I want to try this to repel Cicada bugs away from my apple tree, but I obviously don't want to scare away the bees during spring and early summer - when they need to polinate the apple blossoms. Is there a way I can make this work for my situation? Is the "bug" setting audible to humans? I want to try this to repel Cicada bugs away from my apple tree, but I obviously don't want to scare away the bees during spring and early summer - when they need to polinate the apple... » Read More I want to try this to repel Cicada bugs away from my apple tree, but I obviously don't want to scare away the bees during spring and early summer - when they need to polinate the apple blossoms. Is there a way I can make this work for my situation? Is the "bug" setting audible to humans? « Show Less
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All of the settings are audible to humans and some are pretty loud. I use it while I'm at work during the day and shut it off while I'm home . Also I think it would drive away all the bugs and the bees as well.
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Hi Scott - this product is designed not to have any effect on honey bees so I would not recommend it as an effective way to repel other types of bees.
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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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I have two of these feeders. One I have hanging hooked on a pieces of fishing line over a tree branch. You can make a loop in the fishing line and hook the feeder onto it. I haven;t had any bugs in this feeder at all. Bees land on it but they haven't got in the feeder. The second one I had hanging from one of those six or seven foot garden hooks and I got ants and earwigs in it all the time. Today I hung that one in a tree with the nylon fishing line and hope it will be the end of the bug problem. Good Luck
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I have used this on my apple trees early in the morning. This was after flowering, it was in treatment of rust. The neem oil was effective, but a temporary solution. I ended up removing all of the cedar from the property as a more permanent solution. This neem oil is highly effective in controlling garden pests, mold, fungus, etc. We've been extremely impressed!
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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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I have used similar products that included geranium in its contents to repel insects. However, I have not used this particular product for it yet. I will be using it this late spring/summer and then I will update. You can also buy the plant at garden nurseries and use that as well.
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The idea is that the insect is attracted to the red sphere thinking it is an apple and gets entrapped. I do not know if the same insect gets into blueberrries, I guess it could work, but does not seem likely. I checked on line after posting previous answer, it seems that these in fact have been used to control the blueberry maggots, I found on several different sites. The blueberry fly maggot may be related to the apple fly maggots, they look the same, only are a little smaller. I personally have had no experience with that, but perhaps the ones in my apple trees did in fact catch some and I was not aware of it. (I do have blueberries)
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This is basically effective--but... Some fruit will be next to the netting and may get eaten anyway, 2) it is really hard to remove from the tree later on, and 3) I removed mine after I found it had trapped and killed a hummingbird--and I like hummingbirds in my garden! There are these big yellow beach ball with huge black eyers that come with reflective mylar 'pupils' you attach. The birds do not like them, nor do they like tinsel or small mirrors hanging from your tree. Good luck!
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I don't really know how effective it is? or how much it would cover? We have it in our living room and find all kinds of flying insect in there except flies. The fan is not strong enough to pull in certain insect and the room have to be completely dark for the bugs to get drawn to it. We often get power outage and once the power is out, the trapped insect can escape. It's not as effective as the outdoor model which is alot brighter and it kill the insect right away instead of waiting for it to dehydrate and die.
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I'm not sure if it will actually KILL pollinators, but they certainly don't come near the flowers of plants treated with this product. I've seen bumblebees come toward a flower and immediately back off. Unfortunately, Japanese beetles are not so easily discouraged ... although I must say that they aren't nearly as populous on my rose blooms with this treatment as they are without it!
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I did not try it in hot conditions so I do not know the answer right now. i have actually some bugs on my plum trees and wanted to use it this weekend to treat my trees. We are scheduled for 100 deg weather here so you made me nervous about it! Where did you get a hold of that info? It might be correct....
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The lady bugs stayed around for most of the growing season. I sprayed the food where I needed the lady bugs to 'graze' only if they seemed to be wandering into areas that I didn't need them, like would see several on the shrubbery. It sees like I sprayed the food about once every week. I guess you would have to sort of feel your way as to you needs.
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Hi, Matthew! The first two people who responded to your query seemed to be answering about another product.....one of the trap-type devices, I guess. As I hope YOU know, this product is not a trap......you will not see bugs in or on it. Instead it puts out an invisible vapor. Just because you don't see any bugs (clothes moths are our issue) it obviously doesn't mean that they aren't around. Based on our experiences, we recommend cycling this product all about your home......right now ours are in the basement after having been in the garage, and before that (during spring and summer) they were in several walk-in closets. We buy two each year and replace them every year in early spring. I dispose of the old ones by putting them in a zipper-type plastic bag and putting it in the trash. As I noted before, we have never seen any bugs actually IN these......all these are supposed to do is put out the vapor, which as I am sure you know, should not be in areas where you and your family and pets spend any significant time. So I feel better about disposing of them (even in their weakened state) in a closed plastic bag.....oh boy does this raise issues with us about having to use this product at all, but I tell you.......those damned clothes moths require drastic action, and for us, these do help! Good luck to you!
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From what I read on the manufacturer's site when I first purchased this is that it may harm them only if it is DIRECTLY sprayed on them. This is also why the recommend spraying early in the morning or late in the evening. When I spray, I actually walk backwards in hopes of disturbing anything in my path. I also use the end of the sprayer and shake it in bushes and plants to scare anything out, so as not to spray them directly. I use this about every two weeks on the perimeter of my yard and I honestly have fewer mosquito's and just as many bees and butterflies in my gardens/yard. I use specific plants to attract them as well. Hope this helps.
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Works on beetles because it cuts into soft tissues between segments and they die by dehydration. So should work. However, have you tried other controls like planting nasturtiums and French marigolds around your squash and cucumber plants to repel these pests? Also, I always grow my pickles and cucumbers up fencing--they stay dirt free and NEVER have squash bugs or cucumber beetles attack them. Easier to pick, too! I only get a few cucumber beetle attacks on my zucchinis and winter squash and I usually just pull and destroy leaves with larvae on them before the squash bugs mature. Repellent flowers also discourage vine borers. Hope this helps. Works on beetles because it cuts into soft tissues between segments and they die by dehydration. So should work. However, have you tried other controls like planting nasturtiums and French marigolds around your squash and cucumber plants to repel these pests? Also, I always grow my pickles and cucumbers up fencing--they stay dirt free and NEVER have squash bugs or cucumber beetles attack them. Easier to pick, too! I only get a few cucumber beetle attacks on my zucchinis and winter squash and I usually just pull and destroy leaves with larvae on them before the squash bugs mature. Repellent... » Read More Works on beetles because it cuts into soft tissues between segments and they die by dehydration. So should work. However, have you tried other controls like planting nasturtiums and French marigolds around your squash and cucumber plants to repel these pests? Also, I always grow my pickles and cucumbers up fencing--they stay dirt free and NEVER have squash bugs or cucumber beetles attack them. Easier to pick, too! I only get a few cucumber beetle attacks on my zucchinis and winter squash and I usually just pull and destroy leaves with larvae on them before the squash bugs mature. Repellent flowers also discourage vine borers. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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I found that whether it runs them off or kills them it lasts for at least a week depending on the weather. It kills the ones it comes in contact with and then leaves a residual on the leaves that either kills them or runs them off. I live in AZ so little rain to wash it away so it lasts up to a month in the summer. Just be careful & use it with very little to no wind. Plus stand up wind of whatever breeze there is & watch you don't spray yourself in a corner & have to hold your breath to get out! I've been there; done that.