Tanglefoot is a sticky substance that comes in 1LB.tubs and in
caulkinggun type cartridges.Try garden shops or mail order from garde
supply Co. that carries 'natural' and or 'organic' supplies.
Tanglefoot (last I saw) ---2 formulations a natural goo and a goo more
like glue rat traps.
If the borer beetles are coming up from debree and or the
soil---yes,tanglefoot would stop them.If the beetles are flying in
then---No.
Borers and other insects and the like are usually attacking stessed-out
trees.Stress is caused by environmental problems which may include
flowering of tree in balance(or lack thereof)of nutrition.When a tree is
budding it can be foliar fed seaweed and fish emulsion prior to full
development of the bud.This goes a long way to preventing strss at
bloom.Removing debree fom an area of at least 2 feet from the
trunk.Never drive tractors,trucks or cars anywhere near the drip zone
under the trees.Never mulch within 2 feet of the trunk of the
trees.Fertillize with a natural fertillizer that the first number is
lower than the 2nd and 3rd numbers in the primary formula.N-P-K.----Holland
In a message dated 5/2/04 8:43:31 PM EST, [email protected] writes:
<< Get some masking tapee and cicle the trunk of the citrus tree and
put a band of 'tanglefoot on the tape >>
Would this prevent borers from killing my young trees? MA (P.S. What is
*tanglefoot*?)
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