I have a problem with a sapsucker woodpecker. Can you apply this product directly to trees?
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Yes you can apply directly to trees but it will be real sticky so birds wont land on it.
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Chris, Yes. In fact we've had really good results using it on woodpeckers. The key is isolating the target zone and being close enough with the mount. That means making sure you mount it within 15 feet of the problematic area where they're pecking or landing.Cheers,JonathanCustomer CareU-Spray Bugspray
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To remove tree sap I use an inexpensive hand sanitizer. Just ten minutes ago I used Purell (any brand will do) on years old sap, and it came off in a few seconds, and without any elbow-grease. I complete the job with my preferred car wax over the spot. No muss, no fuss!
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If you have the ortho sprayer, just pour it in then dial the amount needed and spray. then pour the unused amount back. This is not a systemic product like I think your talking about. This needs to be sprayed on the tree/bush.
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Yes, you can check the usage directions to clarify what trees can and cannot be sprayed with this product. The Volck oil is only a coating that protects the trees (leaves) from parasites.
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The active ingredient in this product is acetamiprid and as far as I know is most commonly used directly on the foliage. It is a systemic neonicotinoid but unlike others in its class it does not remain viable for more than a few weeks in soil. If you want to use something that gets from the soil to the roots and into the leaves, consider another in the same class like imidacloprid. It is similar to this product in its activity against pests but lasts much longer and is definitely used effectively for soil application around the tree.
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You should treat the tree in the spring too allow the protection to be in the tree when insects arrive. I don't know the compatibility with the other compounds you are quoting.
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You just sprinkle it. It helped slightly with the skunk. It didn't deter the rabbits. It also has to be re-applied every few days and after it rains.
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I really have no idea about woodpeckers. I know that it works on every type of bird that comes close to my barn - including crows, sparrows, robins, starlings and swallows.
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It did help my 15ft white dogwood. It had a black spot leaf fungus killing the leaves and limbs. Per our county agent I pulled back all the mulch within 10ft and applied directly to the open ground. I then doubled the dose and sprayed all the leaves which also dripped to the ground. I did three bi-monthly treatments before fall and saw a definite improvement. The spring leaves and blooms are not here yet, but if required I will continue the treatment.
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Yes, although I've only used a backpack sprayer. I've experienced excellent results with this product on a recently cleaned out tree line that was over grown with ivy poison, shumack and sassafras trees.
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Veronica, we have had the same results. Very disappointing. We have had a couple of Ladderback Woodpeckers occasionally feed at it, but it is rare to see any feeding. We even tried two different kinds of feed/paste and it just doesn't work.
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I agree the directions are somewhat confusing. It appears that for trees 6-8" diameter to mix solution of 20-25 oz of Bonide to 1-2 gallons of water and apply to root zone as a band around the base of the tree from base outward to 2-4 feet around. However, since birch trees have more than one trunk, am not sure what the amount should be. I use this for large shrubs and small trees. For trees bigger like yours, I actually have a tree service do a soil drench each year. I have a white birch 25 yrs old, very large, and still looking great whereas other people in the neighborhood who have not treated their birches have lost them to borers. You might want to check with a local arborist for more help. Good luck!
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You can spray it straight or mix in a a table spoon of Epsom salt with a couple drops of dishwashing liquid to make it stronger and easier to spray. It will kill any green plant you spray it on, but it may take more than one spray. This includes saplings. So far it has not discolored bark mulch.
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I honestly don't know; but this stuff has killed everything that has come in contact with it so far. We have scorpians and regular bugs you find around a lot of trees (we're in the mountains) and nothing has escaped alive so far. It worked all last summer, fall and winter, without a second spraying. We are about to spray again for this year after the rainy season calms down. I know I can't give you a straight answer but it's worked on everything I had coming up to and into the house so far. Good luck!
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active ingredient is 'imidacloprid', I did not copy %, although it is in the 4% range I believe. Several of my pine trees were oozing sap, the nursery says caused by pitch moth. It lays eggs in bark of tree, larvae hatch and bore into tree, You spray this insecticide solution around base of tree, roots absorb it and it is penetrates entire tree killing larvae. I only recently treated tree so have no recommendation at this time. BAR
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I agree with others. I filled woodpecker holes in the barn, so I went over the one third inch per application thickness. I would use a test scrap of wood for practice. work fast because it hardens fast.