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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (20808)	4/24/1998 4:10:00 PM
From: Lady Lurksalot	Respond to of 108807

Alex, I know this is of deep and abiding concern to you so I shall share with you what I did and with the boys' veterinarian's blessing: I used both monthly chemical protocols--the pill and the clear gel--plus a spray preparation. One protocol forced the fleas to have safe sex with no progeny and the other killed the fleas with the kindness of one last great meal. I used the spray mostly to drown the little buggers (the fleas, that is) but can't recall the name of it off hand. Every few weeks I would cut up a fresh flea collar for the vacuum cleaner bag. When one lives near a large body of water, fleas seem to come with the territory. Many of my friends and neighbors swear by Flea Busters, but, for a number of reasons, I never had occasion to use that service. Hope this helps. <vbg> Holly

To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (20808)	4/24/1998 8:56:00 PM
From: Grainne	Respond to of 108807

Alex, someone told me that FleaBusters uses boric acid. Very profitable--it costs several hundred dollars to have your house done, and I know boric acid is very inexpensive. However, since they guarantee their work for a year, it is a relief to have a flea insurance policy in effect. I had to have them come back after many months and redo our house, and they were quite cheerful about it. Since you are a new father, I should probably tell you that I read somewhere--I believe the UC Berkeley wellness newsletter, but definitely in the medical press--that studies show that children in households where any pesticides are used in the house or yard have ten times the childhood leukemia rate of families that use no pesticides. Feeding your child hot dogs and bologna--or any meats containing nitrites and nitrates--also ups their chance of childhood cancers considerably.