Farmers in the eastern Hungarian town of Vámospércs, have discovered a novel way of protecting their fields from animals – the sweaty, cigarette-smoke-filled hair of local humans, reports hirszerzo.hu. They learned the trick from a beekeeper who observed that animals are wary of the smell of human hair. Farmers say that two to three days after distributing hair on their fields, badgers and deers stay away from the crops. Their experience shows that the offcuts produce the best results if placed in airy containers every 15 meters. Local hair stylists have been collecting hair for farmers in large plastic bags for years, which suggests animals like split ends even less than humans.
