Don’t miss flea treatment news sign up for news via RSS now. Earlier this week I shared a video on cat flea treatment by bathing your cat but there are a few other tips I thought might be useful. One of the common mistakes people make is to think that their pet needs a bath [...]
Mark Govan discusses how to use Boric Acid for flea treatment in the home but does not discuss the dangers to pets as I mentioned in the first post in this series. Again, less toxic options are always better choices than chemical flea treatments but use caution and research your options prior to using any [...]
In this pest control video Mark Govan discusses how to use Borax in the home but fails to discuss pet dangers which I wrote about in the first post in this series. Obviously, borax powder can be used for flea control and is a better alternative than some chemicals. BUT I think diatomaceous earth is [...]
Borate, Boric Acid, and Boron cause confusion. Borax (Na2B4O7-10H2O) and Boric Acid (H3BO3) are made from the natural occurring element, Boron. Although the home flea remedy use of 20 Mule Team Borax and Boric Acid are often found around the internet, it does not mean that these products are non-toxic to pets. As I’ve said [...]
People are always asking if they can give garlic to pets to help get rid of fleas. Once again, people give out bad advice and say, yes. No, NO, NO! Don’t give garlic to pets for flea treatment. First, garlic has not been proven to help fight fleas. Second, according to the ASPCA Pet Poison [...]
One of our readers asked, “Do fleas live in water?” Daphnia are commonly called water fleas although they are not fleas from the family Siphonaptera–which are the ones you are probably asking about. Fleas have a waterproof waxy coating that is often called an epi-cutical layer. This waterproofing is why fleas survive and escape watery [...]
Dawn dish soap IS useful for removing oil from the fur and feathers of wildlife but is not recommended for use on pets for flea control. Why? Dish soap is harsh and does not support the skin PH of your pet. So while using any dish soap will work, why would you subject your pet [...]
In this video learn how to make a flea home remedy rinse using lemons and water.
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