In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:50:54 -0600, Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > Mike Beede > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I assume you haven't used pesticides recently on your
> >> lawn. That might be bad.
> >>
> >> Mike Beede
> >
> > I rarely, if ever, use pesticides at all, least of all in the garden
> > beds which is where these are growing. I'll use 5% sevin dust for flea
> > control but again, that's not in the garden beds!
>
> maybe you should. i hear the garden is where the fleas go to re-group for
> the next assault.
>
> your pal,
> blake.

I use sevin on the lawn so if they dare step out of the garden beds...
<g> I dust at the beginning of flea season and use Front Line on the
dogs, and the cats as needed. I may sometimes have to dust a second time
during the summer.

That does a good job controlling them. I'm not going to use pesticides
in my garden beds where I grow food.
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