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Flea meds
On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:42:09 -0500, buglady
wrote: On 1/31/2015 3:05 PM, Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:48:24 -0500, buglady wrote: .....borax or Fleabusters. Is the floor of the basement dirt or concrete? If concrete you could try dehumidifier also. Really, BL, if you have a bad flea infestation, over-the-counter products ain't going to cut the mustard. ..............Fleabusters can be applied by professionals and used to be only available through pest control people. My neighbor called an exterminator and they used an IGR spray, which you can buy over the counter. Neither of these products kills instantly, unless they've juiced up the IGR with permethrins or pyrethrins, neither of which are good for cats, but people who ignored fleas for months want instant results I guess. Personally I'm not fond of dust with either diatomaceous earth or borax, so I use an IGR, which lasts for months. A box of 10 bottles of Precor is 50 bucks. Nygar is resistant to breakdown by sunlight, Precor is not. Over the counter does not mean second rate. http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/fleas-c-24.html Not at all, but you have to know what to ask for and the right place to get it. Where I live, they will sell you baking soda and swear it's the right stuff. Cheers! -- |
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Flea meds
"Super Man" wrote in message ... What kind of flea meds work great and are safe to use on cats Stronghold. It does off fleas, worms and earmites. It's a spot on. Boyfie gets it now and again (not monthly as recommended by a vet) He's never had worms or earmites and fleas are not a problem because my house is too cold in the winter for them to live. It was 2C in my bathroom today. I do it every six months, just in case he got worms from his prey. It's probably not necessary. |
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Flea meds
Super Man wrote:
What kind of flea meds work great and are safe to use on cats The reason they are coming from your basement is because they thrive in humidity. As "buglady" suggested, you should use a dehumidifier. A dehumidifier helps in more than one way. But most importantly, it nukes fleas. Buy an inexpensive humidity meter (or two if you want confirmation) and keep the humidity below 50%. Then fleas cannot reproduce. No chemicals. Also helps reduce mold. Probably helps in other ways especially in a very humid basement. If you cannot cut off fleas coming from the basement, you must dehumidify that area too. The idea is to make sure no fleas can reproduce and the only fleas that ever get on your cats are the few that might make it into your home from outside. Any newcomers only last for a maximum of three weeks, then they are gone. |
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