Prevent summer flea and tick activity with these tips

Dr. Brittany Campbell, BCE

Control Solutions Inc.

Pets around homes or wooded areas are prime targets for flea and tick activity. These bloodsucking pests thrive on blood and can multiply when plenty of hosts are available around a structure. Here are some tips to keep in mind for flea and tick control this summer as activity increases:

Communicate with customers. Ask about areas where pets like to sleep and eat. Roam the property, paying special attention to vegetation and the areas where the lawn and wooded areas intersect — these are the hot spots where ticks tend to hang out. Discourage customers from leaving food out for stray animals. Unfortunately, those stray animals can bring pests along with them.

Sunlight is our friend. Ticks and fleas typically will not frequent areas that are sunny, dry and with low cut grass. Talk to customers about landscape management and encourage them to regularly cut back the grass and trim shrubs to reduce conducive conditions for fleas and ticks.

Those crazy kids. Most fleas in an infestation are immatures; very few are adults. Incorporating an insect growth regulator (IGR) in your treatment will help tremendously and target the most prevalent immature stages.

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