Home & Garden Catalog 2024

Flea & Tick Control

Defeat Fleas & Ticks With A Dual Approach An effective ea & tick control program includes simultaneous, coordinated treatment of the HOME & YARD. Treatment and prevention go hand in hand, so it’s key to treat both areas. This integrated pest management approach involves inspection, cleaning, and targeting eggs, larvae and adult pests with the appropriate insecticides. Follow-up treatments are almost always necessary, as ea and tick problems will not be solved with just a one-treatment approach.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FLEAS & TICKS

FLEAS

TICKS

• Part of the arachnid family • Adult ticks have four pairs of legs and no antennae • Two groups of ticks: “Hard” ticks have a hard shield just behind the mouthparts; they are shaped like a at seed when unfed. “Soft” ticks do not have a hard shield and are shaped like a large raisin

• Tiny, hard-bodied insects • About 1/16-inch-long, eas are about the size of a poppy seed • Reddish-brown color

Fleas can infest carpets, animal bedding and furniture

Ticks wait for hosts from the tips of grasses and shrubs

• Red, irritated skin around neck, ears, belly or hindquarters • Intense itching, licking or scratching • Tiny dark specks on body or bedding

SIGNS YOUR PET MAY HAVE FLEAS

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