Brown Bug

[tb98rock]

Originally Posted by dawn27

I'm thinking fleas . . It is possible to have just a few. That is unless it goes untreated. You don't even need a special shampoo to do it either Dawn dish soap will kill any and all fleas. Just get him really wet and work up a good lather starting at the head and working your way down and leave it for at least 10 mins . Make sure to lather up every inch of your pup including arm pits and paws and repeat in two days.


If you see it again, just grab it and pinch it between your fingers until dead. If your pup and your yard is untreated, he will get more. You really need to keep up on flea control, it can get really bad. Last year was the first time in 13 yrs of having Yorkies that we have had an infestation. It was really bad but this year not a one. We treated the dogs and the yard !!


You may want to save yourself an unnecessary trip to the vet and do the Dawn dish soap bathing first.

He got a flea bath last night but I want to treat both of his yards what do I use and when?

[JadeD]

We bought a powder at Lowe's that kills fleas and ticks and many other unwanted bugs. We treat April, July and October or November.

We use one that you put on the lawn and then it has to get wet and when it dries it is safe for pets, but they can't go on it from application time until it is dry again. We wet it with a hose if there is no rain expected and then I wait 3 days before I take the Yorkies on it just to be safe.

I think we pay about $13 per bag and it does 2 of the applications but we have to do 2 backyards here and 2 front yards.

I would treat it this fall before the frost hits and then do it again in the spring once it starts to really warm up, April down here in NC, but your schedule might be more like May, August and November there.

[tb98rock]

Originally Posted by JadeD

We bought a powder at Lowe's that kills fleas and ticks and many other unwanted bugs. We treat April, July and October or November.

We use one that you put on the lawn and then it has to get wet and when it dries it is safe for pets, but they can't go on it from application time until it is dry again. We wet it with a hose if there is no rain expected and then I wait 3 days before I take the Yorkies on it just to be safe.

I think we pay about $13 per bag and it does 2 of the applications but we have to do 2 backyards here and 2 front yards.

I would treat it this fall before the frost hits and then do it again in the spring once it starts to really warm up, April down here in NC, but your schedule might be more like May, August and November there.

Thanks I'll have my dad do it asap! It's starting to cool up here we've been in the 50s-60s these few weeks but I'll have him treat one yard at a time (back then front)

[dawn27]

Originally Posted by tb98rock

He got a flea bath last night but I want to treat both of his yards what do I use and when?

Any granular or powder works best. Its has to be done according to directions and you have to keep your pup separated for I think up to three days. I would suggest Spectracide Triazicide or Menards , Menards Premium insect control is a good one too

You may need to set up flea trap in your home to just to be sure they are not imbedded in the carpets and other dark places. I make my own flea trap that work very very well. Below is the link to the thread with instructions.


http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/off...flea-trap.html