Ultracide Flea Spray Aerosol - 20 oz

ULTRACIDE FLEA SPRAY AEROSOL AT-A-GLANCE CHART

Contains Nylar Insect Growth Regulator

Fleas Larvae and Adults

-will work for two weeks against adult fleas and ticks (adulticide) and kills flea eggs for seven months (Insect Growth Regulator-IGR)
-targets fleas in the egg and larval stages of development preventing them from producing new infestations of adults

apartments, automobiles, homes, hospitals, hotels, kennels, motels, offices, schools, supermarkets, transportation equipment (buses, boats, ships, trains, trucks), warehouses, utilities, veterinary clinics, and other commercial and industrial buildings.

Use PT ULTRACIDE at the rate of 20 oz for up to 2,625 sqft. Carpeted areas may be vacuumed before treatment and after treatment has dried. Treat infested areas or areas which could be infested. These include rugs, carpets, uphol­stered furniture, pet beds, and pet resting areas.

One can (20 oz) treats up to 2625 sqft. Use one can for 1200 sqft. of carpet area to get proper penetration.

*It is very important to keep vacuuming every couple days for several weeks after treatment which encourages pupa to emerge and contact insecticide.

Many times, "flea bombs" or flea collars aren't successful. A better understanding of the flea life cycle and knowing how to break it is very important.

• Female fleas need blood to complete their reproductive cycle. Baby fleas need blood to grow. Fleas prefer dog and cat blood but will eat human blood.
• The female lays eggs on the host animal, but the eggs fall to the ground, carpet, sofa, dog bed, owner's bed, or easy chair where they hatch in two-to-five days.
• The flea larva feeds on organic debris in the environment.
  Within a week or two, depending on temperature and humidity, the larva spins a pupa (or cocoon) to protect it during metamorphosis to the adulthood.
• In the hard-shelled pupa, the larva transforms from a tiny maggot/larvae-like creature into an adult able to leap 100 times its own height, and the cycle begins again !
• It may take a couple of treatments to kill off the emerging adults as they evolve from the larvae stage within the first 4-6 weeks. For that reason, the best time to start a flea control program is in the late spring ,prior to an infestation.
• To contain an infestation, fleas must be controlled. Whenever you see adult fleas crawling on your pet, it is only a symptom of a much larger problem.
• Current studies indicate that adult fleas account for only 5% of the total flea population. Eggs account for 50%, larvae account for about 35%, and the remaining 10% are the pupal cocoons. That means that for every single adult flea living on your dog or cat, there are 10 eggs, 7 larvae, and 2 cocoons.
  These various life cycle stages will be found anywhere in the pet's environment, but will be most concentrated in the areas that the pet spends most of its time. Remember, when the adult flea on the pet lays an egg, it will fall off in a few minutes. Areas where the pet sleeps or lies will have the most eggs. If the pet usually walks through paths indoors or outdoors, there will be a substantial amount of eggs scattered in those areas. What this means is that environmental flea control must be spread over the pet's entire environment focusing on the areas the pet spends the majority of his or her time.