Comments on: Low Cost Flea Control

By: GREENBACK

GREENBACK — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:52:38 +0000

I wash my dogs with regular Dawn dish soap when they get fleas. Very effective and cheap. I’ve done this for years with no adverse reactions.

By: maestro

maestro — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:51:20 +0000

If you do decide to use your vacuum, you can try putting a flea collar in the vacuum cleaner bag. This should help kill fleas and larva that have been vacuumed up.

Hope that helps.

By: viola woolcott

viola woolcott — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:32:04 +0000

I live in the woods, needless to say that fleas and ticks are my biggest ‘worry’ for the coming spring and summer as I do not use chemicals on my dog. Last year I used Lavendar and water spray and I added rosemary twigs to his bedding. Also brushing twice daily and of course garlic in his dinner. I will do the same again this summer.

By: James

James — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:31:12 +0000

Excellent advice!

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Health Canada are currently investigating topical spot-on flea and tick treatments due to a sharp increase in reported adverse incidents. Over 44,000 adverse incidents were reported to the U.S. EPA in 2008 (a 53% increase over incidents reported in 2007). These products also pose significant health risks to children who are exposed to treated pets.

For more information on the EPA’s investigation of spot-on products, got to:

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/flea-tick-control.html

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:34:59 +0000

Please god do NOT suck up fleas or any other kind of bugs in your vacuum unless you intend to throw it away immediately. I used to fix vacuums, and we used to get ridiculous amounts of vacuums INFESTED with bugs.

FYI, we refused to fix them so keep your vac clean.

By: Pat Merritt

Pat Merritt — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:31:56 +0000

Or you can move to a desert. Where I live we have no fleas just earthquakes. Of course we have ticks to worry about, but they only have fleas in the high desert (62 feet below sea level and no fleas).