My son just noticed some tiny white, wormy things in the dog’s bed. This may be out of your specialty area but do you think these are some kind of intestinal parasite that came out of the dog, or could they be some kind of insect that is chewing on the fabric in the dog
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If Japanese barberry is one of your favorite landscaping plants, you should think about finding a new favorite, especially if you worry about Lyme disease. Does that seem like convoluted thinking? What does a garden shrub have to do with a serious disease spread by the bite of a tick? Tick researchers at the Connecticut
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I read on your website that you use a growth regulator for flea control. What is that all about? I don’t want them to grow, I want them gone! Bring on the pesticide! L. W., Beverly, MA We hear you. An insect growth regulator (IGR) is not an insecticide in the traditional sense but is
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Our dog just had a terrible bout with fleas. We’ve treated him thoroughly and he seems to be doing okay now. But I saw a few tiny brown things in his hair that don’t quite look like fleas. Could these be baby fleas? H. W., Framingham, MA I’m not sure what you saw, but I
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We’re getting my son a puppy for Christmas. The pet store suggests that we pick it up after Christmas since that’s less stressful for the puppy (and maybe for us too!). I’m worried about ending up with fleas in the house. What should we do to prepare and prevent that possibility? Thanks. L. W., Lunenburg,
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My daughter took in a stray kitten that she found in our yard. Now our indoor dog has fleas! The vet said the dog has cat fleas so I think we need to get rid of the cat in order to get rid of the fleas. Right? H. H., Hollis, NH Sorry, wrong. Getting rid
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Colonial: Thank you for taking the time to be with us today Ms. Flea, I know that you don’t like to be away from your dog. Flea: That’s true. People think we jump on the dog just when we’re hungry but we’re really onboard all the time. That’s why I’m shaped this way. My nice
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You’ve probably just been lucky that this hasn’t happened before since you don’t mention having had any flea treatment of your home itself. We always tell people that flea control is a two-part (at least) process. Treating your pets kills the fleas on the animals but has no effect on immature fleas that continue to
VIEW MOREAs far as the timing, six months is not “too long ago” to connect your current flea problem with the previous owners. Fleas have a complicated life cycle that can take as little as 3 weeks, or as long as a year when there are no animals to feed on. It all depends on whether or not fresh blood is available for the adult flea, whether there is food for the larvae in the form of dried blood, and on environmental conditions in the house such as temperature and humidity.
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