Re: Medieval Fleas

From: Martin Reboul (martin_at_spamfukreboul1471.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: 08/09/04 

Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 21:01:55 GMT

"a.spencer3" <a.spencer3@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:8FLRc.130$YY4.11@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>
> "Philip Deitiker" <Donevenask@worlnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:DEKRc.415825$Gx4.57694@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > "Martin Reboul" <martin@spamfukreboul1471.freeserve.co.uk>
> > says in news:YxDRc.6$YY4.2@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net:
> >
> > > Give it a try - animals and pets or not, you may be amazed
> > > by what lives in your carpet - and may have been lurking
> > > there for a year!
> >
> > Tropical 'egg eating' nematodes spread in the yard will eat the
> > flea eggs, fly eggs, termite eggs and larva, fire ant eggs and
> > any other type of eggs. You may need a monthly treatment every
> > couple of years.
>
> Trouble is, if you're the one who invites them in, they "seek out their
> host, enter through body openings, emit an endo-toxin and death occurs
> within 48 hours".
> :-))

Hmmm... thanks for that Philip, but I think I'll stick to DDT and the good old
steam cleaner... it sounds a bit like introducing rats to the kitchen to keep
down the mice!
                 Cheers
                         Martin