Fighting Fleas, Flies and Mites

Probably the results can be replicated elsewhere, but a recently posted study was done only in Vancouver, B.C. Researchers from there posted conclusions and ethnoveterinary solutions to the problems in dogs and cats with fleas and flies.

A variety of plant and herb remedies were tried with results including Nootkatone, a compound in citrus helping to repel fleas; plant diversity helped repel fleas on and flies around pets; Carvacrol (an important component in wild oregano oil), which is used in some ear treatments, has potential as a flea repellent as well: and dried flower heads of chamomile was fund effective in fighting certain mites.

So flea flies and fly fleas and (again hopefully) goodbye not-so-mighty mites.