I have 6. Yes, it's expensive to spray. The spray is all natural though (made of flowers) so no poison. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit http://www.pinehillgsds.com/ In a message dated 6/21/2013 7:42:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: We have 11 acres; spraying would be out of the question: Cost prohibitive for one and also POISON. No thanks. Penny in NC The Farm Dog Forever I have the bug control people spray a product made of chrysanthemums. (Costs a small fortune and PA has some agricultural regulations that they can only go so many feet from a path or fence line...have I mentioned I don't grow my own food???) I have never seen a flea but live w/ a LOT of trees and brush so ticks can be an issue. At this point, only dogs that are campaigning are on a topical. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit http://www.pinehillgsds.com/ In a message dated 6/21/2013 5:20:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I need some help from âda list.â I have been considering non-poisonous alternatives to flea and tick control. The bugs are horrible here in NC and I hate to admit that I HAVE been using the topical poisons. But I feel they lower the immune system. I can powder the guys with DEâseems pretty good. I can feed them garlicâthatâs pretty good too. What are some other â naturalâ remedies that some of you use? PLEASE share. Penny in NC The Farm Dog forever ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================