CatchmasterTree Shield Lantern Fly & Ant Traps Insect Barrier, 4 Rolls 30ft Each, Outdoor Adhesive Crawling Insect Trap, Glue Traps to Protect Trees, Fruit & Plants, Pest Control Lawn & Garden

I was determined to be on top of the Spotted LAntern Fly issue this year and know that the battle all begins with the Nymphs as they hatch, this tape was my first purchase and one that I will buy and stock up on. PLEASE COVER WITH A LIGHT CHICKENWIRE!!! I simply cut a piece of chicken wire and gave it a contour to lay over the tape, the bark on my tree is so rigid that there was no nailing needed to hold the wire in place but this part is IMPORTANT because this tape is so sticky that it will for sure catch unwanted allies such as the yard birds and no one wants that. This tape has stayed perfectly sticky even after all the fierce rains thats we have had lately. The only reason I’ve changed this tape is because it caught so many nymphs that there was barely room for more. I’ve taken out tens of thousands of Nymphys thanks to this wonderful product. It is super simple to use too. Just unroll it while you all around the tree and stick it to itself firmly around the trunk. This was money well spent as you can see in the photo.

Well, as you can see, it definitely works. Regret the necessity but hope we can do our part to make a small dent in this invasion of Spotted Lanternfly here in the Shenandoah Valley.

Overall, the tree shield worked as hoped for my need which was to try to control spotted lantern fly nymphs from crawling up into my beautiful 40 foot Autumn Blaze Maple tree. It caught almost all of them as long as the insect stepped across the narrow outer band that doesn't have glue on it. Most of them put one leg onto the shield paper with the glue and imnedgot stuck. Then they typically would place another leg down to try to break away and then really get caught. We had tried need oil spray- even spraying it directly on them- but it seemed to do nothing in fact they might have thanked us for the shower. But this they can't defeat. The only slight negative is that the under side of the shield strip is very slick like wax paper and when one tries to adhere it to itself so that it stays in place, it's not that easy. You must overlap it a lot, and that wastes more product.

good idea that does not work. the tape is paper, so there is no stretch (tree trunks are not like metal poles,) and the paper tears as you are trying to attach it to itself. It winds up sticking to you fingers and either tearing or wrinkling, so you can't get a tight wrap. I was using this on young trees with a trunk diameter of under 3."I would up having to put flagging tape on the top and bottom, and that still wasn't great, so I will go back to the old method of wrapping with flagging tape and then painting with sticky stuff meant for this. This is about ants, so I really need it tight against the trunk. Maybe it works for larger trees and larger crawly things

This is an awesome product! Keeps the ants from invading my apple trees. I have to replace them about every two weeks but having 4 rolls will get me through the year for my two trees. Strongly recommend this product if you have an ant problem. It even worked on my bird feeding poles to help keep the squirrels at bay.

Catches some bugs, but the glue isn’t super strong and gets messy. Works for light use, not heavy infestations.

Works well. Place as high as possible around tree to prevent pets/etc from getting stuck. Need to replace if tape gets full as nips will crawl over each other.

This and a little painter's tape works very well on smooth-bark trees. It is a decent value and stays effective for months.