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And we’re back talk to you today about best way to take care of fleas. Now, if you’re talking outside, one of the things you need to know is that fleas on the exterior, if they are in direct sunlight, they cannot live. So if you have nothing but a big yard full of sun, not much trees or shrubs or anything like that, you’re not going to have anywhere near the amount that you would if you had trees and shade and shrubs, fence lines and so on. I don’t know one of the reasons I would think would because we’d have more squirrels, possum, Coons, those type of things in that area. But direct sunlight is just not they need the moisture to survive, and so they’re not able to do that. So if they’re outside, don’t waste your money on very, very sunny parts of the yard. If you’re going to treat them, take the time and go ahead and and treat the shade and the areas now. So where’s the dogs run at the most? Now, that’s a very, very important or catch for that matter. Where do they run at the most? And that’s going to be another spot that you want to go ahead and do the interior is a completely different story. Now, years and years ago, the only way you could control fleece, if you did a monthly application carpets, you tilted up the furniture, you went underneath there, you sprayed the furniture, you lifted the cushions, you sprayed on the cushion. You mean, it was a very, very thorough treatment every every single month, because these were terrible each time. Then the growth regulators are, what breaks the cycle of the fleece would either can’t lay eggs or net the egg is, does hatch out, it can’t ever become a sexually mature adult. And so that would be the next thing that you would go ahead and do. And then, lo and behold, the guess it’s pet pharmaceuticals, for lack of a better term, came into play. And when they did, we had advantage. Oh my gosh, it was a wonderful thing. You could put that on a cat, and within the next morning, you see dead fleas all around the location. And those and then went from from advantage to frontline, Vantage, being medical opioid, Frontline, being frippin ill. And those work for a solid 10 years, and they were great. Well, they seem to get used to it, so they went on. So then they went to the next thing would be the pill, which is what most dogs are taking. I’m not sure what they’re doing for cats right now, but for dogs, that’s the pill does a wonderful job as far as killing and I think it’s got heart worm possibilities as well. Anyhow, that being said, those are the things that I’ve retina, first and foremost, before we put in the insecticide in the home. After that, though, if you need to go ahead and do something, we see a lot less carpet, a lot more carbon, thorns, tile, whatever it is. And so spraying those with a wet liquid isn’t necessarily less than you do. So there are a number of different products on the market. What’s the Ultra? PT? Ultra? Forget now. Or ultra side, the names change and everything. But pre core 2000 was one of them, current, one that I hear a lot of, and if you use quite a bit, is night guard plus. And all these parts are in an aerosol can, and they dry exceptionally fast. That’s important. We want to go ahead and not do damage to your your furniture, your to your your floors, not have to worry about that, but it also is a very effective thing to do. So more and more I’m recommending along those lines. Now we certainly can do those treatments. And if you’re having a terrible problem, we we can help you but a thorough vacuuming, mopping the floor, so with rubbing alcohol, if it is a a hybrid floor, or something like that, and or the insecticide, growth regulator mix in the aerosol cancer, those are probably going to be your biggest thing. We that’s a lot how we would treat now, if that’s not working, then they’re jumping on you. Then, then we absolutely can help but, but these are some things you can do in your own and places you can treat different things you can use. And if you have questions about this or anything else for that matter, just give us a call at our offices, and we’d be happy to talk to you about this or any other pest problem you might have. So I’m Coby with Coby’s Termite and Pest Control, and as long as God keeps making we’ll keep killing them. And you have a great day. You.
