Fertilome (11207) Tree & Shrub Drench Systemic Insecticide, 1 gal

Worked great on my new little Crepe Myrtle. I was concerned it was too late in the season - I used the drench in May- but it worked great. Within a week I had new leaves and now it’s July and the tree is growing beautifully. The black gunk from the insects that was around the base/trunk and branches stopped, and the leaves grew back, and its flowering and looks very healthy. I also used it on some potted rose bushes and had same good results. I’ll be using this again for sure!

Easy to use and works. My magnolia trees and Buddhist pine shrubs no longer need monthly spraying.

Excellent Product. It worked well. It took over year to see the result.

I used this on two topiaries which were in bad shape. They look so much healthier. I love that this only needs to be reapplied yearly. I will buy this again.

The timeframe on the bottle for it to work is 1 week - 3 months, and for me it took about a month to see any results. I applied in early May and have just begun to see the population of mealybugs on my crepe myrtle tree thin. It’s a very big tree (about 2 stories) so I used the whole bottle, diluting as directed. The mealybugs infestation was very severe, with literally thousands of bugs coating the tree and roots. The reason I say “as far as I know” is that I was taking other measures to the surface of the tree while waiting for the Fertilome to take effect. I would hose the bugs out of the tree each day, and in the last week of May and first of June I would use generic dish soap (after hosing the bugs down onto the ground, I’d coat the soil on top of/around them as well as the trunk and any branches I could reach with store bought dish soap - like generic Dawn). I would spray a little water after to make a lather, and could see this helping to cull the population somewhat. There were still just so many hatching anew each day, but this past week (first week of June) I’ve finally noticed the bugs meaningfully decrease. There are maybe 20-30 insects visible these days with fewer each day, and I haven’t needed to soap and rinse. I’d recommend a combination of this product with the hose and dish soap strategy, and patience as this did take a month to show results on a large tree. 👍

I used this for my crepe Myrtle’s, worked as advertised. No insects this year and they grew better this year than any other year.

I picked up the Fertilome Tree and Shrub Drench to use on my crape myrtles, which recently started showing the sticky honeydew runoff that usually points to a fungus or pest issue. I really want to get ahead of it before it spreads, so I am hoping this treatment will help protect the trees as they recover. The application was easy. The instructions were straightforward, and mixing and pouring the solution around the base of the trees took very little time. I treated all of my crape myrtles in one go without any problems. So far, everything looks good. I know this type of product takes a while to work its way through the system, so we will not know the full results for a few months. At this point, though, I am optimistic and appreciate how simple the process was. If you are dealing with similar issues and want something easy to apply, this drench is worth considering. I am hoping it gives my trees the boost they need, and I will be watching closely over the next season.

This Fertilome Tree & Shrub drench works very well to protect my boxwoods from psyllid insects. I mix & pour around the shrubs in the spring as directed. Before using this on the boxwoods the psyllids would attack the shrubs in spring & do a lot of damage.

Brilliant product - wish we had tried it sooner to get rid of the aphids

Absolutely amazing! I’ve had a soft scale infestation on my hydrangeas for 2 years now and have tried absolutely everything to get rid of them. This has literally been the best purchase I’ve ever made, as 3-4 weeks in, my hydrangeas are incredibly almost 100% free of these awful pests! Will definitely be buying this again!