Green Harvest - Horticultural Glue Products

Horticultural Glues
Horticultural glues are very effective organic controls to prevent crawling insects reaching the tops of trees in order to feed, mate, or deposit eggs. This includes: codling moth, tent caterpillars, procession caterpillars and ants. Controlling ants reduces scale, aphid and mealy bug problems, as the ants protect these pests from predators. Green Harvest stocks products from the USA (Tanglefoot) and the UK (Trappit), which are commonly used in organic farming. The recommendations vary as to the width of application, with Tanglefoot recommending a broad glue band and Trappit recommending 2 narrow glue bands. Please make up your own mind which application best suits your particular conditions and pest. Ants will be stopped by a narrower band of glue than, for example, caterpillars. Other uses include keeping ants out of electronic watering systems or security sensors.

More information on organic ant control...

A FREE fact sheet on organic control of ants is included with all products.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is horticultural glue? It is a sticky non-drying glue made from natural gum resins, vegetable oil and wax.

How many trees will it cover? Both the smallest tubes of glues (Trappit and Tanglefoot) will cover a minimum of 10 trees, depending, of course, on your skill in applying it and the amount you use per tree.

Do I need to band the tree prior to applying the glue? This is highly recommended especially for young, thin-barked trees and smaller trees. Citrus is known to have particularly sensitive bark. Citrus trees are often killed by applying substances such as axle grease to their bark. By banding you protect the tree and lengthen the life of the glue. In addition, re-application or removal is far easier. You can use Paper Tree Wrap, Grafting Tape, cling wrap, duct tape or masking tape.

Why are there still ants in the tree? They may be trapped and will soon die, or they may have found a way to bypass the glue. Check you have removed branches touching the ground and that there are no gaps underneath the tree banding material.

How long will the glue stay effective? Generally until it is covered with insects or dust. Banding the tree first, extends the glue's effectiveness because it stops the oil component being absorbed by the tree bark and so stops the glue from drying out.

Trappit^TM Barrier Glue
Apply this glue in 2 or 3 narrow bands, 5 cm apart around a tree trunk to prevent insects from climbing into the tree. Banding is recommended. Comes as a 75 ml mini-caulking gun.

How to use Trappit Glue...

PG110

PG111 minimum 3 per order

PG112 minimum 12 per order

Tanglefoot Pest Barrier
A long lasting glue made from natural gum resins, oils and vegetable waxes.

OMRI Certificate for Tanglefoot Glue products

Material Safety Data Sheet

PG104

Tanglefoot Pest Barrier Caulking Tube 297g

PG105

PG117 minimum 3 per order

Grafting Tape For Use With Horticultural Glue
Banding your trees is a two-step process. The first step preferably is to use a banding material underneath the horticultural glue. To do this first fasten this horticultural, slightly elastic, rot-proof, clear non-sticky tape (or some other waterproof banding material) around the tree trunk. This is crucial for young trees, particularly citrus, which have very sensitive bark. Using a banding material provides a non-absorbent surface for the glue, reducing the application rate, extending the life of the glue and making for easy removal after the insect season. This is an easy and inexpensive banding material, just wrap well so that each layer overlaps the prior one.

Gro-Max Budding And Grafting Tape
Slightly elastic, rot proof, clear PVC tape. 12 mm x 45 m (150').

TG105

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Tanglefoot Tree Banding Kit
Each kit contains 1 metre of tree banding material, fasteners and a 170g tube of Tanglefoot Pest Barrier. This is sufficient for banding several small diameter rough-barked trees.

PG107

Tangle-Trap Insect Trap Coating
Tangle-Trap Insect Trap Coating is a trapping adhesive used to help rid plants, gardens and greenhouses of aphids, whiteflies, leafminer, flies, fungus gnats and other flying insects. It is specially formulated to adhere to virtually any trapping surface. This allows you to prepare your own traps using the size and material which best suits your needs (waxed cardboard, glass, wood, plastic cups, plastic sheets or trap boards, empty milk cartons, yellow ice cream tubs). Use a purchased or try your own home made attractants to lure the target insect. Apply 1.6mm or less coating with a putty knife or disposable flat stick. Estimated coverage is 2.25m². Clean tools with mineral spirits, waterless cleaner or baby oil. 3kg drum.

Material Safety Data Sheet

Pesticide free
Clear and odourless
Able to endure all weather cycles and temperature changes

PG119

Yellow Sticky Roll Trap
This double-sided, 160mm wide, sticky ribbon is used to encircle the perimeter of your growing area or can be placed along crop rows to mass-trap flying insects. Cut the 30m long ribbon to the desired size. It can be used to band trees to keep ants and other crawling insects out of the tree. It is also useful to trap grasshoppers.

PG116

PG123 minimum 3 per order

Pre-Coated Sticky Tree Bands
Pre-Coated Sticky Tree Bands prevent crawling insects from ascending trees, shrubs, vines and woody plants. The bands are 300mm long and will fit 80mm diameter trees; they can be cut to fit smaller trees or linked together for those with a larger diameter. A foam strip fits the band closely into bark crevices so insects cannot crawl underneath. Each pack contains 6 bands.

PG126

PG127 minimum 5 per order