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Rabbit Repellents in North Mississippi

Rabbits that browse pine seedlings during the winter threaten the success of plantation establishment in the eroded uplands of north-central Mississippi. In some areas they have nipped the tops from more than 90 percent of newly planted seedlings, and pruned the lateral branches from older ones. This paper summarizes a test in which several formulations successfully repelled rabbits.


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Author(s): Russell M. Burns

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 45 (1961)