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SM Designs aka Shane is a 29.23 year old boy, has been a member since September 13, 2007, has scored 807 submissions, giving an average score of 3.06.
  Sep 24 '08 by SM Designs        15 Comments        Watch this      Share:  Share on facebook    Share on delicious    Share on digg    Share on MySpace    Tweet this    Stumble this    Share this on Kaboodle   
I'm renting my first house =D, HELP!
OK I've been living in apartments for a long while now and my fiance and I just moved into a house were renting now. Its a nice little house down near the river. I'm really excited to be there.

Yet even though I love having a fenced in yard now for our little dog, the yard has a lot of flowers and plants which attract spiders, tics, fleas, ants, and other insects I don't want. Does anyone know what will work well to get rid of them with out harming the plants and pets?

EricDiaz
EricDiaz on Sep 24 '08 at 12:42pm
FIRE!!
t4sh4
t4sh4 on Sep 24 '08 at 12:42pm
you have an imaginary friend named Bobo?
EricDiaz
EricDiaz on Sep 24 '08 at 12:42pm
oh, no wait.. that will kill the plants and pets.
SM Designs
SM Designs on Sep 24 '08 at 12:43pm
haha, that was my first thought, but fiance didn't like that idea.
xiv
   xiv on Sep 24 '08 at 12:44pm
you cant really do much. just bathe your dog more often and keep the grass and flowers/bushes trimmed.
Roostersauce
Roostersauce on Sep 24 '08 at 12:45pm
insects are a natural part of a healthy garden
Rambunkcious
Rambunkcious on Sep 24 '08 at 12:51pm
marigolds!

some insects you cant help but planting marigolds takes care of a lot of bugs, also just embrace nature you have a backyard now and the bugs are not as bad as they seems I have lime, orange, and lemon trees in my back yard along with some shrubs and we get spiders but its not annoying and they dont come into the house because we get it sprayed by Clark
Rambunkcious
Rambunkcious on Sep 24 '08 at 12:51pm
clark has a pet friendly spray btw
SM Designs
SM Designs on Sep 24 '08 at 1:01pm
Thank guys/gals
ladykat
ladykat on Sep 24 '08 at 1:26pm
Use Frontline. It's amazing - prevent syour dog from getting fleas, ticks, and lice.

Those are the bugs to worry about - other than that, your dog should be fine. So enjoy the plants!
SM Designs
SM Designs on Sep 24 '08 at 1:29pm
Thanks Ladykat, the dog was on frontline for a while but for some reason my fiance took her off and put her on something else. I think I'm just going to tell her we should put her back on it.
SM Designs
SM Designs on Sep 24 '08 at 2:41pm
not any more t4sh4 he died in imaginary tragic train accident!
lordog
lordog on Sep 24 '08 at 2:44pm
i use advantage on my dog. works like a charm! my dog was on frontline for awhile, and all of a sudden it stopped working. dunno why.

also, if you have too many bugs and things on your plants, insecticidal soap can work wonders. it's non-toxic, so you don't have to worry about it harming your dog. you can pick it up at any gardening store.
keithcw
keithcw on Sep 24 '08 at 2:46pm
don't ladybugs eat stuff?
SM Designs
SM Designs on Sep 24 '08 at 2:48pm
Thanks Lori,

Yeah keithcw, I think they so
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