very mild winter.and fleas..

[jimLE]

this last winter we had,was very mild this time.even for us here,it was very mild..and because of that.the fleas are extremely bad this year.they're even getting onto me..so i've started spraying the yard with triazicide insecticide.and yes.i gotta get more of it.i even had to get some foggers,and fumigate the house,when i went camping..anyone else having flea issue's?

 

[Brent S]

this last winter we had,was very mild this time.even for us here,it was very mild..and because of that.the fleas are extremely bad this year.they're even getting onto me..so i've started spraying the yard with triazicide insecticide.and yes.i gotta get more of it.i even had to get some foggers,and fumigate the house,when i went camping..anyone else having flea issue's?

I pulled a tick off my neck this morning. I'm about to go on amazon and order some advantage for all the dogs in just a minute here. I've tried everything else, and know this stuff works at least. As far as the yard, we'll, I'm on 2.5 acres and most of it is planted with edibles so I don't like putting out poisons. I agree we will all see a bad season in the south. I think mosquitoes spread more diseases than fleas and ticks, but don't particularly like any of them.

 

[Maverick]

Borax soap Jim, they call it borax detergent booster today, I use it for everything including flea control and probably a lot cheaper than sprays bombs chemical crap. sprinkle around the house, sprinkle on the carpet let set 24hrs then vacuum

 

[Maverick]

putting around the house will keep the mice away kills weeds too!

 

[user 6493]

the bugs are going to be horrible this year

 

[user 6493]

I pulled a tick off my neck this morning. I'm about to go on amazon and order some advantage for all the dogs in just a minute here. I've tried everything else, and know this stuff works at least. As far as the yard, we'll, I'm on 2.5 acres and most of it is planted with edibles so I don't like putting out poisons. I agree we will all see a bad season in the south. I think mosquitoes spread more diseases than fleas and ticks, but don't particularly like any of them.

frontline spray online 250 mil bottle under $40 delivered to your door

 

[SheilaT.]

I started dosing my Cat this week too. I use Advocate as it controls most common internal parasites as well. It's convenient and a heck of a lot easier then trying to wrangle 8kg of pizzed off Cat into submission to take a pill.

 

[Brent S]

frontline spray online 250 mil bottle under $40 delivered to your door

I didn't even know about the spray. I did order the advantage drops anyways. At least when they pu pests from the yard they don't stay on them.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I use Nexgard for flea and tick control for my dog. It's a small cube and he loves it. It's a little pricey but he's never had a flea or tick yet.

 

[jimLE]

i dont remember what their called.but i get the cube shaped pill for fleas,from the vet.in which they seem to work..and both dogs seem to like them..

 

[user 6493]

revolution ,,,,,,it is a bit pricey but look at what it can do


Revolution is a systemically acting, broad-spectrum parasiticide that has a well defined safety profile combined with excellent efficacy to help protect your dog against a wide variety of parasites. Revolution enters the bloodstream through the skin. Concentrations of Revolution in the blood and tissues prevent heartworm disease and prevent and treat roundworm and hookworm infections. Revolution selectively redistributes from the blood to the skin and other tissues, where it provides protection against fleas, flea eggs, and ear mites and American dog tick infestations in dogs

 

[user 6493]

I didn't even know about the spray. I did order the advantage drops anyways. At least when they pu pests from the yard they don't stay on them.

I ordered the spray this morning,,,I will let you know how it does

 

[Brent S]

Well, I traumatized both of the outside dogs by bringing them in and bathing them down with flea shampoo this morning. I don't really think the flea shampoo does squat, but they were pretty grungy anyways. The bad thing about the drops applied to their back is if you bathe them some of it comes off. (It says you can bathe them after a few days, but its a lie!) So I got them ready for when amazon delivers the stuff. Neither one completely trusts me just yet!

 

[user 6493]

well I had a beagle get out today,if he would come home on his own this would not be a problem,,,,but,,,Billy will stay out for weeks if I don't catch up to him pronto ..well there are lots of rabbits around so it's just a matter of time until he gives away his location,I run him down catch him,,,,, covered in ticks,,,,,, I strip on the porch and hit the shower there is no telling how many went down the drain

if I could do away with one bug never to be seen again,,,,,it would be the dad gum TICK

 

[jeager]

Fleas and ticks are bad here also.

Here is N.E. Ohio and our winter was quite mild.
Good for wild game survival rates I suppose but way to easy on bugs.

The worse winter I can recall was in about 1968/69.
We got smacked with a snowstorm that dropped 2 feet of fresh snow in under 20 hours.
That might not seem too awful to those used to a lot of snow but Ohio isn't.
The equipment and man power available just isn't up to dealing with that much snow that quickly.
In my area of Ohio we called out the National Guard using military trucks and a
couple a.c.p.'s to make emergency runs like taking sick/injured to the E.R.
and getting essential people to work.
Doctors and nurses were a priority as were police and fire.

 

[Brent S]

Fleas and ticks are bad here also.

Here is N.E. Ohio and our winter was quite mild.
Good for wild game survival rates I suppose but way to easy on bugs.

The worse winter I can recall was in about 1968/69.
We got smacked with a snowstorm that dropped 2 feet of fresh snow in under 20 hours.
That might not seem too awful to those used to a lot of snow but Ohio isn't.
The equipment and man power available just isn't up to dealing with that much snow that quickly.
In my area of Ohio we called out the National Guard using military trucks and a
couple a.c.p.'s to make emergency runs like taking sick/injured to the E.R.
and getting essential people to work.
Doctors and nurses were a priority as were police and fire.

We have an emergency here when 4" of snow falls!

 

[Maverick]

We have an emergency here when 4" of snow falls!

Your comment kind of reminded me of this cartoon

 

[WGregMiller]

putting around the house will keep the mice away kills weeds too!

I've been buying borate - the uncut version

We even used it when we built the garage instead of regular termite spray.

Works like a charm!

 

[jeager]

Well please post a link and 'splain what the stuff is.

 

[Brent S]

I've been buying borate - the uncut version

We even used it when we built the garage instead of regular termite spray.

Works like a charm!

I sprinkled it in the wall space before putting up Sheetrock in my last house in Fla. It's kind of gruesome when you read how it works, not that I have a lot of sympathy for bugs taking up residence in my house.....

 

[WGregMiller]

Well please post a link and 'splain what the stuff is.

http://www.pestproducts.com/borate.htm#Boric

There is more than one form of borate. Some of the stuff on the link points to Bora-Care, which is a natural termite killer. We used that on the garage - mixed with HOT water (so it would stay in the solution) and sprayed 6 feet up from the bottom of the wall. Some of the links on that page point to borate used for inside your home, some outside. Kills lotsa stuff.

But not people...

 

[Maverick]

Well please post a link and 'splain what the stuff is.

Borax/borate is sodium borate.

Uncut borate is a little harder to come by, you can get borate powder about anywhere but borax is easier to get and cheaper, borate can be expensive depending on the supplier.

 

[DrHenley]

I've known about using boric acid in the kitchen for cockroaches and ants for decades. For roaches, my old standby is "Harris Famous Roach Tablets" which are 40% boric acid.

 

[Dani]

Dawn dish detergent works better than flea shampoos and cheaper. Also keep a spray bottle of water with a few drops of Dawn to spray dogs regularly. Works pretty good if not on the meds.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I've been buying borate - the uncut version

We even used it when we built the garage instead of regular termite spray.

Works like a charm!

I'll have to try some. The carpenter ants are starting to come out now. They aren't flying yet, but they soon will be.

 

[Maverick]

Borate has been used on food for a 100 years and was used as a food preserver during WWII though I think most western countries don't use it any longer as an protection sceme or preserver, borate turns into boric acid when ingested (in very small quantities) and still used in some countries as medicinal purposes (digestive) though I really wouldn't use it as a food preserver or medicinal use but as an pesticide and weed killer it's perhaps one of the safest products to use though not recommended for nice green lawns given too much would have the same reaction as putting baking soda on the lawns, too much would drain the life out of the grass for the whole season.

 

[user 7704]

I quit using the on skin type flea and tick meds because they don't work here. The vet said that they had become immune the the meds and I was wasting my $. So I'm using natural crappie like oil of camphor, peppermint oil, etc. I also use lots of baby powder to smother them. There is a spray olive oil that is in the ethnic hair section at dollar general stores. It smothers them and eases the itchy skin. It does get on fabrics though.