Don't ya just hate fleas?

[Anton Chigurh]

I sure wish I could find as good a trap for mosquitoes with all this West Nile around. I have bought two kinds and the expensive $79 electric one did NOTHING --- we checked, and it has only caught moths all summer, and I don't have anything against moths, seems mean. We took it down. If anyone has mosquito traps that actually work, tell us?

Absolutely the best repellant/killer I use for all flying bugs is d-limonene. It's concentrated citrus oil. Buy it in spray bottles at wal-mart, the "de-solv it" brand of "contractor's solvent." Spray this on surfaces outside, and flies, skeeters, wasps - anything that flies, stay away. Put it on your skin too.

It also is 100% non toxic to vertebrates, and works much the same way DE does - by dissolving the insects' exoskeleton wax covering on contact. It's exactly what they put in 7-up, Mtn Dew and sprite - to give those their "limon" taste and smell.

http://www.orange-sol.com/household/moreretailers.html

[logroller]

Absolutely the best repellant/killer I use for all flying bugs is d-limonene. It's concentrated citrus oil. Buy it in spray bottles at wal-mart, the "de-solv it" brand of "contractor's solvent." Spray this on surfaces outside, and flies, skeeters, wasps - anything that flies, stay away. Put it on your skin too.

It also is 100% non toxic to vertebrates, and works much the same way DE does - by dissolving the insects' exoskeleton wax covering on contact. It's exactly what they put in 7-up, Mtn Dew and sprite - to give those their "limon" taste and smell.

http://www.orange-sol.com/household/moreretailers.html

Whatever you do, don't use whatever they flavor dr pepper with-- bugs love that stuff. I've known two people to be stung by wasps after they flew into the can-- right in the kisser.

[Anton Chigurh]

Whatever you do, don't use whatever they flavor dr pepper with-- bugs love that stuff. I've known two people to be stung by wasps after they flew into the can-- right in the kisser.

Ahh Dr. Pepper - one of our greatest Texan inventions. Love the stuff.

[mundame]

Absolutely the best repellant/killer I use for all flying bugs is d-limonene. It's concentrated citrus oil. Buy it in spray bottles at wal-mart, the "de-solv it" brand of "contractor's solvent." Spray this on surfaces outside, and flies, skeeters, wasps - anything that flies, stay away. Put it on your skin too.

It also is 100% non toxic to vertebrates, and works much the same way DE does - by dissolving the insects' exoskeleton wax covering on contact. It's exactly what they put in 7-up, Mtn Dew and sprite - to give those their "limon" taste and smell.

http://www.orange-sol.com/household/moreretailers.html

All worth trying; thanx!

[red states rule]

Dang bugs! My animals have never had a flea problem until now. Guess some of the neighbors aren't careful about their dogs and those fleas get on Emma and Emma brings them home to the cats and so on.So today I am top spotting the cats, bathing and top spotting the dog and flea dipping the kitten who is too little to use any of the standard top spot meds. AJ is not too little to protest the cavalier treatment however. He apparently has the usual feline disdain for water as applied to the fur. Then I have to wash all their bedding. Dang little vampire bugs... grumble cuss snarl mutter......

A can offer yu a few tips to try and solve your problem

1) Put moth balls or flakes in your vacume cleaner bag. If you bring up and fleas or their eggs, they will die. However, moth balls and flakes are fatal to dogs and cats so be careful

2) Crush some garlic and add to the dog food. When the fleas go take a bite they will hate the garlic in the blood

3) Use DAWN dishwasher liquid to bathe your dogs. The felas die fast and the liquid will not harm your dogs skin

[Anton Chigurh]

1) Put moth balls or flakes in your vacume cleaner bag. If you bring up and fleas or their eggs, they will die.

The DE I mentioned accumulates in the carpet and the vacuum cleaner bag too, I forgot to add. It's also completely non toxic.