Human Hair Scares Pests From Crops

Human Hair Scares Pests From Crops CROPS Miscellaneous 18-3-39 German farmer Joachim Bayer keeps rabbits and other pest animals out of crops by spreading human hair around the perimeter of his farm fields. Bayer says local barbers are only too happy to get rid of their piles of clippings. He regularly picks them up by the bagful in town and then lays down a thin trail of hair around fields. It remains effective for about 3 weeks or until a heavy rain. It's particularly critical for Bayer to keeps pests out of his crops because he's a plant breeder developing new varieties. Rabbits are his biggest problem but human hair has provided near perfect control. The best part about it, he says, it that it's not harmful to other animals or children, and it disintegrates naturally into the soil after a few months. (Farm & Country)

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