Problems with Frontline Flea Control
brunswickcounty
18 years ago
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Has anyone used diatomaceous earth for flea control?
Comments (5)There are MULTIPLE types of DE... most of what you will find at large box stores are for swimming pools. I have used Horticultural Grade DE within the house with great success for our two cats. At that time, they only had access to the Great Outdoors via a catdoor onto our balcony. You might think that would have kept them flea proof, but I have had fleas make their way up to that balcony using bougainvilla bushes. We had a Terrible Year for fleas, and I actually quit using the balcony that year! When I put down DE, I use a breathing MASK, not just a cup that places over nose and mouth. This mask looks like an alien snout or somesuch, and has two changeable cartriges on each side. I also used goggles, rubber gloves, and mechanics coveralls. The goggles I started using when I found that the DE was scratching my eye surface, leaving it irritated and rawish. I also kept the cats confined to another part of the house, when doing this. I never let them into that area until I was done with all the vacuuming up after. I sprinkled it around, using a shaker cannister from some other product. You can make your own punching nails through a coffee can, or placing a spice shaker top onto a container that it fits. Tape can be used here, too. I think I taped a spice top onto a Cyrstal Light tube container. I beat the powder into the carpet sometimes using the beater bar of my vacuum, or using a swifer pad with no duster on it. I just beat it in like I was tamping ground. Left it set for about two hours, then vacuumed everything up (once again, wearing all my gear). Not all of the powder will vacuum up, the first time, or the next several times, but this also helps keep the flea population non-existant. After the first application, and once the powder had settled out of the air, I never bothered to suit up again to vacuum, as the powder never stirred up from the carpet in large amounts again. My carpet was already old, but I never noticed further damage, or discoloration from using the HG DE on it, or in the house. If you are willing to take these types of precautions, you should be Just Fine. Remember, this stuff is NOTHING to play around with, or at. Take plenty of precautions, use the type best suited for your application, and like my experience, you could be flea free for up to 18 months....See MoreDo I need to do something to control flea beetles?
Comments (4)jayco, I respectfully disagree with Dave. Flea beetles are a pest that need attention; like any other invader, they will continue to multiply in an exponential manner. I am in zone 5, specifically in the front range region of Colorado. We had heavy rain in May, which put a damper on early insect activity, however June has been HOT, so the flea beetle population has exploded. I help at least 6 people per day with flea beetle infestations on their beloved vegetable gardens (infestations often characterized and diagnosed by the pin-holes in the leaves---almost like they got shot with a little shotgun--- and this particular critter tends to focus on one species of plant until they thoroughly and collectively contribute to its demise, and then they move on to the next most adjacent (and tasty) species they can find. Keep an eye on them. If there are any increased signs of damage, treat the leaves with something. I would recommend an organic solution, like spinosad A or D, OR Neem oil blended pyrethrins (be careful with neem oil during the heat of the day---b/c it is an oil, it has a magnifying effect, and could burn foliage like a magnifying glass- I would recommend applying such a product during the evening hours, especially when flea beetles are prevalent. Good luck! If you use something safer (less synthetically-based) expect to make at least a couple of applications, a few days apart, to make the invaders retreat for good! Harlow...See MoreHardwood Floors & Flea Control?
Comments (3)Do you use Advantage or Frontline on your pets? Do you have fleas get in your house via another avenue besides your pets?...See MoreFlea problem
Comments (7)I would bet that the number of fleas has reduced. You probably need to use Frontline several months in a row, or more, in order to get ahead of hatching eggs. Where did you get the frontline? Some of the online types of frontline are not as effective as others... Each flea hatch should get smaller and smaller. You may want to flea bomb the house. How bad are your animals scratching? If its really bad, if you have one thats allergic to fleas, then I probably would treat the house. If its not real bad, then I probably would postpone the house treatment and give the frontline a chance to work over several applications. Treating the house is pretty cumbersome, you and your pets have to stay out of the house during and after the treatment. Its fairly toxic and I wouldn't use it if you have birds. I remember the old days before frontline, where we had to flea dip the dog and treat the house, every few years or so......See Moreraul_in_mexico
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