We have a senior sanctuary with 8 dogs but live in a wooded area with tons of ticks this year. Will this product do anything for ticks? Thank you!
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No. I was disappointed. Even though I followed instructions, the fleas were back in a day or two. We were past tick season already, however. We also live in a wooded area, a part of the northern range of the Southern Pine Barrens in the East.
314348
My critters are not exposed to tick areas so I don't know. It does a great job on flea destruction. CC
590309
Not sure as we don't have that problem. We do have "skeeters" big enough to carry you away and it works great for them. Have not seen any ticks since I have started using.
756207
I have used this product for two years and I have had very good luck with it. Our dog is constantly in and around the lake and fields and has picked up only one tick in the past two seasons.
757125
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.
1397383
I think that many different essential oils repel ticks, but rose geranium has been shown by experience to work well. Other than that, I don't know why. Perhaps it just fools the ticks.
467221
No, it does not prevent fleas or ticks. It does not prevent anything other than heartworms going untreated. It kills heartworm after the fact IF there are heartworm larvae. If there are not heartworm larvae then it does not matter either way. This is how heartworm preventatives work.
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Hello! There are 2 application times for this product to be most effective; early spring, and late summer. You may absolutely begin a second application late July/Early August in time to catch the newly hatched Tick Larvae that will very shortly be looking to "feed". Hope that helps!
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Youch! I know this was asked a while back, but it just saw this question. If a tick is attached, you would want to smother it. We used to use clear nail polish if the tick is not close to the pet's eyes and would have to keep a close eye out for licking until it's dry and the tick is dead. You definitely don't want to leave any part of a tick behind!!! But just loose and out in the fur? Absolutely a resounding yes!
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Very effective. We had a terrible tick problem on all 5 dogs, even spraying the yard and applying the monthly protection could not control this. We started using Ovitrol, spraying all dogs between their monthly application. It starts killing the ticks and nymphs immediately and has a residual action that keeps them from reproducing. We will never be completely tick free, but believe me, I see very few ticks any more.
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I'm not sure, but I made a comment to my wife the other day telling her I haven't seen any ticks around or in the house in the last few months. Our dog is protected against ticks but our cat is not and she is outside quite a bit. My house is located in the woods and we have a lot of deer, coyotes etc. and I know for a fact there are ticks there. I can't answer your question for sure (have not seen dead ticks) but something is keeping them away from my home. In fact I've had no issues with any crawling bugs, mice etc. This Cyper insecticide is good stuff.
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We are in a prime mosquito haven and I didn't really think of this as a repellent for them my main concern was for ticks. When we are outside while I'm being surrounded by the blood thirsty suckers, the don't swarm the dogs like they usually do since we started giving these to them. We have black dogs and every other year they are miserable with the mosquitos bitting them, this year I'm jealous of them.
757123
I have had good results using it mixed with almond oil. I've not had a tick on me when I remember to put it on me before going into our yard. We live beside woods and lots of animals come into our yard--turkeys by day and raccoons by night. Also, it smells wonderful. We live in Tennessee, about 30 miles south of Nashville, near Thompsons Station.
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We used this for fleas exclusively. We have an indoor cat and someone brought the fleas in. It worked wonderfully for the flea problem. Unfortunately I don't know how well it would work for ticks. I would imagine it would work great at killing existing ticks but not sure how long it would prevent new ticks. I think you can reapply every two weeks safely.
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Yes, I bought this mainly for my dogs. I spray it all over them but don't get it in their eyes. I don't know for sure but I suspect it will repel both fleas and ticks but this product is mainly for mosquitoes. Rose geranium oil is a good tick repellent.
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I've been using this for a couple of years and I have not seen a single tick... My place was infested with fleas when I got this the first time, and it got rid of all of them in no time.
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I have re-read the box and the label mentions nothing of ticks. Lots of references to fleas, but no ticks. But, it may be worth a try! I think if my dog had a few ticks, I'd try it. Good luck. Joe