SPLAT Verb is an environmentally friendly repellent that provides sustained and controlled release of the verbenone anti-aggregation pheromone to repel Mountain Pine Beetles. By applying SPLAT Verb to a healthy and un-infested tree, host-seeking Mountain Pine Beetles will identify a tree as an undesirable host and leave it unharmed.
SPLAT Verbenone is the newest application method for verbenone. Contained in a caulking-tube-style applicator, it is applied to a tree in (silver-dollar-sized) blobs of repellent paste. The biologically active quantities of verbenone are released from the paste globs over a period of 90 - 120 days (depending on the weather), and beetles stay away. In most cases, this is enough to provide protection for an entire MPB flight season.
The new paste eliminates the need for a hammer, nails or pouches that are visible and/or must be removed each season. It is water soluble, so if any gets onto your hands (unlikely), it will rinse off with just a little dish soap and water.
It also allows the verbenone to be available on all sides of a tree for wind and sun optimization.