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Thu, Apr 12, 12 at 14:05
| We have ants on our fruit trees (apples, pears, cherries, plums, and quince). To prevent them I put a grease band around the trees like this one:
http://johnglover.co.uk/johnGlover/images/gallery/gpra.302 Grease band around fruit tree.jpg The problem with this is that the band traps moisture against the trunk of the tree. Does anyone know if this will harm the trees or will they be just fine? The trees are ranging from about a 1" diameter to a 10" diameter. Thanks for any help! |
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- Posted by hoosierquilt z10a/23 Vista Calif (My Page) on Fri, Apr 13, 12 at 0:23
| We use tanglefoot out here in California quite a bit to keep ants out of fruit trees. I use landscaping cloth wrapped around the tree trunk, about 4 to 5" wide and wrapped around 2 or 3 times, then tied in a knot. Then paint on the tanglefoot. That way, the trunk can breath, but the tanglefoot can't heat up and burn the cambium layer during our sunny weather. Patty S. |
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- Posted by copingwithclay 8B (My Page) on Fri, Apr 13, 12 at 0:59
| If you want to try something simple and cheap to stop ants from crawling up your trees, masking tape can help. Wrapping a 1" wide ring of the tape around the smooth area of the trunk with the sticky side facing outward will do. In a week or 2 or 3, the stickiness may decrease, so just replace it with a fresh ring. |
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- Posted by konrad___far_north 3..just outside of E (My Page) on Fri, Apr 13, 12 at 19:34
| Yes, it's amazing how many get trapped using masking tape, I found this out accidentally when labeling the grafts with masking tape. |
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