Tanglefoot Tangle-Guard Tree Wrap, 3" x 50'

I used this to stop psychotic gnawing squirrels from peeling the tender bark off my newly planted tree saplings. It seems to be working, the squirrels have lost interest. The only thing wrong with it is that I wish it had come with a nice waterproof tape to keep it wrapped. I opted to staple the paper together (not onto the trees), which has worked for the most part but sometimes the paper slides down, particularly after a rain shower and I have to twirl it back up again. Probably fixable if I scrounged out some electrical tape.

IGNORE the manufactures instructions completely. The proper way to wrap the tree or the smaller upper branches is like this. You need two people. You wrap the paper snugly around the trunk or the upper branches. The 2nd person uses plastic zip ties to secure the wrap. Make sure you wrap the paper in a very wide pattern so that the wrap on the tree is 5 or six inches wide. Not the measly single width they show you. It should be two to three times the width of the paper. Plastic Zip ties may have to be two or three length long to go around the limbs. I had to put two together to go around my trees limbs. You need to secure the wrap near both edges as well as in the middle. They WILL NOT COME OFF. Now--- you are ready to apply the sticky stuff. See my other review. Use latex gloves--- not that stupid metal tool.

It works as advertised with tanglefoot though it tends to deform a bit after repeatedly getting wet. It's also a pain to put on. I'd recommend getting plastic zip ties or studying up on your knot tying and using twine.

Easy to use along with TangleGuard Insect Barrier and exterior grade painters tape (separate purchase). I used exterior grade painters tape top and bottom of a two-strip wide TangleGuard Tree Wrap. To ease application of Tree Ganglefoot Insect Barrier onto the tree wrap, the Insect Barrier was first softened by placing into bath of hot water for 20 mins. Cleanup of putty knife with GooGone. Gloves a must have.

Before I got this Tanglefoot wrap and the Tanglefoot sticky goo to put on it, the darn squirrels would eat every nut on my large walnut tree. I've been using this for about 6 years now and it really works great! I staple the wrap on my tree trunk after wrapping around it a couple times to hold it on good. Then use a piece of cardboard to smear on the goo. It lasts for 2 years before I need to redo it.

Buy some cheap duct tape, wrap it around the tree and use whatever product you like on top of it. this stuff breaks down with rain/water quickly. Ordered this product along with the tanglefoot Insect Barrier to protect some of our mature Oak trees from the Gypsy moth caterpillars that are abundant yet again this year. the essentially cardboard tape isnt inexpensive, and certainly meant for outdoor use by description. after taking a few hours to put the tape up, try to get some cotton/pillow fill behind it in some spots that had heavy crevice/textured bark it looked great and and we expected it to serve it's purpose. It is spring in Western NY, and it happens to rain every once in a while. that was the demise of the wrapping and all the cost and effort of the products. cardboard, when it gets wet, well we all know that it doesn't fair well. thought this had some type of impervious or water repellent or would hold up. see the pictures, it did not. one picture shows the cheapest duct tape i could find wrapped sticky side out, then spread the insect barrier on it...it's still up and seems to be at least working as expected. do not purchase if you expect any rain, it will waste your time, effort and any product that you used alongside (tanglefoot insect barrier, pillow filling, etc. and make a mess of your trees when it fails. heading out to to spend more time picking up the mess, and the trees are no longer protected during an important time period for these rotten little caterpillars. not sure how the company can sell this for this specific purpose, very strange. the barrier sticky stuff seems to be a good product, just do not use the wrap.

Wrap this corrugated paper around your tree trunk before applying Tanglefoot and you the let the tree 'breathe' and can remove the GOO at the end of the season easier, I ran short of words so I added the Tanglefoot description to this,you gotta have the GOO to use with the paper anyway. This is some nasty,gooey,sticky,messy stuff ...Squirrels won't be stuck in it in the morning,but they really avoid it after getting it on them on a trip up your fruit tree...or bird feeder. It is NOT POISON or dangerous to pets...but it is squirrel KRYPTONITE and they learn to hate it. No more stolen,nibbled and dropped fruit...wonderful stuff. A bit like handling TAR, I put it on the trunk and lowest limbs(they can jump pretty high) and enjoy the antics as the TREE RATS try to out-wit me. I get fruit and entertainment,what a deal.

I use this for oak trees. does not work with deep furrowed Trees. Also it falls down in the rain. It is best to staple on tree.. My trees are not ornamental and the staples do not hurt the tree.