I went yesterday to a womans home to get 2 little goslings for companions to our 1 little gosling and noticed that they had a few stick fleas around their eyes. I said OH you have stick fleas also and how we have tried everything for them and nothing seems to work. She told me she uses Martins IG Regulator Insect Growth Regulator 2 times a yr and it works great on them. I asked her where she got it at and she said the feed store. She also uses Frontline under the wings in her chickens 1/2 cc but just the broody hens. SHe has been using the IG Regulator for years. She sprays the coops with it and when its dry its safe for the chickens to go back into.
I went Google looking for this IG and found the following on it
I G Regulator (Nylar-Precor) is an insect growth regulator that is odorless. It is essentially a protein. When certain insects are exposed to it early in development, they are not able to properly mature into eating or reproducing adults. Generally they have very little toxicity to mammals since it disrupts the growth and processes specific to insects. It causes sterilization of adult insects. Nylar pesticides will last several weeks per application.
This Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) will generally have very little toxicity to mammals since it disrupts the growth and development processes specific to insects. They contain a synthetic juvenile hormone "look-alike" which disrupts the normal insect growth. It also disrupts the normal life cycle thus killing these insects. When certain insects are exposed to it early in development they are not able to properly mature into eating or reproducing adults.
Martin's IG Regulator inhibits reinfestation of fleas for up to seven months. I.G. regulator inhibits larvae from advancing to adult in fleas and horseflies. Can be used on carpets, rugs, furniture, draperies, poultry houses, animal quarters, kennels, doghouses, and warehouses.
Martin's IG Regulator is a concentrated Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) that can be combined with many contact insecticides or can be used alone as part of an integrated pest management program or a "green" pest control program.
Martins IG Regulator Features:
* Inhibits reinfestation by fleas for up to 7 months
* Reduces egg production in houseflies and prevents development of larvae into adults
* Inhibits reinfestation by listed cockroaches for up to 6 months
* Effective long-term control of Fleas, Roaches, Flies, Mosquitoes, Gnats, Crickets, Litter Beetles & Ants
* Photostable for up to 14 days
* For use on Furniture, Animal Quarters, Carpets, Kennels, Poultry Houses
* Treats up to 1,500 square feet [1 ounce size]
* Treats up to 6,000 square feet [4 ounce size]
* For indoor/outdoor use
She puts it in a 2 gallon hand pump sprayer and puts the hens in the house and sprays their yard then when dry puts them out and sprays the house and closes the door till its dry then they can come in to their coop.
You just got to make sure the area is dry before you put anyone in or on it. She also puts Liquid 7 dust in with it to kill the adult fleas as the IG takes care of the eggs.
Going to feedstore tomorrow and spray away ....
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