Larvae and nymphs of the Brown Dog Tick are often found crawling up walls; therefore a successful treatment should include higher areas as well as the floor and lower wall level. It is important not to forget crawl spaces and areas that the dog has access to.
Primary treatment: dust insecticide in cracks and voids where ticks could be harboring. A Pyrethroid dust such as Drione, can be applied behind baseboards, window and door frames, cracks in furniture, and around doors and windows outside. Spot treatments using almost any appropriately labeled residual insecticide such as Precor 2000 plus, are useful in areas of activity especially if combined with the crack and crevice treatments. Upholstered furniture where dogs may rest will require both spot treatment and crack and crevice. In crawlspaces, dust insecticides are applied lightly to cracks or surfaces where ticks may be active.
Use only insecticide properly labeled for each treatment site.
If ticks may be coming from a neighbors and they are not willing to cooperate with their own treatments, Periodic perimeter treatment of a band about 10 ft wide around the foundation with a product such as Talstar P may help prevent future invasions inside. If complete treatment of pet, home and yard are required, one complete re-treatment 1 month later is helpful to eliminate larvae and nymphs hatched from eggs not affected by the initial treatment. Continued inspection of dogs with proper tick removal and treatment of animal will be necessary to prevent further infestations.
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