Outdoors Flea Prevention      Spraying For Existing Outdoor Fleas

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Outside Flea Prevention

Preventing fleas from ever populating is the best form of flea control outside, just as it is inside. The best, safest and cheapest way to prevent flea infestations outside is to use Nylar concentrate.  Nylar is an IGR (Insect Growth Regulator) which prevents flea eggs and flea larvae from maturing into reproducing, biting adult fleas. At any given time, the adult fleas in your home or lawn account for about 2% of the total flea population; 80% of the population is in the egg and larvae stages. By using Nylar outside three times a year, indoors and outdoors, you prevent flea population explosion. A good time begin your flea prevention program is April Fools Day.   For more on fleas and indoor flea control, go to our Indoor Flea Control article.

Because Nylar (Flea Fix, Archer, IG Regulator) is an insect hormone, it has no effect on non target animals such as mammals, reptiles or birds. Your pets and children are safe around Nylar, when label instructions are followed.

A 4 ounce bottle of Nylar is $22.00, makes 4 gallons of solution and covers up to 6,000 square feet; for best results, use 1 ounce per 1,000 square feet.  This product can be used inside the home also, at the same rate.   4 ounce Nylar cannot be shipped to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,  South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.  Nylar is part of our Outdoor Flea Kit.
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Spraying For Adult Fleas Outside

The best combination to kill fleas outdoors is Permethrin Pro and Flea Fix.   Our Outdoor Flea Kit contains Permethrin Pro, Flea Fix and a Dial Hose End Sprayer.   This kit saves you $9.95 over purchasing the products individually and cost less than a one-time visit from a pest control operator.
Permethrin Pro cannot be shipped to MA, NY, NJ, HI, CT, VT, CA, AK.

Outdoor Flea Kit   $69.00    Click to Order

The following pointers will help you in getting rid of outdoor flea infestations:

• Permethrin Pro is an excellent choice for liquid adulticide flea killers.  This product is used indoors and outdoors for control of fleas, ants, roaches and termites.  Many products have an outdoor flea label but not many have been approved for indoor use when spraying for fleas.  Permethrin has the special broadcast inside for fleas label that makes it a favorite of pest control technicians.

• Use a hose end sprayer when applying liquids. You need a lot of volume to saturate the soil and a hand held pump up sprayer is not adequate.

• If your area has had a dry spell, saturate the ground with water 24 hours before spraying. This makes the flea pupae hatch into adults so the spray will kill them.

• Spray in the early morning or late evening for best results.

• During and after spraying keep pets and children off the sprayed area for about 3 hours or until completely dry.

• Re-spray your pesticide (Permethrin Pro) in one week.

• Add Flea Fix to your first pesticide application. This gives you long term control.  The adult fleas make up only 2% of the population; eggs and larvae make up about 80% of the flea population.  Flea Fix IGR takes care of existing and future flea eggs and larvae.