Spotted Lanternfly Tree Barrier Strip
The Spotted Lanternfly Barrier Strip is an innovative pesticide device that keeps lanternflies and their egg masses within easy reach. Safe for birds, butterflies, bees, humans, and ground water. Best used on spotted lanternflies from red nymphs through egg laying adults.
PRODUCT CONTENTS: Consists of a reusable plastic barrier and an absorbent cotton wick; both items are 12 feet long. Product also includes complimentary nano-adhesive double-sided attachment pads, zip ties, and an application bottle for easy installation and maintenance.
DESIGN FEATURES: The plastic barrier strip has a smooth surface that is slick enough to prevent many pests from climbing across when used by itself. The barrier strip includes overhanging "petals" that prevents trunk-climbing pests from jumping or flying across from the trunk below. The absorbent cotton wick provides a source for USP-grade mineral oil from your local pharmacy (not provided).
BENEFITS OVER COMPETITION: Eliminates by-catch of native wildlife. Eliminates the need to replace gross and messy sticky tape filled with dead bugs that become stepping stones for other lanternflies climb across. Eliminates the need to replace bags of squirming insects. Eliminates the need for chemical pesticides that may affect pollinators and/or pollute ground water.
MAINTENANCE: Requires periodic reapplication of mineral oil to keep the wick saturated for best results. Dead and dying pests fall to the ground and decompose.
HOW DOES IT WORK? As the lanternfly climbs onto the wick, saturated with USP mineral oil (not provided), the oil adheres to pests claws and prevents them from gripping the slick plastic barrier strip so they cannot climb out-of-reach. The USP mineral oil may be laced with concentrated Insecticidal Soap (50:1 ratio) to potentially kill lanternflies while you are away. Organic pesticide products such as Insecticidal Soap or Pyrethrin may also be used to control lanternflies on or below the barrier strip.
ONE SIZE FITS ALL: Cut-to-size as needed. For small trunks, the overhanging petals should be cut in the middle and barrier strip double-wrapped around the tree to eliminate gaps. For very large trunks, multiple strips may be attached together to form a continuous barrier strip, and to minimize wasted product.
SAFETY FEATURES: USP grade mineral oil, recommended to keep the absorbent wick saturated, is an inexpensive, ingestible product that is used in a wide array of health-related applications and readily available from your local pharmacy. USP mineral oil (EPA CAS no. 8012-95-1) is labeled as inert ingredient that may be used with FIFRA 25(b) minimum risk pesticides.
PRECAUTIONS: Horticultural oil spray concentrate is based on mineral oil and widely used in organic farming. However, the additives in horticultural spray oil concentration that allow it to be mixed with water would also allow the mineral oil to be washed from the absorbent wick during heavy rains. Ready-to-Use (RTU) pesticide products are ~98% water and also not recommended for saturating the wick.
WAIVER: 4 SIGMA Innovations LLC does not recommend and is not liable for the use, mis-use or application of chemical pesticide products (e.g., dinotefuran, bifenthrin) on or below our barrier strip.
SMALL BUSINESS / MADE IN USA: 4 SIGMA Innovations is a micro-business that relies on USA manufacturing to produce our products. Complimentary items provided with this product are procured through a third party.
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