Lost Faith in Natural Flea And Tick Control? Try These Natural Remedies to Kill Them

Top 5 flea and tick control methods for pets

Yeast - you can start by using yeast as a weapon. Actually fleas are not habituated to the taste of yeast therefore they don't like their taste itself. Purchase some brewer's years at the neighborhood shop and rub it onto your pet's skin. You can even opt for sprinkling a small amount onto your pet's wet food and mix it.Rosemary flea dip - Another tick and flea control method is taking a pan and steep about 2-3 cups of fresh rosemary in boiling water for about thirty minutes. Now strain the liquid and at the same time discard the leaves and add up to a gallon of warm water but that should depend on the size of your pet. Wait until the mixture cools but is still warm. Now pour this mixture over your pet until he is soaked. Let your pet dry naturally. It works well especially on hot summer days.A flea collar - For this flea and tick control Take your pet's collar or handkerchief and put on drops of citronella, eucalyptus oil, tea tree oil, geranium and lavender. This process should be done on a weekly basis. Just remember to avoid using essential oils on cats. Cats can be extremely sensitive to certain essential oils such as tea tree oils and eucalyptus oils.

Even if you are going to use tea tree oil on your dog, it is necessary that you do not use the product more than 1% and preferably even less. It might cause general weakness, lethargy; vomiting and nausea thus should be used with caution.

4. Lemon spray repellant - Another flea and tick control method is to cut your lemons; dunk them in boiling water and it steep overnight. Next day, particularly in the morning spray the mixture all over your dog especially behind the ears and around the head (but be careful with the eyes), around the base of the tail and lastly under your dog's legs.

So these were some of the most effective natural tick and flea control remedies. Try them out, you will definitely find success with them. These methods have turn out to be very effective till now. You might too.