{"id":611973955910,"date":"2025-10-16T16:41:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/uncategorized\/how-apply-fruit-tree-grease-bands\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:41:20","slug":"how-apply-fruit-tree-grease-bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/fruit\/how-apply-fruit-tree-grease-bands\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply Fruit Tree Grease Bands to Protect them against Moths"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grease Bands are Convenient on Young Fruit Trees<\/h2>

If you apply grease bands<\/a> to your young fruit trees<\/a>, it will help prevent winter moths laying their eggs. When these hatch, the caterpillars eat the leaves and fruit.<\/p>

You only use grease bands on younger fruit trees with smooth bark, older trees need to be painted with grease<\/a>.<\/p>

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