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How to get rid of fleas
Cheryl wrote:
On 6/29/2012 4:28 PM, jmcquown wrote: John seems to have fleas in his house. He got a great tip about how to get rid of fleas. Fill a deep bowl with water and put a little dishwashing liquid in it. The fleas literally jump in and drown. John tried it and *wow*! It works! He had to do it several times (and he set another bowl out on the front porch porch). But how about that? No pesticides, no bug bombs, no sprinkling of 20 mule-team Borax powder (which is hazardous to cats). Just plain water and dishwashing liquid. It surprised the heck out of both of us. But it works! That same technique got rid of a fruit fly infestation I had one time, too. Only I used diluted wine because they seemed more attracted to that. I think with fleas you can get them quicker by putting the bowl under a lamp because I think they're attracted to the light or the heat. Would it work on grain moths, I wonder? I've had an infestation of those for a few months. I got rid of all the food they were eating, I put traps in the cabinet where they were living, I even started killing them if one happened to fly by me. (And if I came across any mating pairs, blam! I don't like killing things, but I couldn't allow mating. I did learn, though, that mating moths are a very easy target.) There aren't as many as there were before, but they're still around. -- Joyce Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia. -- Joseph Wood Krutch |
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How to get rid of fleas
On 7/1/2012 12:54 AM, Bastette wrote:
Would it work on grain moths, I wonder? I've had an infestation of those for a few months. I got rid of all the food they were eating, I put traps in the cabinet where they were living, I even started killing them if one happened to fly by me. (And if I came across any mating pairs, blam! I don't like killing things, but I couldn't allow mating. I did learn, though, that mating moths are a very easy target.) There aren't as many as there were before, but they're still around. OOoo, I had an infestation of those one time, too. I can't remember how I got rid of them. I kept finding the mealy worms on the walls and I could kill them then. My cats loved hunting the flying moths when they saw them. I think I got them from a bag of cheap cat food I was feeding the strays years ago. It always icks me out when I shop at PetSmart and see moths flying around because I know something they are selling is infested. I only buy cat litter and canned food from there, but for a while I was buying small animal bedding and mouse food from them when I was keeping fancy mice. |
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How to get rid of fleas
"Bastette" wrote in message ... Cheryl wrote: On 6/29/2012 4:28 PM, jmcquown wrote: That same technique got rid of a fruit fly infestation I had one time, too. Only I used diluted wine because they seemed more attracted to that. I think with fleas you can get them quicker by putting the bowl under a lamp because I think they're attracted to the light or the heat. Would it work on grain moths, I wonder? I've had an infestation of those for a few months. I got rid of all the food they were eating, I put traps in the cabinet where they were living, I even started killing them if one happened to fly by me. (And if I came across any mating pairs, blam! I don't like killing things, but I couldn't allow mating. I did learn, though, that mating moths are a very easy target.) There aren't as many as there were before, but they're still around. -- Joyce I think it would! The lamp/light is what I accidentally left out of the equation about the fleas. Moths are attracted to light. Apparently so are fleas. So yes, they'll be attracted to the bowl of water with the viscosity if there is a lamp. I had a moth infestation a few years ago in my pantry. At that time I didn't know about this little trick. I had to get rid of all rice, grains, dried beans, etc. I started storing all that stuff in the freezer. Jill |
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How to get rid of fleas
Christina Websell wrote:
For some reason neither of my cats or any of my dogs ever had fleas. Don't ask me why because I don't know. I groomed them most days so maybe that did it. Possibly also helped by the fact that fleas love houses with central heating, which is not present in your house, so any fleas do not survive the colder months . Deb. -- http://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield |
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How to get rid of fleas
"Debbie Wilson" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: For some reason neither of my cats or any of my dogs ever had fleas. Don't ask me why because I don't know. I groomed them most days so maybe that did it. Possibly also helped by the fact that fleas love houses with central heating, which is not present in your house, so any fleas do not survive the colder months . g Maybe that's it! I'm surprised I survived last winter myself. However, they never seem to be present in what passes for the warmer months either. Perhaps my Dyson has an effect, or just lucky. My brother has a problem with fleas on Tigger and his Cavalier, Maisie, then gets them or vice versa. He has central heating so your theory holds up. Tweed |
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How to get rid of fleas
On Sun, 01 Jul 2012 02:10:48 -0400, Cheryl
wrote: On 7/1/2012 12:54 AM, Bastette wrote: Would it work on grain moths, I wonder? I've had an infestation of those for a few months. I got rid of all the food they were eating, I put traps in the cabinet where they were living, I even started killing them if one happened to fly by me. (And if I came across any mating pairs, blam! I don't like killing things, but I couldn't allow mating. I did learn, though, that mating moths are a very easy target.) There aren't as many as there were before, but they're still around. OOoo, I had an infestation of those one time, too. I can't remember how I got rid of them. I kept finding the mealy worms on the walls and I could kill them then. My cats loved hunting the flying moths when they saw them. I think I got them from a bag of cheap cat food I was feeding the strays years ago. It always icks me out when I shop at PetSmart and see moths flying around because I know something they are selling is infested. I only buy cat litter and canned food from there, but for a while I was buying small animal bedding and mouse food from them when I was keeping fancy mice Cheryl, most likely the infestation is in the bird seed. I had an infestation years ago, and found out that they LOVE bird seed, and most infestations comes from that. I started storing my seed outside, and haven't had a problem since. Patti |
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How to get rid of fleas
jmcquown wrote:
"Bastette" wrote in message Would it work on grain moths, I wonder? I think it would! The lamp/light is what I accidentally left out of the equation about the fleas. Moths are attracted to light. Apparently so are fleas. So yes, they'll be attracted to the bowl of water with the viscosity if there is a lamp. I had a moth infestation a few years ago in my pantry. At that time I didn't know about this little trick. I had to get rid of all rice, grains, dried beans, etc. I started storing all that stuff in the freezer. Yes, ditto! -- Joyce Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives. -- Albert Schweitzer |
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