Can this product be used on Fruit Trees and not spoil the flowers or fruits taste ?
1476119
No. It is a systemic insecticide, which means the product becomes present in all the plant tissue, including the fruit. By its presence in the pollen and nectar of the fruit tree, it will also kill off the bees needed to pollinate the flowers and set fruit.
1476120
You should not use this on trees with fruit consumed by people. Also it works best when applied in early spring before leaves have formed. Not saying you can't apply now, June 2, but you may still have more bugs eating leaves when Japanese beetles emerge for example. As for fruit, realize this product is absorbed through the entire tree. You do not want to consume that do you?
1476121
No, for the reasons listed in the other replies. I apply the product in the fall and allow the winter rains to break it down and it's fully absorbed by spring.
1276902
I don't think this is something that can be applied to plants etc., that produce fruit or vegetables, I certainly wouldn't use it for that. I think you could call the company that produces Deer Stopper ask. Everyone in our area that wants to have things that produce fruits or vegetables puts them in a little area surrounded by tall fencing to keep the deer out. Good Luck
2058256
I used it last summer on my flowering pear tree that had a root exposed which kept sprouting. It has totally fixed the problem. The tree was not hurt and the root did not have sprouts popping up daily.
408963
It shouldn't as it is really designed for pests. I would avoid putting direct, undiluted product directly on the flowers,shrubs, etc....I have not used mine yet, so I cannnot rate it's effectiveness yet. From the reviews, it sounds like it will work fairly well.
1280544
Not if you intend to eat cherries that have imadiclopid chemicals in them. This works by the tree soaking up this chemical through its trunk and delivering the poison to all parts of the plant including the fruit. Toxic to insects and toxic to you. Use only to control Emerald Ash borers in ash trees.
512140
I would not use it around the fruit trees. I am really into organic growing in anything I put in my mouth.
754236
I'm sorry, but I never use it for fruit. I only do jerky for my dog. Try the internet and see what they recommend. Wish I could have been more helpful!
820695
I have tried it on all kinds of fruits and other foods. I find it best on plums and bananas. Not so much on tomatoes, etc.
2058255
I have used a full bottle on my 12 Japanese Privets on 2 different occasions, over the past year. The suckers come up with less frequency, especially mid-trunk (I still have suckers on the bottom, but less after every treatment). My privets are still blooming and growing happily.So - I can only attest the answer to this question for Japanese Privets, and when used as directed - in that case, I see no harm to my trees. And MUCH less work for me.
984169
I have applied this product to my fruit & nut trees, and I haven't had any issues. Follow instructions carefully.
1869874
Will work on any fleshy fruit- I have torn up peach seeds- it is very powerful so yes oranges with-out a doubt
863100
I have used in on grapefruits and it works well. I have also used it on small manderins, not as easy, but doable.
1276899
DonnaThe directions on the container indicate that it is not advisable to put this on anything edible (for humans.) We use it to protect flowers and I spray it on our fruit trees before they blossom to keep the deer from eating the branches. We live in Northern Maine so I'm not sure we would have the same results as Washington State. Other than that the product works very well as far as we are concerned.
2148820
My nephew is the one who received this. He used it for pears. He recommended another use it for grapefruit. I would think that peaches woukd be fine.
2101957
It DOES make fruit, but not anything you would want to eat. One of my plants finally fruited last year and it made the typical down hanging flower that peeled back to reveal tiny 1-2" fruit.When they turned yellow, I opened some up and there was some black specks and some mucus looking goo inside.
780555
I have used this product in the garden on pepper plants and was extremely pleased with the results. There should be no problem using one on each strawberry plant. Big Jim
415634
I would say "No". It works great for oranges, limes and lemons though. It's made with plastic parts, so be gentle with it.