I have a flea problem and I was told of a discontinued product that walmart
used to carry called SEVEN FLEA POWDER does anyone know of such product
and if so where can I purchase this item?

"PUSHTRUCK" wrote in message
lkaboutpets.com...
I have a flea problem and I was told of a discontinued product that
walmart
used to carry called SEVEN FLEA POWDER does anyone know of such product
and if so where can I purchase this item?

..............You're talking about Sevin (carbaryl). I wouldn't use it on my
pets. There's a reason you can't find it. Carbaryl is undergoing pesticide
reregistration and the use of liquid/dusts on pets will most likely be
cancelled. Both cats and dogs can be adversely affected by this pesticide.
http://wsprs.wsu.edu/Carbaryl/Carbar..._Sum_Bayer.pdf

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/carbaryl.html
http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Con...id=oid%3A24846

........How many and what kind of pets do you have? Treating the dog or cat
is only part of the answer. I'd get Advantage and use on the animals. Wash
all animal bedding once a week. Thoroughly vacuum and/or clean the carpets
and get a product with an IGR (Insect Growth Regulator) to apply to the
environment. IGRs are fairly nontoxic compared to Sevin and they last a
long time. They don't kill the fleas directly, but keep them from moulting
into adults. Flea comb your animals for a couple of weeks after the IGR is
applied to cut down on adult population. Some people insist you have to
treat your yard to get rid of all fleas. I don't think it's reasonable to
assume you can rid your yard of fleas with squirrels/rabbits running through
and perhaps neighbors with pets with fleas.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

I would highly recommend you NOT using Seven as a flea powder. Many
years ago I used it on a dog that eventually died from cancer. I never
had a good feeling about it when I was using it, but did so because the
label said it was safe for use on dogs. Of course, I have no scientific
evidence to prove it caused the cancer, but I believe that it did.




diddy wrote:
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lkaboutpets.com:
"PUSHTRUCK" whittled the following words:


I have a flea problem and I was told of a discontinued product that
walmart used to carry called SEVEN FLEA POWDER does anyone know of
such product and if so where can I purchase this item?




Sevin is available in all lawn and garden shelves. The reason it was
discontinued as a flea product was because the high number of SEVIN
resistant fleas made it an ineffective product. It's cheaper as 7 dust
instead of as flea-powder anyway


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