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05-18-2011, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Texas
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Fleas!
I live in Texas and it's very hot and humid, especially in the summer, and I think it's flea season or something.
 So I was looking for some tips on how to get rid of them in my yard and on my dogs before it becomes a really bad problem.
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05-18-2011, 04:15 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: San Antonio, TX.
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I also live in Texas, and you are right, so I started to treat my yards, bath n and always keep my GSD inside other than to go play and excercise, and took him to the vet for his monthly flea pill. Anytime we come back from the dog park, I bath him just to be safe.
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05-18-2011, 04:19 PM
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Location: SW, MI
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food grade DIATOMACEOUS earth is a good way to control fleas. It won't harm pets or people.
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05-18-2011, 04:37 PM
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Also looking into beneficial nematodes. |
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05-18-2011, 05:49 PM
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Frontline Plus works great for my dogs. I have never found a flea on them.
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05-18-2011, 06:03 PM
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We are having a bad year for fleas. They say it's because of the lack of rain. I use a montly topical treatment and so far I'm doing ok. I haven't treated the yard, but will if I notice them.
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05-18-2011, 06:23 PM
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I'm having a first hand experience with DE (food grade) right now. It's a very fine powder so a little will go a long way. And inexpensive! You can sprinkle it your carpets and even directly on your pets. Totally non-toxic and some people eat it directly for health benefits - all of us eat it indirectly in our grains as it's used to keep worms out of the stored grains.
The 2nd link below talks about how the industry likes us to panic when we find fleas so we spend lots of money. Very interesting scenerio about flea reproduction too (not as bad as you might think!). Diatomaceous Earth (food grade): Bug Killer You Can Eat! Die Fleas! Die! Die! Die! Freaky Cheap Flea Control |
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And I wish I could keep them inside all day but I can't because my mom doesn't like dogs so she doesn't want them inside at night. 
