Keeping Those Fleas Away

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Just ordered some Termidor w/out liscense. Must have one to apply, not purchase.

 

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I have tried Frontline/Fipronil.

It didn't work as well as Advantage/Imidicloprid.

Just my experience.

 

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wow thanks will do .. i will lookit up tonight....tx

 

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the sites i saw it said no virginia purchase
i live in virginia
funny but i can buy frontline and its the same
but not allowed to buy the termidor product
that site i dont remember asked for the license
and state of the individual purchaser
however.. im sure it can be found and purchased
just my first trys have not been successful
i do the care of my dogs myself .. shots included
my vet knows i do this
i use the vet when needed
i can use this product as safely as the frontline i buy
at the local farm market
just wierd in my head that its available to use on dogs
and cats but not to buy for bugs in my state
oh well maybe i give it a real good shot tomorrow so
my babies can stay free of fleas too
thanx yall .. wealth of info as usuall

 

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I use Ivomec injection for fleas & ticks, And also for Worming

 

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I had to keep fleas and flys away. I use Permithrin in the yard, along with sulfur pellets. And on the dogs I was using a mix of 1/3 water, 1/3 pinesol/ 1/3 vinegar, and it worked well. But not so much for the flies. So the feed store had flys off liquid and i put it on. Man it worked great. The permithrin works for the flys as well. The guy that runs the feed store researched it and they actually use the natural version of it, because it comes from a plant.... in water sources in africa to kill off all the nasty stuff in the water. So you can also dip your dogs in it as well. I also spray malathion every once in a while to switch it up. But you have to spray every two weeks for like 2 months due to the cycle of the eggs. They lay them and then leave, so you have to break the cycle. Tractor supplies and feed stores have been my bestfriend in taking care of my pups.

 

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This is the first year in a long time I have had the amount of fleas I have in my yard. In the past I started out the season with Frontline plus & follwed up with garlic everday. While waiting for my shipment of Frontline I rememberd I had some Diatomaceous Earth. Safe, 100% natural way to kill fleas on dogs & in yards. It is not a chemical & not harmful to anything but bugs. Kills flies, ticks, ants Can also be fed for parasite control. Takes about 24-72 hours for fleas to completely die but is starts to work immediatly, I just put some on my dogs & I watched the fleas fall off of them and start to die. It is safe for human contact & the dogs can lick their fur with no worries. Like I said it can also be used in their food to control worms. AND it is cheap!! I ordered mine from this company but there are other places to buy it. Just make sure it is FOOD GRADE Diatomaceous Earth, not the kind made for swimming pools!!

http://www.dirtworks.net/Diatomaceous-Earth.html?gclid=CPvW6_y33IkCFR1EWAod2imFKA

 

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This is the first time I've ever had a problem with fleas here and they are getting pretty bad. But I'm also having a huge problem with FLIES and spiders every where. I'm gonna try some of the things mentioned but for now I've been spraying EVERYTHING down with bleach, flea shampoo, and a little water. I added the flea shampoo in there just because it was sitting there when I filled the sprayer but it seems like it did alot of good. Boudreaux was just full of fleas so I had to give him a good soaking with flea shampoo and he wasnt too happy about it...

But I'm definately gonna use some of the advice on here and hope to get rid of the bastards...

 

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The use of Permethrin 10% is a potent and effective way of ridding the yard and dogs of flea's. This can be purchased at local feed stores and online for local use in and around the house. Permethrin is highly poisonous so mixing exactly the way the directions tell you is very important. You can mix with water or baby oil. Baby oil is more effective on the dogs because it allow's the Permethrin to adhere to applied area and the rain can't just wash it off after you spray 15 dogs. By the way, this will save you some money and does the job you set out to do.

Use as a dip or spray by mixing 99 parts water or baby oil to 1 parts Permethrin. I use 20 ounce (591)ml baby oil so about 5 1/2 ml of permethrin will be the mixture for you. Just use simple numbers to round it off to and you will kick some flea ass around your house. Once your done with the dip or spray don't discard! Go ahead and spray around the house for other bugs. This mixture is great for killing fire ants like it's cool and if you live in the south like me and a few others on this site, killing them bastards is a blessing. Hope this helps, Slick

 

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BTW, the termidor and frontline difference is that the frontline also has a ....egr(sp?) Its the stuff that breaks the life cycle of the flea. But if you buy some of that stuff, and mix it with termidor, use it very sparingly, as it will remove hair from your dogs and you'll think they are having hot spots. Best thing for the yard is peremetheroid. You cannot get it without a liscense, but if you have a buddy who sprays crops of something, about 75 buck will last you a lifetime. But when you spray the houses and yard, you'll have to have the dogs moved for about 3 days, or it'll be nothing nice. I have a barrel with a lid mixed up with some stuff that'll kill anything but the dog in 60 seconds, then I chain them on the other side of the property, then I gear up (cause you dont want this chemical on you) and spray the area. You dont even have to soak the area, just wet it a little, and it'll kill them nasty things.

About the spiders. Let them stay. If you are having spiders, it is cause they are feeding on allot of flying mosquitos and flies. BTW, if you are having bad flies, you need to keep the yard cleaner. I have a friend down the road who has an infestation with flies, I have none. Guess what the difference is. That's right. My yard is clean, his is not.

 

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pure pine-oil mixed with water spray on dog and bedding havent had a problem with fleas on the yard in a while. mix dawn and the pine oil to bath dog in and spray the yard andd bedding with the water and pine oil mixture.good luck

 

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I worked as an exterminator. If you want to get the fleas,ants,spiders,ticks,roaches and anything else with 6 or more legs out of your yard call your local pest control and ask how much it would be to get a yard spray done. They will probly give you a package deal for inside the house and outdoor yard spray for $50.00 every three months or so. Maybe a little more for the first visit. Get them to throw in a free termite inspection of the house. The products they use are perfectly safe to use on dog houses, runs, kennels and bedding areas. Make sure they use a knock down mixed with a growth inhibitor. If you can get them to spray Termidor outside you won't have bugs in the yard for years. Check into it. It's not as expensive as you think and you can keep your grass.

 

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How heavy would a man need to mix the termidor, and would the yard need to be soaked to the bone, or just misted?

 

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It would depend on what you got ahold of. Termidor comes in a variety of forms and strenths. Best I can tell you is rule #1, follow the label instructions. You don't need to soak down with it, just a good mist. If you mow the grass first you will have a better chance of killing hatching fleas. Vibration make the eggs hatch. If you spray in the house(which I wouldn't advise with Termador) make sure to stomp your feet. It encourages flea eggs to hatch.

 

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well god info on fleas but how about bot flys i remember years ago my dad used used motor oil but i dont think i want to on a white dog lol. does anybody have a idea?

 

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garlic keeps fles away thats wot i use

 

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We used to use this stuff on beef cattle in Alberta you sprayed it on the backs, out of an IV bottle and it was for worms and nuisance insects in general i believe, but not sure if its okay on dogs maybe some of the others on here know what its called?:confused:

**But it was good for flies Too! I gave half or a calf's dose, just to be safe.

 

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You can also buy a product called Premise 2, which is 21.4% imidacloprid, for $74.95 for 240 ml.

http://www.epestsupply.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=BAYERPREMISE

Premise 2 Dosage

1.00 ml does 30 lbs of dog.
1.50 ml does 45 lbs of dog.
2.00 ml does 60 lbs of dog.

you should beable to treat 120 60lb dogs for $74.95.

 

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Ivermeck or ibermeck? not sure

 

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I think the best thing to use is gasoline, nothing else seems to work here :mad: