fleas- DE

[Guest guest]

Hi Mary,

I sent my husband to the hardware store and they looked at him like

he was on glue, but I did a google search for the DE food grade

and it looks like I should try a feed store, the stuff that farmers

put in the chicken feed? There was a caution about breathing in the

dust- any problems with that, I am leary of putting on the dogs -

they are 5lb toys and the pups are not even 1lb yet.

I don't know why the advantage didn't work it sure smelled like it

should have, a neighbor told me she is having a problem with fleas

too she used fronline on her indoor cats and they still have fleas.

I live in a old vacation development no woods and everyone has

small fenced yards, the houses are real close together but they are

building houses down the road and we are seeing alot of deer,

smelling skunks and everyone is going nuts trying to keep the wood

chucks from out of porches and sheds, they tore open the boards of

my porch and had babies !

 

Gea

, Mary Robinson <maryr@u...>

wrote:

> Hi Gea,

>

> One of the most effective flea control is to put diatomaceous

earth down

> everywhere and dont sweep for a day or so. You can also put it

down the

> spine of all the dogs, including the pups. It is made up of shells

of

> diatoms, (those one celled wonders we learned about in science

class) and

> has sharp edges, which tear the carapace (sp?) of the fleas and

kill them.

> It will not hurt the animals at all if ingested.

>

> But, having said that, I treat my cats with Advantage about once a

month -

> Ive never found anything quite as effective. And it will take

awhile, but

> the fleas will go, and it will keep them off.

>

> Maybe do both?

>

> Mary

> Well, Naturally

> http://www.wellnaturally.com

>

[Guest guest]

gea,

did a quick search and found this company with the best price on de

http://www.gardeniq.com/InsectControl.cfm?CFID=30491 & CFTOKEN=39968087

you can order it anywhere from 5 lbs to 50 lbs.

 

also you may want to read this article on it.

http://ighawaii.com/naturally/naturalanimal/de.html

this says that it can be applied wet. doesn't do a thing till it's dry

but you don't have

the dust particles with the wet applications.

hope this is of some help

deb c

*gonna try it on those darn chiggers and see if it works!*

 

>

> " gea " <gea

>Re: fleas- DE

>

>Hi Mary,

>I sent my husband to the hardware store and they looked at him like

>he was on glue, but I did a google search for the DE food grade

>and it looks like I should try a feed store,

>

>

>