned a beautiful flowering garden. Her new home bordered a forested area overlooking a lake. It was a haven for flowering things, wildlife and, unfortunately, deer. An environmentally concerned gardener, she carefully avoided chemical pesticides. She tried all sorts of home remedies. Nothing was effective. Human hair clippings, strong smelling soaps, dried blood, moth balls and urine all required continuous application. The odor faded in a few days or was washed away by rain or snow.
Her goal was to develop an effective product with a dual deterrent (odor and taste factor) unpleasant to deer. A knowledgeable cook, she experimented using strong smelling and spicy foods. Sectioning her garden into a lily bed, impatiens bed, hosta bed, tulips and yew. She applied various combinations of those ingredients in each area.
Two and a half years later, after much trial and error, smelly kitchens and messy hands, she invented Deer Off®, the solution to deer damage. Neighbors and friends were the "testers," purchased the product and passed the message along. A solution to a problem, a new product and a business were born. "The odor is like salad dressing, which deer find offensive," Athena Loucas says. All the active ingredients in Deer Off® are found in the kitchen.
