Harlan Animal Hospital

Fleas! The BIG Picture:

 

Treat the Pet

 

Residual spot-on products with an insect growth regulator are the most common and wildly accepted form of flea preventatives on the market today. Through these are very effective products on the pet, it may take up to two months or more before fleas in the environment are eliminated. Also, re-infestation is common. This is why it is important to treat the home and the yard.

 

Treat the Home

 

Treating the home with an adulticide and insect growth regulator (IGR) combination such as Knockout E.S. Area Treatment helps break the life-cycle sooner ans reduces the occurrence of flea bites on your pet and family.

 

Tips for success: Before treating your home vacuum all furniture and carpeted areas. Sweep and mop all tile, hardwood, or parquet surfaces. These steps will physically remove a portion of the immature flea population. The vibration and increased stimulate the pre-emerged fleas to leave their protective cocoon making them vulnerable to treatments. In addition, be sure to wash all beddings that your pet regularly lays on.

 

Treat the Yard

In addition to adult fleas jumping onto your pet's fur, flea eggs can be tracked into the home on your clothes and footwear. Thus it is important to also treat the yard with an environmentally safe treatment. Virbac Yard Spray Concentrate attaches to your hose and allows you to easily treat the outside areas around your home.

 

Tips for success: Before treating your yard, eliminate areas where fleas will congregate, keep hedges and shrubbery trimmed. Properly dispose of all grass and hedge trimmings. Pick up all leaf litter and dead branches. Keep grass trimmed to a reasonable height.

It's a vicious cycle.........BREAK IT!!!

 

Egg: Deposited on the host but readily fall into the environment(i.e.home or yard).Flea eggs can be deposited in the yard by local wildlife such as rabbits, squirrels, mice, and deer.

 

Larvae: This worm-like phase will live off of flea feces and other organic debris.Larvae seek cool, dark, moist areas to develop.Areas such as carpeting, cracks and crevices in wood or parquet floors, furniture, animal bedding, soil, and vegetation are al ideal.

 

Pupae: The flea finishes development in a hard cocoon where it is protected from environmental hazards such as heat, cold, dry conditions and even some chemical treatment. Development takes 7-14 days.

 

Pre-emerged adult: The fully developed adult will remain in its protective cocoon until it senses a potential host. Vibration, increased temperatures, and carbon dioxide emitted from the host are all triggers for the flea to emerge. In the absence of these stimuli a flea can remain dormant in this phase for up to 30 weeks.

 

The Adult Flea: Emerges from the pupa when the appropriate stimuli are detected. Once they emerge from the pupae they must feed immediately. Egg production begins within 24 hours of the first meal and females can produce up to 50 eggs per day! It is estimated that of all the flea life-cycle stages, the adult only makes up 5% of the total flea population in the environment. Therefore, control of the immature flea is vital to total flea control.

 

Virbac Products:

 

Virbac Knockout Area Treatment: A veterinary exclusive inverted aerosol spray designed for use in the home containing pyrethrins and permethrin to kill active flea infestations and ticks. Also contains Nylar, a unique ingredient in this flea spray, continues to kill fleas for 120 days (4 months) by preventing their development into the adult biting stage. It reaches fleas hidden in carpets, rugs drapes, upholstery, pet bedding, and floor cracks. Protects your home from reinfestation and flea buildup. Also protects your pets and family from bites. Leaves no odor or sticky mess and, used as directed, does not stain furnishings.

Knockout Room and Area Fogger: Quickly treats large areas and hard-to-reach spaces. Total release in-home fogger contains pyrethrins and permethrin to provide both quick killing and residual killing of adult fleas and ticks. Pyriproxyfen (NylarR) insect growth regulator sterilizes fleas and their eggs for 7 months to provide continued protection from fleas. Available in 6 oz size. Treats 6,000 cubic feet.

 

Yard Spray: Insecticide concentrate containing the pyrethroid esfenvalerate for use outdoors on residential lawns and premises to kill fleas and ticks. For premise use only! Not for use on food plants or pets.

 

-Kills fleas and deer ticks, including Ixodes species that may carry Lyme disease.

-Organophosphate-free. Contains the active ingredient, esfenvalerate pyrethroid.

 

 

-Water-based formulation. Does not harm grass and foliage.

-No mixing required.

-Comes ready to use with a convenient hose-end applicator.Apply with hose-end sprayer provided or by compressed air sprayer or watering can. For best results, mow lawn a day or two before applying.

-Available in a 16 oz bottle. Covers up to 6,000 square feet.

-Avoid contamination of food. Do not spray on plants used for food or feed.

Contact:

Harlan Animal Hospital
2762 S U.S. Highway 119

P.O. Box 1090 
Loyall, Kentucky 40854

Office Hours 
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.