Catchmaster Tree 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

This product is very, very sticky. So sticky it sticks to your fingers, and that can be frustrating. Get over it and see my solution below.But, it does what it's supposed to do. It attaches to your tree or house (in my case, it's the house) and insects that crawl over it get stuck and die. We have a HUGE problem with Spotted Lantern Flies this year, and I was desperate for something to tackle the problem. The nymphs start each day on the ground and climb up the side of our house.The tape has been up for an hour, and I've already caught more than 10 nymphs and one adult. I can't wait to see what this looks like a day or two from now.There are some reviewers who complain the tape is flimsy or comes apart when it's wet. Let me address this first. The tape is quite thin. But I assure you it's not so thin that it breaks when you wrap it around a tree or anything else. Anyone who claims that is pulling way too hard. It has not become wet yet, but will this evening when the sprinkler goes on, and I will update my review.In the meantime, here's how to get around the stick-to-your-fingers issue. Tear or cut off a 1" strip of tape and make several small 1/4" wide strips, then gently stick those where you can reach them.Then cut the length of tape you want and use one of the 1/4" strips to hold it in place. Take a few more strips and tack it down more. When you press the small strip against the long piece of tape, make sure your finger is pressing on the non-sticky back of the tape, and you'll have no problem lifting your finger and leaving the tape in place. It's not pretty but it's very effective. You might have other challenges wrapping the tape around a tree, but I've seen suggestions ranging from push pins to staple guns. Bottom line, it needs a little help to remain wrapped around a tree.

This tape really works. Together with the Green Net Traps I have caught hundreds of the Spotted Lantern Flies that have killed my grape arbor and r attacking my Sugar Maples!!!It’s a bit difficult to put it up & around the trees because of their size. I use a staple gun to attach the strips. Thumb tacks don’t really work well because the bark is too tough and u end up getting ur hands stuck on the tape. However, one it is up IT IS VERY EFFECTIVE! SLFs usually climb up in lines or groups like ants so they climb over each other. Use several strips one after another, look and the pics i have posted and u can see just how many r caught. Replace tape weekly or whatever

I have lantern flies and was told this would trap them. Wrapping around my tree yesterday and today came home to find two beautiful little woodpeckers stuck to the tape, not just their feet but their wings as well. Managed to pry them off the tape but the glue was still on their wings so I do not believe they will survive. This was sad to see so I wouldn't recommend this product if you have the kind of backyard birds who travel up and down tree trunks to find insects to eat. I will suffer with the lantern flies. Will throw the rest of the tape away.

They do work. We must have caught thousands of the little baby lantern flies in spring, the red with white spotted older ones and now ( mid September) adults.. They need to be replaced several times throughout the season We have had to rescue a couple little birds. one this year and one last year. Luckily we found them before they died. Check the tape often. A little olive oil will help very gently remove them if stuck. Dawn bath after, gave a little drink of water, let dry and recoup a bit then released. They seemed ok. One was stuck to the side off a tree. The other last year was stuck to our deck railing where we had a strip of tape because the lantern flies seemed to congregate there. Just check the tapes daily. Those table Salt shooters are kind of fun to help control these lantern flies too.

Works great wrapped around trees. Collected thousands of flies, gnats and the dreaded spoted lantern bug. Challenging wrapping a tree yourself. Suggest two people.

So.. for catching bugs, it does a pretty good job! If you have a tree with deep grained bark, it’s mostly going to catch flying insects however. Smaller insects and caterpillars can still travel in the grooves and under the tape. Did catch a lot of flying insects, and the woodpeckers managed to perch below it and pick off the bugs. HOWEVER, we also had a finch get trapped on it with its wing.. this stuff is SUPER sticky, and in the end, the bird did not survive despite us being able to pull him free as gently as we could. :( We will find other use for this since it is sticky and handy for flying insects, but will not hang it around trees again.

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.

worked right away and was easy to use, no smell and really sticky so the ants stuck to it immediately. great quality for price!