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Do It Yourself Biting Insect Control, Inside and Out

or "How to live in Arkansas as if you were in Chicago!"

If you have lived in Arkansas for one full set of seasons, you have probably realized that you are;

1) living in a semi-tropical Gulf climate with ten months or more of warm weather

2) coexisting with insects who also find this weather very pleasant for reproduction

3) understanding that your friends (dogs and cats), and you under certain conditions,

are very attractive as snacks for many varieties of insects here.

So with that in mind I am going to give you my personal home routine for coexisting with the various biting hordes of insects in Arkansas. I have lived for the past fifteen years in both North East and South Central Arkansas, in both Delta and Mountain locations. This information works in both areas. I put Frontline on both my dog and cat friends every month of the year. My dog goes in and out and can bring ticks in, so I don’t use Advantage, because it only gets fleas. The months of November through the end of January are not tick months here although you may see an occasional one. So I consider those three months by the label on the Frontline as a time to save a little money or I use Advantage.

During the warm months I spread (broadcast) flea and tick granules in the areas most used by my outside pets every two weeks. I use only Dichlorvos as Diazanon doesn’t seem to be as effective in my experience in my locations . These granules come from the same manufacturer under many labels so the cheapest is as good as the most expensive. I do not cover the entire yard. I “band” the yard for three feet in from the fence around the entire yard and along the foundation of the house . I always treat all the way around the foundation of my house for about three feet out from the foundation to keep the ants and other critters from entering the house. I also spread some of the granules in front of the doorways to the house to discourage the fleas from jumping into the house when the doors are opened. I treat the inside of the house with a residual spray containing Permethrin or Tetramethrin around the baseboards in each room and the kitchen once a month . Catches the mother fleas before they produce any baby fleas. The permethrin type of sprays are the best we have at this point, in my opinion. Remember that these treatments kill all insects that come in contact with them.

If your house becomes infested and you want to do it yourself, the packs of household foggers work well if you do the following:

1) open all of the doors in your house to every closet, room and cabinet.

2) Tilt the couch pillows down and pull back or strip your bedspreads.

3) Set the foggers on chairs in open areas, such as a hallway, so that the fog will reach into all of the rooms.

4) Remember that fleas don’t obey your house rules about which rooms they will enter. So treat them all.

5) turn up your thermostat or turn off your air conditioner so that it will not come on during the fogging period and pull all of the fog out of your house.

6) Change vacuum bags monthly to prevent flea larva that you vacuum from hatching. This is not as frequent as their hatching period but will do if you fog , treat your house, and use Frontline on your friends.

Some friendly hints: Flea dips only last three days at full strength in Arkansas on the dog or cat no matter who says what about that. Flea sprays only last three days maximum, in my experience . Flea collars are for a high rise apartment in Chicago! Yeast is for baking bread!

Remember that we spend all of our lives seeking friends, spouses, and family for unconditional love, when they have been sitting on our laps or at our feet all the time! Give your pets a hug for me!

DR. BOB

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