Fleas And Ticks Research Paper

Topic

Tips to protect your dogs from fleas and ticks

Fleas and ticks If not removed entirely from your dog can cause some serious diseases. They are nasty blood-suckers that suck your pet’s blood as they are very difficult to dislodge. Flea and tick are in full swing in spring and summer months. Ticks survive the winter in microclimates, and after the defrosting a feeding and breeding female tick can lay hundreds to thousands of eggs at one time. Fleas can survive freezing temperatures on wild or pet animals, cocooned as immature pupae, or inside houses and buildings with very high temperatures (temperatures between 65 and 80 degrees). An early spring also means an early season for these bloodsucking parasites. Early detection of tick and

The smell is excreted through the skin and repels both ticks and fleas. However, garlic contains sulfoxides and disulfides, which can damage red blood cells and cause anemia in dogs when fed in large amounts. So learn how much you can safely feed your dog from a vet.

 Apple Cider Vinegar – Apple cider vinegar adds acidity to your dog’s blood, making it less appealing to ticks and fleas. Add 2 tablespoons of the apple cider vinegar to the dog’s food or water bowl as a preventative.

 Citrus repellent – Cut a lemon into quarters and put into a pint jar. Cover with boiling water and let steep overnight. Put the solution in a spray bottle and spray all over the dog, especially behind the ears, around the head, at the base of the tail and in the arm pits.

• Environmental Tick Preventatives

 Nematodes – Beneficial nematodes are microscopic, worm-like organisms that live in soil. They feed on tick larvae so break their life cycle and kill off the parasite.

 Diatomaceous earth – Diatomaceous earth is a non-toxic powder consisting of ground fossils, marine life and fresh water organisms. While non-toxic to humans and animals, this powder is lethal to ticks and