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Sep 27, 2017 - 11:55 AM
The best outdoor treatment for fleas is Bifen XTS. Whether or not you use a growth regulator outdoors really doesn't matter, since sunlight and rain destroy it anyway.
Indoors, the best product to use is Precor 2625. It is an aerosol can product that delivers a fine mist to floors and furniture. I don't recommend using Bifen I/T indoors. It can work, but the water you mix it in will leave water spots everywhere and could stain certain fabrics. I certainly would not use it on furniture.
For pets, PetCor Pet Spray on a regular basis. I also don't like oral or topical skin treatments for dogs. Its bad for their systems, and since the tumor rate on dogs is 50%, I don't take that chance. In most cases, a good flea shampoo or even Dawn dish washing soap works just fine.
The trick to killing fleas is to do all 3 of the above treatments on a TIMED basis - every 14 days until fleas are gone. The first 2 treatments can even be made 1 week apart. Timed chemical applications to get AHEAD of the flea hatching curve and life cycle is the only way to control them. There is no magic chemical. I have a complete page on how to kill fleas here - http://www.epestsupply.com/fleas.php
Hope this helps.
Ron
Indoors, the best product to use is Precor 2625. It is an aerosol can product that delivers a fine mist to floors and furniture. I don't recommend using Bifen I/T indoors. It can work, but the water you mix it in will leave water spots everywhere and could stain certain fabrics. I certainly would not use it on furniture.
For pets, PetCor Pet Spray on a regular basis. I also don't like oral or topical skin treatments for dogs. Its bad for their systems, and since the tumor rate on dogs is 50%, I don't take that chance. In most cases, a good flea shampoo or even Dawn dish washing soap works just fine.
The trick to killing fleas is to do all 3 of the above treatments on a TIMED basis - every 14 days until fleas are gone. The first 2 treatments can even be made 1 week apart. Timed chemical applications to get AHEAD of the flea hatching curve and life cycle is the only way to control them. There is no magic chemical. I have a complete page on how to kill fleas here - http://www.epestsupply.com/fleas.php
Hope this helps.
Ron
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