Pet Naturals of Vermont – FLEA + TICK Repellent Spray, 8-Ounce

  • A natural repellent to protect your pets from fleas, ticks, mosquitoes and flies.
  • Pleasant, refreshing smell
  • Clean, non-sticky active ingredients

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Pet Naturals of Vermont – FLEA + TICK Repellent Spray, 8-Ounce : Product Description



How to control flea and tick?

Periodically wash carpets and mats to prevent further infestations. The houses must be cleaned at least once a week, with the aid of a vacuum cleaner. In this way, dust accumulation on carpets, tacos, and other environments is avoided.

Discard the vacuum cleaner filter after cleaning, as flea larvae may hatch from the eggs collected by the vacuum cleaner, or adult fleas may emerge from their pupae and re-infest the environment.

What flea and tick control?

The best control is to protect the animal, so it will not take fleas into the house. But disinfecting the environment also brings results, as only 5% of fleas are in animals and 95% in the background. The owner can opt for some products available on the market, usually in a spray, which is insecticides, and have exceptional safety for the animal but are not very useful. The control made by companies is more effective. However, it usually requires the absence of the animal for a few days. But some simple actions can help: do not accumulate garbage or organic waste and use a vacuum cleaner, as flea eggs are very light.

Most animals are infested on walks, having contact with infected dogs in squares, parks, home gates, or with unprotected cats that stroll around the neighborhood. Therefore, the best way to protect your pet during the summer is to avoid places with the large circulation of dogs and cats. But, to eliminate fleas, specific products for this purpose must be used in your pet, with reinforcement every 30 days. It is important to remember that the only possibility of repelling the parasite before biting the animal is the flea collar.

When to start flea and tick control?

Prevention is safe all year round. Both fleas and ticks live throughout the year. Prevention of fleas and ticks Recently, once a month, flea and tick preventives have become widely used. During my consultation, I often get asked, “How many months should I prevent?” In such a case, he answered, “It is safer to work all year round.”

The peak of flea transmission is from the rainy season to summer, but if the indoor temperature exceeds 13 degrees, it can be active enough in winter. Flea outbreaks can occur during the winter months when it is often thought that care should be taken. Infection with insects can cause symptoms such as anemia, gastrointestinal parasites, and flea allergies, and kittens that can even die.

Such fleas prefer warm, humid places, and are very easy to breed at temperatures of 20.30 ° C and 60.80% humidity. Watch out for seasons, especially during the rainy season and late summer.
However, you cannot be careless in other seasons. Especially in winter, the outside temperature drops, and it is easy to dry, so many households may maintain the heat and humidity with air conditioners and humidifiers. Although suitable for the prevention of colds and the like, these environments also have the negative effect of creating an environment where fleas are easy to breed.