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Pets with flea sensitivity will not respond to therapy if it does not include environmental control. If pets spend 90% of their time outdoors, focus your flea-control efforts on the outdoors, but include general indoor flea and tick control.
What, where and how to clean:
- remove leaf litter, lumber, and yard waste.
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What to use:
- Sprays: Virbac Yard Spray Concentrate
contains a pyrethroid for rapid knock down of fleas and ticks. It comes with a sprayer, easily attaching to a hose to cover 6000 sq feet of yard and kennel. Or, it can be diluted and applied with a watering can.
- Beneficial nematodes:
Nematodes, ( Steinernema carpocapsae), have a limited area and season of usefulness because they are killed by temperatures above 95 F or below 45 F. Within their operating range, they can be quite effective.
- Desiccants:
Diatomaceous earth, silica gel, and sodium borate are desiccants, which means they pull water from the flea (egg, adult, and pupa) so that it dries up and dies. Desiccants do not harm dogs, cats, humans, or other mammals.
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- pet’s sleeping, including dog house, kennels, garages and carports
- moist, shaded areas, gardens, shrubs, mulched areas, under decks
To control a serious flea infestation, repeat treatment every 2-3 weeks for at least 6 weeks. Once the fleas are under control, maintenance requires treatment every 4-6 weeks thereafter. At the same time you’re treating the house and yard, use Frontline flea treatment or Advantage flea treatment on the pet. |
Attention to the yard is crucial if the climate is warm, especially if it is warm year round.
| Flea Products for the Yard |
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Main Ingredients |
Where to Use |
Use, Coverage & Application Frequency |
Benefit & Potential Harm |
| Virbac Yard Spray Concentrate |
Esfenvalerate
Synthetic
pyrethroid(Residual action insecticide) |
Outdoor use on yards and kennels
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Sprayer provided Distribute product with hose attached to sprayer Treats 6000 sq feet Reapply at 1-2 week intervals |
Kills fleas and ticks Toxic to birds, fish, bees, animals |
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The articles here were answered by a variety of pharmacists and veterinarians
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Scratching
Chewing
Head shaking
Gnawing
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Pets with flea allergies don’t improve unless fleas are removed from the home and yard. |
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Pets living outdoors
Pets living in untreated areas |
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