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Best grease band

Updated: 22 October 2026

You have two young apple trees and a plum in a British garden, and the amazon.co.uk roll with thousands of reviews is the one you almost buy. A best grease band here is the listing whose width and tie are printed, and whose UK reviews describe ants stopped on the trunk. The [grease bands for fruit trees](/hub/garden-supplies/grease-band) page holds the seven listings from 19 October 2026. This page names a top pick and a better spend per metre, then who should leave both. The review count is the trap, and the printed size is the decision. A qualifying purchase from that page can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.

You have two young apple trees and a plum in a British garden, and the amazon.co.uk roll with thousands of reviews is the one you almost buy.

Our top picks

Provanto Provanto Boltac grease band, 5 m

Best overall

Provanto Provanto Boltac grease band, 5 m
8.2/10about £5.95
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Defenders Defenders grease band, 1.75 m × 10 cm

Rank 2

Defenders Defenders grease band, 1.75 m × 10 cm
8.4/10about £6.94
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SWISSINNO SWISSINNO grease band, 5 m × 5 cm

Rank 3

SWISSINNO SWISSINNO grease band, 5 m × 5 cm
7.5/10about £12.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What best means in this set
  2. 2.Defenders as the top pick
  3. 3.Provanto Boltac as the better spend
  4. 4.Who should skip both rolls

What best means in this set

The score is a shelf method, not a laboratory trial, and four weights add up to 100. Listing fit is 35, for a length that matches the bullet, a stated width, and string or wire in the pack. Amazon evidence is 30, from the amazon.co.uk star rating, reduced when the count is small. Review outcome is 20 and value is 15: UK texts about insects stopped on a fruit tree, then pounds against the stated metres. A pesticide-free line or a green colour is not scored as a measured result. Defenders scores 84 and is the top pick. Provanto Boltac scores 82 and is the better spend, not a moth count.

Defenders as the top pick

Defenders suits one or two young fruit trees when you want the width and the string printed before you order. The bullet says about 1.75 m by 10 cm, with string, and the 19 October 2026 scrape was £6.94. The rating was 4.2 from 2,255. UK reviews describe ants stopped on apple and on plum. The title says 1.7 m and the bullet says 1.75 m.
Provanto Provanto Boltac grease band, 5 m

Testsieger

Provanto Provanto Boltac grease band, 5 m
8.2/10about £5.95
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Provanto Boltac as the better spend

Provanto Boltac is the roll when several slim trunks need stated metres more than a printed width. It is 5 m with wire, £5.95 in the scrape, about £1.19 a stated metre, the lowest in this set, rated 4.3 from 425. The width is not printed, so you cannot match the sticky area to Defenders' 10 cm before it arrives. UK reviews describe ants stopped. The same notes describe a bird stuck and a woodpecker stuck. The Royal Horticultural Society wants a glue that cannot hold a bird, bat or mouse, and a lower price does not meet that test. If a bird is on the glue, get help rather than buying a wider band. Use it on young, smooth trunks if you accept a blank width and will keep debris off the glue. Fitting height and the stake are on the how to fit a grease band page, and the winter-moth question is on the grease bands for winter moth page.

Who should skip both rolls

Skip both if the bark is cracked. The Society prefers grease worked into fissures, and this set contains only ready paper bands. SWISSINNO reviews keep coming back to rough bark, so a strip that lifts off ridges is the wrong tool either way. Skip both for codling moth or plum moth. Those females fly, so the band never meets them on the trunk. A longer roll does not close that gap. Measure girth, width and string first on the grease band buying guide. Pass on the rest without building a second table.

Common questions

Which grease band is the top pick in this set?
Defenders is the top pick, with about 1.75 m by 10 cm and string in the bullet, a £6.94 scrape price, and UK reviews of ants stopped on apple and plum. It scores 84. The short roll, the 1.7 m title against the 1.75 m bullet, and dust or rain are the limits.
Which roll is the better spend for several trees?
Provanto Boltac, when you need stated metres. Five metres at £5.95 is about £1.19 a metre, with wire, and it scores 82. The width is missing. Two UK reviews describe a bird and a woodpecker stuck, so it suits slim, smooth trunks and not a job that needs a printed 10 cm band.
Why is the PIC roll not first?
PIC shows 4.2 from 4,993 reviews at £7.99 for 5 m, and it scores 73. Four UK texts, no stated width, and one note that ants walked over hold it back. A field marked electric is not part of the band. The count is a shop total, not a moth trial.
Is SWISSINNO worth £12.99?
Not beside these two picks. It is 5 m by 5 cm, half the Defenders width, with no string, and it scores 75 from 4.2 and 1,579 reviews. Rough bark and a mention of a cat sit against that price.
Should I skip the £13.99 pafnisoin roll?
Yes in this set. The title says 10 m and the bullet says 5 m, and it shares 4.0 from 162 reviews and the images with the 25 cm by 3 m roll at £6.99. The £13.99 listing scores 50 because the two lengths fight.
Does the top pick mean a bird will not stick?
No. Best here is a clearer specification and reviews about ants, not a glue proved safe for birds. The Royal Horticultural Society wants a barrier that cannot hold a bird, bat or mouse. Provanto's notes include a bird and a woodpecker.
Are these scores from a lab?
No. They come from amazon.co.uk listings and UK review notes dated 19 October 2026. No file here counts moths on a trial plot. The Royal Horticultural Society describes the job and does not score these listings. A star total is not a trial.

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Sources

Public UK sources for timing, bark and wildlife, plus the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Shelf prices read 19 October 2026. Updated 22.10.2026.

  1. RHS, grease bands and tree barrier glues (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  2. RHS, winter moth caterpillars (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  3. BBC Gardeners' World, how to deal with winter moths (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  4. Garden World, fruit tree grease (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  5. Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  6. Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024, section 1 (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  7. Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, section 5 (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  8. Ashridge Trees, how to apply grease bands (retrieved 19.10.2026)