A recent article in the WSJ describing an effective electronic deer repellent peaked the interest of Repellent Review. Some homeowners spend thousands of dollars on their landscaping. Unfortunately, they’re spending it on replacing plants that have been destroyed by deer. If you’re one of those unfortunate victims, and live in one of the New England states, you now have a company in your neighborhood with an effective way to repel deer. The DeerTech 880 keeps these white-tailed pests from eating your prized tulips and everything else in site, or YOUR MONEY BACK.

Nature Technologies, of Pleasantville N.Y. has developed an electronic deer repellent system that they offer with a 90 day money back guarantee. In fact, only 2% of the 1,400 customers have actually asked for their money back. How does Nature Technologies keep deer from invading your garden and eating your flowers? This deer deterrent company has patented an electronic deer repellent device that emits an ultrasonic sound that is claimed to be as loud as a jet engine. While the deer can hear the noise, humans can’t, nor can dogs, cats, songbirds, and livestock according to studies conducted.

Deer are smart animals. They can quickly determine what is a threat, and what is not. Nature Technologies understands this and combines it’s electronic deer repellent device with a handful of sprays which make your plants taste unsavory to this pest.

Offering the DeerTech 880 in 8 of the New England states, Nature Technologies charges an initial setup fee of $1200 to $1500. Monthly maintenance is $99. (If you’re on a tight budget, you may find the scarecrow sprinkler at around $69, a more affordable deer deterrent to suit your needs.) For this, the homeowner receives housecalls and a money back guarantee.

So far, results are positive. The combination of the electronic deer repellent and sprays which make the plants taste like jalapeno or other flavors deer avoid, are working. Here are a few testimonials.

• ‘My confidence in the effectiveness of the DeerTech 880 grew to the point that I resumed planting a broader pallet of flowers, trees and shrubs.
• Now with the Nature Technologies’ system, I am able to protect individual specimen trees and shrubs
• We have installed over 250 DeerTech 880 units on our customers’ properties with great success’

With the success of the DeerTech 880 repellent system, word has spread. Nature Technologies has answered the call. In fact, the company has offered it’s services pro bono to some gardens with landscaping on National Historic sites.

If you’re interested in trying out this deer repellent system, Nature Technologies offers free deer damage assessments and can be reached at 1-800-342-0580.

The Scarecrow Sprinkler is a motion-activated sprinkler with an age-old concept. Contech Electronics has taken the scarecrow out of the ground and placed it on top of a sprinkler head. The sprinkler acts as a deterrent in the garden or lawn by spraying unwanted animals ranging from deer, dogs, cats, rabbits, large birds or other unwanted animals. Connected to a garden hose and operated by a 9-volt battery, a startling blast of water and frightening noise scare the animals when they venture into your precious territory. Intruding pests quickly get out of the way of this natural repellent.

We put the scarecrow sprinkler to the test on a farm with 19 cats, a dog, and neighboring deer. Yes. You read that correctly. This cat owner keeps plenty of felines around to keep the mouse population under control. Unfortunately, visiting coyotes act as an even better cat repellent, so she likes to keep plenty on the premises.

The scarecrow motion-activated sprinkler can protect an area up to 1000 square feet in size. We were surprised how well the sprinkler worked. The dog was the first to get hit by the cold blast. The natural fight or flight survival response kicked in and he quickly learned to avoid the area. We adjusted the sensitivity of the unit for the cats, and the scarecrow sprinkler worked just as well.

Other reviewers of this sprinkler had the same high praise. ‘We bought the Scarecrow because of the problems we had with our neighbors cats.’ ‘It is safe, non-toxic and user friendly.’ ‘The Scarecrow did a great job of keeping the cats out of our yard. I was very impressed with it. I never heard it fire but left the hose attached and the device on all the time for the first week. The connections were tight and did not leak. The spike on the bottom of the device was strong enough and sturdy enough to survive being pounded into the tough Arizona ground.’

‘This is the only thing I have ever seen that is effective against armadillos.’

‘I would say that this scarecrow sprinkler is the best “Cat repellent” period. 2 thumbs up for this product. A+’

Yet, another reviewer commented on the scarecrow sprinkler as a deer repellent. ‘It is a god sent for the deer that visit my lawn every day. They destroy everything around if the scarcrow is not up and running.’

This motion-activated Scarecrow sprinkler worked well as an animal deterrent. Congratulations to Contech Electronics for producing a safe, natural, electronic repellent. The scarecrow sprinkler is definitely worthy of 5 stars. The Scarecrow Sprinkler can be found here online. Shipping is free.