As a pharma chemist i've been searching high and low for this formula thinking it was petrol and/or silicone based. And it not the usual crappy honey based recipe. Thank you sir!!
I thought there would be a ton of videos showing how to make tanglefoot. Yours is the only one I found. Thank you. I found that the beeswax also functions as a surfactant meaning it helps to dissolve the pine resin. Another tip. The Dollar Tree stores sell plastic apples. It, when coated with the tanglefoot, can be used to help protecting the fruits on your apple trees. The greens ones seems attract the insects better than the red ones.
I've been looking for a DIY version of Tanglefoot! And here you are! Thanks so much for posting this. I don't have any resin but I've got rosin! Old broken violin rosin. I somehow remembered that I'd saved some castor oil and found it stuck back in a cabinet. The only thing I don't have is beeswax. But, that's ok... I need it thin. I need to look for linseed oil. But, at least I've got the basics for gnat traps. Update: I made a concoction of old pulverized violin rosin, castor oil, and mineral oil. I heated it over a can of sterno gel (used for portable stoves) until it was mixed. It's a little thin but works! I smeared it on a little plastic cup and the lid of a jar. The lid has holes in it and the jar contains apple cider vinegar. The concoction works better than the vinegar. It's caught half a dozen in the first hour! So, again, thanks for the recipe! Oh, yeah. I also mixed in 1 teaspoon of sugar . . .
Linseed oil tends to cure pretty hard, and I imagine that would impact the stickiness of this material over time. Canola oil on the other hand turns really stretchy and rubbery. It's absolutely terrible as either a lubricant or a drying oil. But I imagine that canola might help tanglefoot retain its stickiness longer. It might be worth experimenting with.
This is awesome! Tanglefoot (or like products) are next to impossible to find lately, and they're excellent for creating barriers around trees for caterpillars and ants.
I'm going to try this and use it on my "hat extender" made of cardboard with blue masking tape. The hat extender helps keep insects from my face and eyes. I microwave the tanglefoot for 30 seconds to easily paint it on the tape. After a day or 2, the blue tape is peeled off and replaced. I may look like a mad hatter, but each year, many thousands of biting gnats and deer flies are caught while I work on the property.
@@willowriverranch7965 Yes it did. It the "gnat hatter" caught many thousands of the litter biters. I need to tinker with the formula a bit to make it thicker. Awesome formula though. Thanks.
Excellent, thorough video. Thank you. What about the possibility of adding a volatile solvent after cool down in order to improve application. With time, the solvent evaporates, and should leave a stickier, adherent layer. I wonder if you have toyed with certain attractant chemicals, such as, sugar, etc.? Could they be added to the formula without dissipating the stickiness of the end product?
I’m thinking… heat it in a pan that I’m going to be keeping it in (or has a lid. Then when I run low, just make more in same pan to the existing formula. Should work???
Great video! I always find it to be a pain to paint tanglefoot on my bug balls. Can it be heated up in a pot/pan to make it less viscous for the application? Also, what is the best solvent to remove tanglefoot off bug balls at the end of the season? Thanks!
Hello, thank you for this recipe!! I went from having a beautiful & bountiful garden in Ohio , to every imaginable bug in Florida decimating my garden.Have spent a small fortune trying to protect my crop since I garden organically and refuse to use pesticides I do have a couple of questions. If I were to use yellow plastic folders, can this be wiped off when it becomes coated with bugs, so as not to keep buying new folders? Thank you!
The 2nd part of my question is....can I dab some of the mixture onto a piece of cloth to remove any eggs on the underside of leaves without damaging the leaves? Any advice you can give would be most helpful
How long does it store in the container before its no longer useable? Ive had a tub of tanglefoot for atleast 4 years and still looks and works as good as day one when needed.
got a few questions about this tangle foot I like the idea We go through a lot of those sticky traps and to make them would sound good Now the question ❓ does the sticky stuff if made ahead of time have a shelf life about how long if .........
Do made this video people r looking for quick fast cheap ways to make traps not use entire weekend going to garage sales getting pots , strange materials!!
I was looking for regular house hold common items to make fly traps! But this guy talking about buying a number of different products and papers and ext ext !! I Don't know about anyone else but I know just getting the fly tape would be Ezer and faster and not take up hours to make! What in the blue hell is the purpose of this! Damn it and then listening to boring idiots just keep rambling!
You can't make it with regular household products... Every single sticky trap that maintains the properties of Tanglefoot (non-drying/coagulating, waterproof, etc) requires uncommon materials and/or volatile chemicals. If you want stuff made with only household materials, I'm sure there are some recipes using honey that dry out and aren't sticky after a week.
Finally someone who is willing to take the time to share the proper recipe with us in great detail, I can't thank you enough dear man!
As a pharma chemist i've been searching high and low for this formula thinking it was petrol and/or silicone based. And it not the usual crappy honey based recipe. Thank you sir!!
I thought there would be a ton of videos showing how to make tanglefoot. Yours is the only one I found. Thank you. I found that the beeswax also functions as a surfactant meaning it helps to dissolve the pine resin. Another tip. The Dollar Tree stores sell plastic apples. It, when coated with the tanglefoot, can be used to help protecting the fruits on your apple trees. The greens ones seems attract the insects better than the red ones.
YES YES YES! I looked everywhere on Google. Nothing. This came through randomly on my feed today
I've been looking for a DIY version of Tanglefoot! And here you are! Thanks so much for posting this. I don't have any resin but I've got rosin! Old broken violin rosin. I somehow remembered that I'd saved some castor oil and found it stuck back in a cabinet. The only thing I don't have is beeswax. But, that's ok... I need it thin. I need to look for linseed oil. But, at least I've got the basics for gnat traps.
Update: I made a concoction of old pulverized violin rosin, castor oil, and mineral oil. I heated it over a can of sterno gel (used for portable stoves) until it was mixed. It's a little thin but works! I smeared it on a little plastic cup and the lid of a jar. The lid has holes in it and the jar contains apple cider vinegar. The concoction works better than the vinegar. It's caught half a dozen in the first hour! So, again, thanks for the recipe! Oh, yeah. I also mixed in 1 teaspoon of sugar . . .
Great quality, detailed video. Thanks a lot, man.
Thank you. Excellent demo setup, filming, and explanation. Under rated video.
I'm surrounded by pines and mosquitoes. I plan to make a sticky hat :)
Linseed oil tends to cure pretty hard, and I imagine that would impact the stickiness of this material over time.
Canola oil on the other hand turns really stretchy and rubbery. It's absolutely terrible as either a lubricant or a drying oil. But I imagine that canola might help tanglefoot retain its stickiness longer. It might be worth experimenting with.
Truly amazing knowledge you are sharing, thank you so very much
This is awesome! Tanglefoot (or like products) are next to impossible to find lately, and they're excellent for creating barriers around trees for caterpillars and ants.
Thanks for the lesson!
I'm going to try this and use it on my "hat extender" made of cardboard with blue masking tape. The hat extender helps keep insects from my face and eyes. I microwave the tanglefoot for 30 seconds to easily paint it on the tape. After a day or 2, the blue tape is peeled off and replaced. I may look like a mad hatter, but each year, many thousands of biting gnats and deer flies are caught while I work on the property.
Did it work?
@@willowriverranch7965 Yes it did. It the "gnat hatter" caught many thousands of the litter biters. I need to tinker with the formula a bit to make it thicker. Awesome formula though. Thanks.
thank you, thank you
Excellent, thorough video. Thank you. What about the possibility of adding a volatile solvent after cool down in order to improve application. With time, the solvent evaporates, and should leave a stickier, adherent layer. I wonder if you have toyed with certain attractant chemicals, such as, sugar, etc.? Could they be added to the formula without dissipating the stickiness of the end product?
Thank you! :)
Are bees attracted to the beeswax - and will therefore get stuck as well?
I’m thinking… heat it in a pan that I’m going to be keeping it in (or has a lid. Then when I run low, just make more in same pan to the existing formula. Should work???
Great video! I always find it to be a pain to paint tanglefoot on my bug balls. Can it be heated up in a pot/pan to make it less viscous for the application?
Also, what is the best solvent to remove tanglefoot off bug balls at the end of the season? Thanks!
How hot does the burner need to be to melt the resin?
Hello, thank you for this recipe!! I went from having a beautiful & bountiful garden in Ohio , to every imaginable bug in Florida decimating my garden.Have spent a small fortune trying to protect my crop since I garden organically and refuse to use pesticides
I do have a couple of questions. If I were to use yellow plastic folders, can this be wiped off when it becomes coated with bugs, so as not to keep buying new folders? Thank you!
The 2nd part of my question is....can I dab some of the mixture onto a piece of cloth to remove any eggs on the underside of leaves without damaging the leaves? Any advice you can give would be most helpful
How long does it store in the container before its no longer useable? Ive had a tub of tanglefoot for atleast 4 years and still looks and works as good as day one when needed.
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Could you substitute candle wax for beeswax?
Hi. Question.....how long does it last.will rain render ineffective or is it sort of waterproof
It is pretty much waterproof, however, because it is so sticky, pollen, dust, dirt will reduce its effectiveness over time.
Mine is not sticky enough what am I doing wrong. Followed recipe exactly and watched flies go on it the fly away.
Logically, I'd say use more or a better quality of resin.
got a few questions about this tangle foot
I like the idea
We go through a lot of those sticky traps and to make them would sound good
Now the question ❓ does the sticky stuff if made ahead of time have a shelf life about how long if .........
It lasts years
This is great! Thanks
Where do you buy linseed oil?
I've seen it at Home Depot
Mine came out shiny and got hard . Didn’t work
Can u use raw linseed oil?
Can you leave out the linseed oil don’t have that
He said it was optional, so yes.
Where’s the best place to get castor oil?
Try soap-making supply places..
@@farmfoodfeast I was afraid you were going to say that! I was hoping for a cheaper option. Thank you!
@@willowriverranch7965 Drugstore, usually by the mineral oil and glycerin.
Health/supplement stores also carry castor oil.
Do made this video people r looking for quick fast cheap ways to make traps not use entire weekend going to garage sales getting pots , strange materials!!
I was looking for regular house hold common items to make fly traps! But this guy talking about buying a number of different products and papers and ext ext !! I Don't know about anyone else but I know just getting the fly tape would be Ezer and faster and not take up hours to make! What in the blue hell is the purpose of this! Damn it and then listening to boring idiots just keep rambling!
You can't make it with regular household products... Every single sticky trap that maintains the properties of Tanglefoot (non-drying/coagulating, waterproof, etc) requires uncommon materials and/or volatile chemicals.
If you want stuff made with only household materials, I'm sure there are some recipes using honey that dry out and aren't sticky after a week.