Cecil, Sounds like a good remedy. Where can you buy straight permethrin?
One minor clarification just in case anyone is actually tempted to use Frontline on their sheep ( doubtful since it is so expensive, but thought this was worth mentioning anyway)... Frontline is different than permethrin - active ingredient in Frontline is called fipronil. Have no idea how safe fipronil is in sheep - anyone tried it? Seems pretty safe for cats and dogs. Permethrin is one of the active ingredients in Advantix, which works great for fleas and ticks in dogs. Also expensive. Note: PERMETHRIN IS FATAL TO CATS!!! Respectfully yours, Stephanie Frederick, MD On Jun 18, 2006, at 8:00 AM, Cecil Bearden wrote: > I mix 2 oz of permethrin to 1 qt of mineral oil, put it in a plastic > botle > with about a 1/8 inch hole in the top and put a line of this down the > sheep's back from head to toe. I try not to get any in their eyes... > this > seems to work longer than spraying. I think pyrethrins would also > work, as > an additive to help with the mosquitoes. My vet on the premises is > not up > and around yet this morning as he is a lat sleeper, But I will try ti > think > to ask... I have had good results with the mineral oil mixture. I > use it > on the dogs also. It is the sam thing as FRONTINE, but just diluted to > where it covers a larger area.... I would'nt use any kind of > aromatic oil > as it might cause absorption into the skin/bloodstream... I buy > mineral oil > by the gallon. They also make little doughnuts that go in the water > tanks > to kill mosquitoes without contaminating the water. This stuff is > Bacillus > Thurengesis (BT) or a type of it. A organic style of bug spray. I use > it on > the trees around the dogs and cats. Perhaps if you used BT as a > premis > spray it would get rid of the mosquitoes. > > This is what happens when you can't use DDT.!!!!! > > Cecil in OKla > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dayna Denmark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> > Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 6:14 PM > Subject: Re: [blackbelly] mosquitos and flies > > >> >> Carol, >> You might have better luck with a scratching post treated with >> insecticide >> rather than a curtain type. My sheep all love to rub along the fence >> line >> so >> I'm thinking about making a "post" and seeing if they will use it. >> For now I'm using a product I got from Gardeners supply website. It >> is a >> granulated mosquito repellent that's primarily garlic. I sprinkle it >> around >> the preimeter of the property. I was skeptical that it would do any >> good >> at >> all as I live on a property that is designated a wetland, and deal >> with >> hordes of mosquitos every year. Anyway, I just reordered two more >> containers >> of this stuff because it works so well. Safe for the critters too. It >> repels >> and kills adult mosquitos. Lasts for about 3 weeks each treatment. >> Other than that I rub them all down with cedar oil. It's absorbed >> into the >> hair shaft so it lasts longer than most sprays.Also totally safe for >> the >> critters. A pain to do a lot of sheep this way but I feel sorry for >> them >> when they are so tormented ! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This message is from the blackbelly mailing list >> Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
