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Fleas on yard
Posted on 5/31/20 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 5/31/20 at 5:38 pm
Does anyone have a recommendation on what I can spray in my camp yard to get rid of fleas. The lady two doors down at my camp has a bunch of cats and the fleas are terrible.
Last weekend I sprayed Biferen under the camp and all around under the patio. I also put out a granualar in the yard (didn't get much rain to activate it).
Got there this Friday and they were just as thick, right before dark I sprayed a mixture of Demon and Permethrin, covered the ground and sprayed all under the camp as best I could.
They seemed to be better all day Saturday, but dang this morning they were back. I sprayed Malathion all around right as I was leaving.
Any idea what to use next if they continue?
Last weekend I sprayed Biferen under the camp and all around under the patio. I also put out a granualar in the yard (didn't get much rain to activate it).
Got there this Friday and they were just as thick, right before dark I sprayed a mixture of Demon and Permethrin, covered the ground and sprayed all under the camp as best I could.
They seemed to be better all day Saturday, but dang this morning they were back. I sprayed Malathion all around right as I was leaving.
Any idea what to use next if they continue?
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Posted on 5/31/20 at 5:48 pm to ItsBernie
Talstar.
The key is you have to kill the live fleas now, then in a couple weeks put down more to kill their larva. A couple weeks later put down more to get the last bit.
It is a process. You have to treat multiple times even when you think you got them all.
The key is you have to kill the live fleas now, then in a couple weeks put down more to kill their larva. A couple weeks later put down more to get the last bit.
It is a process. You have to treat multiple times even when you think you got them all.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 5:50 pm to fightin tigers
Talstar is Bifenthrin so hopefully I am good. I didn't spell it out in my original post.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 5:58 pm to ItsBernie
Keep treating. If they are bad it is going to be a battle.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 6:32 pm to ItsBernie
Fleas can also be up off the ground. Trees, shrubs, wood piles etc. treat 2 feet up Talstar
Posted on 5/31/20 at 7:40 pm to ronk
this
and shoot those fricking cats
and shoot those fricking cats
Posted on 5/31/20 at 8:09 pm to ItsBernie
Any sweet gum trees nearby?
We raised dogs when I was a kid. When fleas became an issue, my father would scatter limbs from sweet gum trees in the backyard. I don't know if it killed the fleas or ran them off but they were no longer an issue.
We raised dogs when I was a kid. When fleas became an issue, my father would scatter limbs from sweet gum trees in the backyard. I don't know if it killed the fleas or ran them off but they were no longer an issue.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 8:44 pm to fightin tigers
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Talstar
This x the highest number I can think of. Killed the frick out of fleas in our yard and it works on mosquitoes too. Love this chemical shite.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 9:04 pm to MLU
No sweet gum trees, but I will try anything.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 10:28 pm to ItsBernie
When I raised beagles I used to spray the yard weekly,alternating Malathion,Sevin and Lindane.Fleas get immune to poisons if you keep spraying the same thing over and over.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 7:40 am to JumpingTheShark
Do y’all use the granular Talstar or the concentrates?
Posted on 6/1/20 at 7:45 am to ItsBernie
Make sure you are using an IGR with the adult insecticides.
Got to stop the cycle or the will just keep having babies
Got to stop the cycle or the will just keep having babies
Posted on 6/1/20 at 8:40 am to ItsBernie
Keep spraying with the Bifenthrin. It works best and has a longer residual. Be sure to spray around the perimeter of your property as well.
Flea eggs hatch every 7 days, so as mentioned, multiple treatments will be necessary.
What is the % concentration of your Bifenthrin?
If it's the 7.9% conc. then mix 6 tsp(2 TBSP) per gallon of water. If you have the 25.1% conc. mix 2 tsp per gallon of water.
Also add 1 oz of mineral oil per gallon of water.
Flea eggs hatch every 7 days, so as mentioned, multiple treatments will be necessary.
What is the % concentration of your Bifenthrin?
If it's the 7.9% conc. then mix 6 tsp(2 TBSP) per gallon of water. If you have the 25.1% conc. mix 2 tsp per gallon of water.
Also add 1 oz of mineral oil per gallon of water.
This post was edited on 6/1/20 at 8:51 am
Posted on 6/1/20 at 9:19 am to boudinman
Bifenthrin or imidacloprid works well. I had them bad in my yard a couple of years ago. I sprayed once a week for 6 weeks. Probably overkill but I haven’t seen a flea since.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 12:19 pm to ItsBernie
When my company sprays yards for fleas we do a mixture of Talstar and an IGR called nygaurd. That IGR helps a ton, we also put out 30 gallons plus depending on the yard, just follow the label for tank mixing. If it's real bad we mix in some Exciter as well, which is a knockdown chemical that only has a 3 day residual but will decimate a population in those 3 days.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 1:01 pm to Bugman05
Thanks everyone. I am going to borrow a friends sprayer for his tractor to really get under the camp well. Then saturate the ground.
I just hope none have gotten into the camp.
I just hope none have gotten into the camp.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 5:48 pm to Bugman05
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That IGR helps a ton, we also put out 30 gallons plus depending on the yard
30 gallons for how big?
Just got some of that igr, fleas are out of control this year.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 6:57 pm to kengel2
It all depends on how big the yard is and how much junk (pool, patio furniture, garden area) is in it. We've got a 200 gallon tank we can load up and I've got the pace down for carrying the hose, I would have to check the label to get the exact measurements though.
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