In order to stop a hookworm infestation in your yard, use the following methods: Use a Pyrantel-based wormer to cure pets of hookworm infection. Clean up pet feces in your yard. Spread Diatomaceous earth in areas where pets have defecated. Treat soil with borax/boric acid. Clean paved areas with salt brine or bleach.
How long do hookworms live in yard?
Under optimum conditions, infective larvae may remain viable in the soil for several months or longer, but under natural conditions in the tropics the majority rarely survive longer than five or six weeks.
How do you kill hookworm eggs in soil?
Borax. The IFAS reports that borax, also known as boric acid, can be used as a soil treatment for hookworms. In its dried form, borax can be sprinkled on the ground to kill hookworm eggs or larvae in the soil.
What pesticide kills hookworms?
Boric acid can be raked into the soil to kill hookworm eggs but this will kill grass and vegetation as well.
How do you get rid of a hookworm infestation?
Anthelminthic medications (drugs that rid the body of parasitic worms), such as albendazole and mebendazole, are the drugs of choice for treatment of hookworm infections. Infections are generally treated for 1-3 days. The recommended medications are effective and appear to have few side effects.
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