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Okay you folks in the North...I'm traveling to northern Minnesota in a few weeks with the dogs for a camping vacation--hiking, boating, etc.
I'm reading online about "Black Flies" up there--which is something I've never encountered in my part of the country.
So what are they? And what do I do to repel them? I'm comfortable squirting myself with whatever I need to to keep bugs off me---but I'm leery about insecticides on the dogs, especially after reading that awful account of the dog that died from flea shampoo.
I do use a monthly topical on them (BioSpot) that seems to work on the innocuous fleas/ticks/etc. that my dogs might encounter here. But I don't know if that will work on Black Flies...or if I should/could combine it with other products?
So what's the deal with these "Black Flies" I keep reading about in the northern wilderness? Do I need to do anything to protect the dogs from them when we're there?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I'm reading online about "Black Flies" up there--which is something I've never encountered in my part of the country.
So what are they? And what do I do to repel them? I'm comfortable squirting myself with whatever I need to to keep bugs off me---but I'm leery about insecticides on the dogs, especially after reading that awful account of the dog that died from flea shampoo.
I do use a monthly topical on them (BioSpot) that seems to work on the innocuous fleas/ticks/etc. that my dogs might encounter here. But I don't know if that will work on Black Flies...or if I should/could combine it with other products?
So what's the deal with these "Black Flies" I keep reading about in the northern wilderness? Do I need to do anything to protect the dogs from them when we're there?
Thanks in advance for any advice.