we have a tick problem...tried everything under the sun....do i need to mix it with anything else? would like for it to kill the eggs too
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ADD "Precor" to the insecticide mix as labled on the bottle. It will kill the eggs.
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I have used this product and it does help, however the Precor makes it last and more effective. I have found that keeping down on the grass of surrounding areas and keeping my animals up on their Confortis (flea) pills is the most beneficial. The ticks are the worst this year(in the south), but I have had flea issues that I combatted them with this product and it worked.
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Permethrin, acaricide like Bifen will also help control tick population. I am not sure if IGR like Precor will work on ticks but it sure worked on breaking the flea life cycle. For ticks you have to do both chemical and non-chemical methods. Habitat control is very important. Good luck!
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We have used it with the Archer Insect Growth Regulator. This combination has worked for us 3 years in a row for flea and tick control. Wish you luck!
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Ages ago we had a HUGE tick problem. We use Conquer in addition to various pesticides to help break the cycle. This year it's fleas we are battling - although an occasional tick, but nowhere near what we experiences 9 years ago.
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Greg, In general its not a wise choice to spray any kind of concentrate for ants. The reasons are many but the big one is that they can detect most any active. And once they detect it, they'll stay off the treated surface and avoid where its been applied. This will usually force them elsewhere and essentially complicate the situation. And since the ants you see represent less 10% of the local nest, even if you did kill all the ones you see it wouldn't solve the problem. So what do you do? Well for starters, don't spray inside the home. Instead use a bait. Something like Maxforce Ant Gel or Optigard Ant Gel. These options will readily be accepted by any foraging ant and within a few days, be brought back to their nest and once ingested, kill a bunch of the colony. At the same time you should spray the homes exterior with a "non repellent" active such as Phantom, Optigard Flex or Dominion. These actives won't be detectable by the ants and in turn, they'll readily walk over the treatment. This will allow them to "transfer" the active to other members of their colony so when the active finally does "kicks in" and goes to work, it will kill most if not the entire nest. That will usually happen in 3-4 days following the initial application. The good news is any ants surviving this will in turn know to stay away from the old ant trails for fear of something "bad" in the area so even if you don't kill them all, the non repellents will usually take care of the problem by forcing them elsewhere. Give us a call if you need more advice; its kind of hard to explain all of this via a post. Cheers, Jonathan Customer Care U-Spray Bugspray
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My girls had sticktight fleas. I used the dust and spread diamataceous earth on the hen house floor every time I clean out the hen house. They will make your chickens sick and lay less eggs if you can't control them. I have not seen any lice or fleas on them since using this method.
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Hi Maria, I have not heard of it used for ticks. I love it in my bath. I wonder if you can contact the seller and ask them? I also wonder if other essential oils would work for tick prevention? Guess this isn't much help, but understand your wanting to use something natural in an enviornment you are in everyday! I use peppermint for keeping a type of biting fly off of me (they love me for some unknown reason; we don't have many ticks where I live), around my hairline. It works good when I remember to put it on! Google the oil and see what info comes up.
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You can dilute it with water an make a great insect repellent. I would use about an ounce of Permethrin to 15 ounces water. That will give you a .0625% solution, which is a little higher than store bought tick spray.
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I really haven't try it with ticks, yet. I live in the caribbean near the beach and the mosquitoes and all sort of flying insects appear at sunset and at least this keeps them away. Hope this help. But i hear that for pest control like bedbugs, fleas, ticks and roaches there is a product call Diatomaceus Earth (Food Grade) that is awesome to eliminate them.
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I'm not sure if it kills eggs but I did spray mattress and boxspring(with no sheets or pillows on it). Think going to try another product though
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I'm sorry, I haven't had occasion to use it with ticks, so can't help with that. This product has really lived up to its reputation with fleas, and I' ve used the spray for my basement with excellent results. Based on their other products, I would trust it to work on ticks.
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I read that this would repel ticks. They said mix 1 part with 2 parts water and spray on your shoes, socks, pants etc. Has anyone tried this and does it work to keep ticks off? I sure hope so!
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Mr. Jacks,Thank you for your reply. A local farmers' market grower recommended Dawn dishwashing liquid in water to deal with squash bugs. I tried it and it works, killing them almost immediately. I had tried other dishwashing liquids, as well as garlic, hot peppers, vinegar, etc., but none worked. The trouble with squash bugs is they are so prolific and so hard to see. You have to get the spray right on the little buggers to kill them, too. It doesn't seem to work to just spray the plant. Thanks again!
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I'm not sure about ticks. We use it for mosquitos, it seems to work for that.
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Horrible. Take an egg leave it outside in the sun for 3 days than hide it indoors. There you have the smell in a single vile. That last about as long too.
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all I can say is that it absolutely doesn't work for me at all. I had very high hopes, but just last night I pulled two ticks from my dog. I seem to be pulling ticks daily.
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To me and Rocky it definitely kills FLEAS, and everything else dealing with fleas,(!), I gave it to him with Alpo t-bone dog food, ( fancy it up to let them know everything is good,their good,and your going to make all better.) We don't have ticks where I live and I don't take him where ticks are bec of(underline) diseases. And he has short hair. He didn't have any problems with the medication, so I suggest using, however, TOTALLY WATCH ANIMAL FOR POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS. With animal luv, Connie and Rocky Stephenson cm42013@gmail.com
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Don't bother, it's nice but not effective to get rid of the eggs, bugs, etc. I'm sorry but I had to spend the big bucks to save my animal's health in the end! It works to kind of drown those that are hopping around but does not end the cycles of bugs life!
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Dee,It is recommended to delute it with a carrier oil, I think I used almond oil. It smells nice and does seem to keep the bugs off. Good luck and hope it works well for you too. Sure is better then the commercial sprays with deet which usually gives me a headache. Let me know if it works for you! Hope it does brossjoyce@gmail.com
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Michelle,Sorry, but I have no experience with those. I have removed small ticks in Missouri, Florida and Texas, but they were bigger than the head of a pin. You need to be able to identify the direction of the body. You orient the point of the opening toward the rear of the tick, and press it down against your skin as you slowly move it "rear to head" direction. If the tick was so small that you could not tell the difference, it might not work. I think it would as long as you could.