Vitax Fruit Tree Grease, Easy To Use, Effective Monitoring Trap, Stops Winter Moths Climbing The Trunk - 200G

My poor apple tree suffered last year as ants moved in; they loved it so much, they’ve come back with a vengeance! After researching different things I could try, I settled on this. I read reviews before I purchased so knew what I was getting. Yes the pot is small and seems only half full when you first open it, but I only have one affected tree so it didn’t matter to me. I applied liberally with an old spoon around the whole trunk and have enough left over to keep topping up if needed or to re-do next year. The grease is thick, sticky and went on easy enough. The hardest part of applying was trying to get all the ants out of the way! If you’re using to deter ants and they’re absolutely relentless as in my case and you care about nature as I do, I’d recommend applying at dawn or after dusk when ants are least active. The product was effective immediately, the ants crawling up the trunk were confused and couldn’t go past the grease. It’s been 3 days and there’s just the odd hopeful ant visiting, they realise there’s no way up and they’re gradually moving out. The grease even withstood a whole day of heavy rain yesterday and is still doing its job. Overall I’m really happy and there’s hope for this years apple harvest!

Good stuff. Needs to be applied again after a couple of heavy rainstorms, but generally worked very well on our pear tree stopping ants. Apply more then you think you need, the ants could still get past a thin strip.

Easy to apply .

Great product. My fruit trees have been transformed. The ants are blocked, leaving the aphids unprotected, a wave of ladybirds flew in and munched the lot within three days. Healthy new branch growth followed shortly after.

Does the job. My brother is very pleased with the results.

The grease was delivered on time so the seller good and pricedthe grease inside only comes less than halfway up the tub so you only get a small amount ,if you have many fruit trees to do I think you might get through a lot of tubs .

Last year aphids decimated my cherry tree thanks to a helping hand from the ants so I bought this grease to keep the pesky ants at bay. It has certainly done the job this year and lasted all season from just one application in early spring shortly after leaf bud. I applied about a 5cm tall band of grease to the base of a young tree about 10cm from the soil line with a plastic cutlery knife which was quick and easy. It is very viscous so easy to control and apply but could potentially make a mess if you're not using a suitable tool. I managed to get a tiny bit on my sleeve but it washed straight off. The ants were forlornly scurrying about at the base of the tree but were unable to bridge the barrier up the trunk of the tree all season. Excellent product, will definitely buy again when I run out which could be a while as there is plenty left over for next season and beyond.

Seems to work well,

I did spread it on my trees,,and I think it will work on winter moth. I will let you know later is season.

Didn't last long, thought it would be about twice the size.