Pest Problems FAQ's
What wildflower species do deer prefer to eat?
- Pasque Flower - Anemone patens
- Sky Blue Aster - Aster azureus
- Smooth Aster - Aster laevis
- New England Aster - Aster novae-angliae
- Purple Stem Aster - Aster puniceus
- Arrow Leaved Aster - Aster sagittifolius
- Flat Top Aster - Aster umbellatus
- Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris
- New Jersey Tea - Ceanothus americanus
- White Turtlehead - Chelone glabra
- Canada Tick Trefoil - Desmodium canadense
- Turk's Cap Lily - Lilium superbum
- Lupine - Lupinus perennis
- Prickly Pear Cactus - Opuntia compressa
- Branch Coneflower - Rudbeckia triloba
- Rosinweed - Silphium integrifolium
- Compassplant - Silphium laciniatum
- Cupplant - Silphium perfoliatum
- Prairie Dock - Silphium terebinthinaceum
- Large Flowered Trillium - Trillium grandiflorum
- Bellwort - Uvularia grandiflorum
- Heartleaf Golden Alexander - Zizia aptera
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How can I discourage geese from eating my prairie seedlings?
- Geese are more afraid of movement than noise.
- Place Mylar strips attached to sticks
put into the ground.
- There may be a grape flavored spray (unsweetened grape Kool-Aid) that you
can use on your plants (tastes awful to geese).
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