I have three apple trees and I read that you could put around the tree a piece of cotton with glue or piece of cardboard to stop the bugs from damaging your trees. What kind of glue would you use or can you buy something similar? Thanks everyone
What you're probably thinking about is "Tanglefoot", a sticky substance. You wrap the base of the tree with duct tape and then apply the Tanglefoot on top of it. You can buy it at the nursery. Applenut
Thanks a lot for your answer. Do you know of any traps to put for apple trees? Meanwhile I will try to find a nursery that sells the Tanglefoot products.
What type of insect are you trying to control? Tanglefoot works great for insects that are climbing the tree such as the wingless Winter Moth / Bruce Span worm.
Last year we had some worms in the apple trees and had no apples. This is what we are trying to prevent. I have a MacIntosh apple tree and we have no flowers this year. What do you think happen to it? We have a lot of leaves. The Red Delicious and Lobo apple trees have a lot of flowers. Thanks for your help, Loulou
Loulou, I really have no answer for you on that. I am not too sure of any worms that could prevent flowering and fruit to develop. Has this tree produced fruit in the past? Is it possible last spring a cold snap my have killed off pollinating bees? And this spring to not even get flowers on an Apple tree seems horrible. I sure hope someone else in the forum can give some possible answers to your questions. Sorry I am of no help,, Jim.
It's better to identify the pest before attempting a control - no point spending money and time using a product that may be ineffective. At the very least, if your attempts at control this year don't work, take photos of the worm-infested apples (and worms) and post the pics here for ID of the bug. As for non-flowering, it may have been that late spring cold you received in eastern NA.
One word of caution - 'tanglefoot' can be very harmful to birds, by soiling the feathers. If possible, avoid using it in situations where birds might get it on their feathers.
