For
control of flies so common around livestock and of fleas on your dogs, there
are now natural predators available specific to each.
One
supplier of fly and flea predators is
Spalding
Laboratories
888.562.4241
760 Printz Road
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
www.spalding-labs.com
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1 Unique
Insect Control
5504 Sperry
Drive
Citrus Heights, CA 95621
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Phone |
(916) 961-7945 |
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FAX |
(916) 967-7082 |
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E-mail |
Jerry
Stoner and Nancy Mandeville claim the
fly predators have been very effective on their ranch.
I
put ointment on the tips of the dog’s ears to prevent fly bites. Either FlysoffTM or SwatTM
work well.
Both
come in classic pink or newer neutral.
These 2 products also work on maggots in woulds.
Look
in the horse potions section of your local feed store.
FLEAS
I
don’t presently have a flea problem, but years ago I thought them
unstoppable. What did establish
control for me was:
Simultaneous
dog, home, car, and yard treatment. You
must hit all four. And you must reapply
on a regular basis.
Dog
– I used to use Zodiac TM dog spray with pyrethrins and Precor TM. I was always checked the label carefully,
because
Zodiac
made different sprays and not all of them had Precor.
Although
it worked real well, I have switched to
the more recently developed shoulder applicated control.
This mode is shown to be much more effective
than sprays.
I
use Biospot TM because it controls a wider range of pests than some
of the other brands, including ticks and mosquitoes.
Home
& Car – I spray with insecticide plus Precor TM (Insect Growth
Regulator). I hit rugs (including
bathmats and dog beds) and all the furniture.
I
turn the furniture over and get their under sides as well as the floor beneath
them. I pull out the cushions and spray all sides and the matching couch
arts.
I
get behind and under curtains.
This
is very important as fleas actually spend most of their off dog time underneath
things, not out in the open.
Yard
– I used granular Diazinon in the past.
As I currently don’t have a problem, I am not presently treating the
yard.
(But
I do continue with house, car, and dog as my dogs do leave the property a lot.
Herding trials aren’t too bad for fleas, but herding in big fields can have
ticks.
Big
dog conformation shows tend to be real bad for fleas.)
If I were to have to yard treat now, I would
probably try the flea predators instead of the Diazinon.
MOSQUITOS
Mosquito
fish work well in ponds.
For
water troughs and pools you will dump on occasion, use Bacillus thuringiensis (”BT”) variety isrealensis
(once also called variety sandiegoensis) . This is a bacterium that kills
larval mosquitoes (and black flies) and is safe to put in livestock water.
http://www.mosquito-zapper.com/briquets.htm
http://store.arbico-organics.com/
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