I hate using chemicals, but recently planted a cherry tree in the back yard. The ants started to plant aphids almost immediately, and I had to do something. So I ordered this stuff, along with the recommended roll of paper tree wrap. At first, I had a little trouble figuring out how to get the tree wrap to stay around the tree. Then I finally gave up, grabbed some packing tape, and ran the packing tape through the center of the tree wrap all the way around the tree. I made sure it was very tight, and because the tree was young, I did not have to use anything to plug up holes that would be there in an older tree. Once the tree wrap was on, I used a plastic butter knife to put the tanglefoot on. I won't lie, the stuff is messy! But, I was extra careful while putting it on, and managed to get it all the way around the tree. I was worried it would not stay on the packing tape, but it did. It worked perfectly! The ants were ticked, and some of them were even stuck on the top part of the tree, so I just flicked them off. About half way through summer, I noticed that it was looking a little sad, so I grabbed the bucket, another plastic knife, and added more on. This had lasted until now. I am in the process of removing it now, as the season is over, and there's no reason to leave it on. I will be repeating this next year.
I also decided to try something else. I used toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls to put in the ground with my seedling in the very center of the roll. I then put the goop on the paper roll to prevent bugs from crawling on to the plants. It worked perfect again. I did have to fix it half way through summer by adding more, and replacing some of the cardboard rolls that were destroyed from the sprinklers, but overall, it worked great. This was the first year that my corn did not get eaten by earwigs, and I actually have successful bell peppers!
I love this stuff, it is a little work, can get messy, but I do not have to use any nasty chemicals.
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| Sold By | — | Catchmaster | Catchmaster | Catchmaster | VivaGrow | Catchmaster |
| style | Classic | Spreader Kit / Wrap | Spreader Kit | Kit | Classic | Double-Sided Sticky Card |
| number of pieces | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 72 |
| material | — | Plastic | Plastic | Plastic | — | Plastic |
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| weight | 5 pounds | 5.36 pounds | 0.95 pounds | 0.95 pounds | 0.02 pounds | 0.9 pounds |
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Working like a charm, and figured out an easy way to apply it!
I lost so many peaches last year to ants...and that really pissed me off! So I decided to try this product. I read lots of reviews about how difficult this is to apply because of how sticky it is, so I devised my own method that worked superbly, and not a single ant has gotten to my peaches! Here's what I did: About half way up the trunk of my dwarf peach tree, I wrapped fiber/cloth type tree wrap around the trunk so that it covered about a 6" wide strip. I then secured the tree wrap with a piece of duct tape vertically on the seam, and wrapped one piece around the bottom of the tree wrap to prevent any ants from getting underneath it. I then wrapped twine around it to provide additional security for the tree wrap. Then, with a clean paint stir-stick, I carefully applied a coating of tanglefoot all the way around the tree wrap...kinda like spreading frosting on a cake lol, and voila'. So the way I secured the tree wrap (with no duct tape at the top), this winter, I will buy a cheap pair of scissors, and simply cut the ring of sticky tree tape off for the winter, and throw away the scissors! A small price to pay for a bountiful crop of homegrown peaches. Then, I'll just do the same thing next season. That way, by replacing the tanglefoot wrap each season, I won't be constricting the growth of the tree trunk.
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