How do I make a yard spray to get rid of flee and ticks in my yard?
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Use a commercial granulated product. Follow directions on the package.
If you have bad infestation.....You need to buy commercial products from local bug-n-weed mart and treat yard,follow schedule for retreatment and be done with it. Fleas and ticks are so hard to get rid of if you have them in outside areas you also need to treat house and take your pets to the vet to get them help too.Maybe even board them for the 24hrs you are treating your place then again in 10 days when eggs are rehatching.I'm not big on chemical use especially around kids or pets but there is a time & place they may be needed pls becareful with DE it is harmful to lungs-----here is one way although not quick https://www.friendsofthedog.co.za/use-diatomaceous-earth-to-kill-fleas-in-3-easy-steps.html While the fleas are in your home ,yard,car they will likely lay eggs, which the diatomaceous earth will not affect. In order to kill the fleas that hatch from the eggs, you will need to treat your house again about 10 days after the initial treatment in order kill all of the stages of the flea life cycle,and it won't work in wet conditions. Ticks whole other problem because they crawl up on trees shrubs. Tick Control
We found a chemical free solution ... free range chickens.