Tanglefoot 300000633 Tree Pest Barrier Tube, 6-Ounce

If you are afraid of using man made pesticides like me, you probably have gotten onto looking at products like these to reduce aphids and other predatory pests for your prized trees. After reading many horticulturalist websites, Tanglefoot was recommended. After using this for several months along with periodic water spraying, there are very few aphids on my trees. Word of advice - do not apply directly to the bark as it may kill the tree. What I did was place an aluminum foil collar around the trunk then fixed it with wiring. Then I applied Tanglefoot to the aluminum collar. I also sprayed the leaves with a thin spray to wash off the aphids every other day. I gathered that no ants being able to get the the leaves meant no more transportation for the aphids, so the trees are now very happy! Pros: Cost effective, product that works well Cons: Very messy so be prepared to wear nitrile gloves, do not get on tree bark or it may harm the tree

I applied this product to discourage birds from sitting over my front door area and having to clean up the droppings. Where I live, it is " Bird Sanctuary " and professional pest control services are not allowed to do any thing to repel birds. This product does not harm the birds, they just do not like to land on it due to its sticky texture. It has been in place for about three years were I applied it which is protected from the weather, It's on the brick over the top of my front door. No more bird poop... happy happy !!

Product works as advertised. I use this as a coating on top of orange flagging tape wrapped around the trunk of peach trees to keep the ants from climbing up the tree and destroying it. Simple YouTube videos are available to show/explain the process of wrapping a tree trunk in flagging tape to serve as a base for the Tanglefoot and prevent damage to the tree. Product has survived rain showers and sprinkler contact with no issues.

I had mixed results. Larger ants had no trouble traversing even as I applied thicker coats. Smaller ants would get stuck. It seems to attract lots of gnats and as the corpses get stuck and pile up, the ants can traverse over the corpses. Also, for very young trees, I have them caged to protect from deer...any branches that touch the cage give the ants another avenue to bypass the tanglefoot......remove the cages and the deer eat your branches to nubs. Mother nature just wins. Fact of life.

I'm unsure of the effectiveness of this product in my intended application - against squash vine borers. No borer damage evident yet but I've not seen the egg-laying fly yet either. I used this product in combination with aluminum foil to block access to the squash main stem from the leafy areas of the plan. I'll know better in about 6 weeks if this combination defeats this very damaging insect. Yesterday, when we discovered ants in the house, I used this product to "draw a line" they wouldn't cross. Worked well. I just smeared some onto pressure sensitive tape on the dishwasher door.

I had thought this product worked by trapping small insects and by shooing away birds who don't like stepping in the stuff. However, it traps and potentially kills birds. I rescued a woodpecker stuck in the stuff, then tossed out the tube, and cleaned the area where I had originally applied it.

Not the right kind for yellow flies here in Georgia... Need the kind in the round can that looks like a rubber cement can... This stuff in the tube is brown, not clear, and it does nothing at all for yellow (deer) flies... I can't even find the brush on can kind of Tangle Tree any more.. Did they stop making it? Do not waste your money on this tube stuff

Used this to build a horse fly / deer fly trap near my pool (google instructables for more info on that) and this stuff worked like a charm. Everything stuck to it, and none escaped. You will need gloves so buy a box of disposable gloves for whenever you want to use it because not only does a little go a long way, but it gets everywhere once you touch it! And don't even think of washing it out of your clothes.