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.
Can you treat a yard for hookworms?
There are currently no approved available products to eliminate hookworm larvae from your yard. The best prevention is to remove feces from your yard daily and have your pets on a monthly heartworm preventive that also protects against hookworm infection.
What kills hookworms in the grass?
Boric acid can be raked into the soil to kill hookworm eggs but this will kill grass and vegetation as well.
How long do hookworms live in soil?
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.
What spray kills hookworms in yard?
To treat the environment, use Outdoor Pest Control yard spray in and around the yard to control the spread of hookworms and other parasites (fleas, ticks, mosquitoes). Wondercide will dissolve the full life cycle, including insect egg and larvae, which is crucial to controlling hookworms.
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