Spring is here and summer is just around the corner—which means bugs and bug bites are becoming increasingly more common. Seasonal vacations, backyard partying, and outdoor fun like hiking and camping all expose you, your family and pets to potentially harmful pests like mosquitoes, ticks, chiggers, ants, and fleas. Here are 4 tips to help you and your pets enjoy the warm weather without having to worry about troublesome bug bites.
1. USE AN ESSENTIAL OIL BASED REPELLENT
Beaches, road trips, and adventure travel can mean countless bug bites for you and your family. Using a non-toxic repellent like Cedarcide All-Purpose Bug Spray does more than prevent these potentially harmful bites, it also ensures you don’t bring any of those nasty bugs back home.
2. PROTECT YOUR PET WITHOUT HARSH CHEMICALS
Dog parks, walks, and backyards are often littered with unseen fleas, mites, ticks, and mosquitoes—which can spread deadly heartworms and cause other potentially life-threatening complications. Applying a pet-safe bug repellent before these activities is essential to your dog or cat’s protection this spring and summer.
3. AVOID HARMFUL TICK AND MOSQUITO BITES WITH EXTRA-STRENGTH PROTECTION
For deep woods activities like hiking and camping, avoiding tick and mosquito bites can be a serious health concern. For extended stays in known flea and tick infested areas, sometimes a little extra protection is necessary. That’s why we formulated our extra strength formula Tickshield—it has twice the active ingredient (cedarwood oil) and is perfect for outdoorsmen and animals over 20 lbs.
For optimal protection, apply before and after outdoor activities in tall grass to avoid bites and prevent accidentally bringing bugs back into your vehicle, home, or yard.
4. APPLY MONTHLY YARD TREATMENTS DURING WARMER MONTHS
Enjoying time outside—from BBQs and warm nights on the porch, to long walks and camping—is one of the absolute best things about summer and spring. The pests that often show up to spoil these fun activities—like ants, mosquitoes, chiggers, fleas and ticks—are the absolute worst.
Applying a non-toxic repellent like Cedarcide All-Purpose Bug Spray to family and pets can make grilling out, pool parties, and other backyard activities bite-free. A monthly yard treatment like PCO Choice will control active bug populations and help repel additional pests from moving into your lawn and eventually your home.
