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What is the insecticide that Billy The Exterminator uses?
Gentrol
Which kinds of pesticides are on the market right now?
Transport, pro control, Gentrol, Advion, Delta dust are some pesticides. Pesticides used in agriculture include Round-up (glyphosate) and other herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. Insecticides are used to control household pests.
What pesticides kill bedbugs?
This is best left to a professional since treatment has to be thorough, dusts are required which float around all over the place and it will take quite a bit of chemical. If they are in mattress/box springs, they will probably have to be discarded otherwise they will be back in 6 months or you will have to purchase the bedbug covers through a supplier.. We can provide a chemical list but how to apply would be too lengthy for this forum. Dusts-Drione (if you can get it/it's scarce right now) or ECO Exempt D (From Ecosmart) Residual-Phantom or Catylist with Gentrol (IGR) Aerosol- ECOPCOACU or Bedlam.
Does Sevin kill flea beetles?
It should-it's very potent with a broad label. I assume you're treating for fleas with the liquid-not the dust. You should use an IGR as well. This is probably not something you would want inside your house. I suggest Catalyst (modern day safrotin) or another indoor-approved liquid labeled for fleas with gentrol.
How do I get rid of fleas in my house?
== == * Borax, a powder detergent you can find in any grocery store, works well. Sprinkle it in your carpets and floors, leave for the better part of a day and then vacuum. It's messy, but it kills fleas. == == * Call an exterminator for the fleas in the house, get a pet collar for your dog/cat and spray the yard regularly. == == * An exterminator told me that fleas like corners of a room or near the base boards, so either get that Borax in there or call an exterminator. In Canada we have "Program" which is a little capsule that you put on the skin of a dog and cat's skin. Go to the vet and know the weight of your pet and they will give you the proper dose. Then take the capsule and snip the top off and push back the hair in between the shoulder blades of the dog or cat and there is no need to rub it in. You have to do this once a month for as long as the flea season lasts and if you are not sure how long that is you can always check by phoning your vet at no cost. The old saying, "Where there is a cat there are fleas." So, ALL pets must be treated at the same time with Program. I have two dogs and a cat and this is what I use. Works like a charm. Even people that go out on their own grass to mow the lawn or if kids are playing outside can bring the fleas into the house. If you have an extremely bad infestation of flea problems then it's important to get the exterminator up, and this will require you to put house plants outside, any pets (including birds) in a kennel or at a friends house and you must be out of the house. It usually is just for a few hours. When you come home clean all counter tops with a bleach/water solution, and wash your kitchen floors. Often the exterminator will use environmentally safe products to rid you home of fleas. Discuss this with the exterminator. Program kills the fleas and their eggs and once the exterminator is finished even spiders won't want to inhabit your home. That's great because I hate spiders! LOL == == * I had one cat when I lived in Texas and fleas. I put some Diazinon in my vacuum bag, vacuumed thoroughly and then changed the bag--put the ones with fleas into the garbage with a top. You can buy some flea spray for under beds and other places that has flea birth control. You have to notice their gestational cycle, but it tells you how. There were no further problems. == == * Sprinkle regular table salt over carpets and in furniture, leave for three to five days. It may be messy and uncomfortable for a few days but it works like a charm and it's cheap (large box of salt is under fifty cents). It'll vacuum right up, no bad smells or harmful pesticides. * Spray Bayer flea spray on the floors and furniture and it should kill them.
