All-Natural Pest Control Ecomask – 50 Million Steinernema carpocapsae (Sc) Beneficial Nematodes for Fleas, Armyworms, Cutworms and More – Pet, Plant and Family-Safe

I got this product with high hopes. Fleas have been increasing steadily over past few years. In past I have had professional exterminators with little success. I sprayed lawn with commercially available products, treating home, pet areas and pets at same time. I have used IGR in home and yard. All products seem to decrease flea population for limited time only. Irregardless of what label says, with or without IGR, I rarely get a few weeks of decreased fleas. It is becoming cost prohibitive. I’m worried about the environment as my and pets health with this increase in pesticides. I found out about nematodes doing a search for a better, safer and healthier way to get rid of fleas. I’m giving this 5 stars because the package arrived with cold packs still cold. This with temps near 100 here in South Central Texas. From my reading, I know that these may not work due to the excessive heat this time of year. I plan on giving it a try anyway. FYI; FOR THOSE LIKE ME WHO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT APPLYING NEMATODES. Apply evening. Aerate soil if possible. A pitchfork works fine. (1) Use amount of water needed for application method and substitute food coloring for nematode amount. Apply solution to area. This will show time needed for application, how much/little your technique is applying thus avoiding missed areas. (2) Nematode mixture must be cool. Depending upon outside temps and device, you may want a cold pack in or around it. (3) Moist ground is a must. Apply after a rain or water well before and as indicated after to help nematodes get established. Nematodes hunt their food. Moist soil will helps them. (4) SHAKE, AGITATE MIXTURE FREQUENTLY during application. Every site stated nematodes mix sinks. Without good shaking, depending upon application method, the question is when device will clog not if. I have high hopes for this method. EDITED 8/23/2017: I have a dramatic decrease in fleas. I’m impressed by the quick response that I had. I do want to say that last month I applied pesticide and IGR to yard twice about 2 weeks apart. I had only a brief decline in fleas. Home and pets were treated at same time of those applications. I applied these beneficial nematodes just over 2 weeks after that. I got them as a last resort for fleas. Due to no rain, I watered ground twice (12 hours apart) before application of nematodes. I watered ground again 3 days later. I also applied nematodes heavier in dog’s outside area and all areas that stay shady. I also treated house and pets at same time. Wish I had found out about beneficial nematodes a long time ago! Edited 12Feb2018. It has been about 6 months since applying nematodes. I can’t say when but I noted before cold weather set in that my dog was no longer bringing in fleas from outside. I noticed that we were going from weekly flea baths for dogs and indoor cats to every other week to monthly. The progress was slow but definite! I plan on repurchasing and applying this again. [...]