Martin's I.G. Regulator, 4 oz

We had a flea infestation after adopting a dog, and purchased this stuff particularly for our basement, where they were the worst. Prior to this, and during, we had the dog on bravecto, frontline, and so so many baths for her to relieve her itching and flea dermatitis. Spent probably $200-300 on vet trips because I didn't want her to have fleas, and everything I tried just wasn't working. I remember she would roll on her belly, while on bravecto and frontline both, I'd see the fleas zig zagging around on her tummy, and I'd quick spray them with the $25 bottle of flea spray, and they STILL wouldn't DIE. It was vile. I kept going back to researching forums and I really didn't want to put any more chemicals on her, or have her injest them/affect her skin, I didn't want to put a flea collar around her neck, it was really a helpless situation for a couple weeks, and she was so miserable. And we tried SO HARD to break the flea life cycle.... For the house, we cleaned and vacummed every DAY. Every day. Washed curtains, walls, everything. We only have carpeting in 2 rooms, and the other 2 entire floors are hardwood/tile. It took about 2-3 weeks before I found this stuff...I used any kind of spray I could find (and I hate using chemicals...whole foods/natural living is personally my jam, but during this hell, it was nuclear war on our house.) I even bought a $49.99 spray from menards that "guaranteed" bed bug and flea removal that a landlord friend reccommended. They wanted a tax ID to purchase even. Sprayed it, ceiling to floors. No dice. We had the WORST time getting rid of them. If it helps anyone else, we live in Nebraska and she was brought up from a rescue in Texas. Our vet said she thought that it was some weird breed of awful flea, but I think she was just trying to be nice and calm me down. Buying this was my last straw before throwing my bank account at an exterminator. Or lighting a match. This stuff worked after one application. I'll probably grow an arm out of my forehead soon from all the monsanto and weird killer chemicals I tried, but this stuff worked, and was relatively harmless to apply according to the package. We now use this regularly as a preventative measure after going through that. No more crickets/spiders in the basement is a plus. The area we use this in regularly is just a storage/laundry, however, when the fleas were bad, we put it on sofas, rugs, windowsills, doorways, outside on the deck, anywhere and everywhere and had no adverse reactions. The package states that this is safe to use around kids/pets/in their kennels and beds even and all over. It inhibits growth; prevents the eggs they lay from hatching; and I actually went back to the shelter where we adopted her from for a visit day and they use IG regulator in their kennels regularly. A+ Product. If you have a flea problem, buy it. This should be on the shelves at the store, not hartz flea collars.

This product has greater lasting power in your yard than methoprene (Precor). It says 21 days in the booklet (available online) and 14 days on the package label. Compare that to 2 days for methoprene. Being an insect hormone, it has no effect on mammals. It smells like hydrocarbons, though. That is probably a solvent that isn't good for you. It could burn your eyes if sprayed directly into them. I had a big flea problem due to a large feral cat colony in the yard. I used a Gilmour sprayer attached to a garden hose. (Highly recommended) I mixed the Martin's IGR with imidacloprid and sprayed. I came back a week later after it rained and there was not much effect on the fleas. A lot of them were jumping on my white socks. I stopped using Advantage on my cats a long time ago due to the fleas' resistance to imidacloprid. Imidicloprid has little toxicity to mammals and is not carcinogenic, so that is why I used it first. This spraying killed all the ants. I sprayed with carbaryl (Sevin) next. More toxic, somewhat carcinogenic. I haven't seen a flea since. I am alternating between this product and the Sevin. No more mixing. The problem with this product is that you cannot see it work. I am spraying Martin's IGR at 3 week intervals. I spray the Sevin when the ants show up. This is usually 7 days. Keep in mind that this is the middle of August. A veterinarian and a professional exterminator told me that I was wasting my time trying to control fleas in August with all of the wild animals running around. I proved them wrong. I've got no fleas jumping on me. I don't think that the light sensitivity warning applies to the concentrated product in the bottle. If that was true they would sell it in an opaque bottle. This bubble pack is designed to hang from a rail in a hardware store for who knows how long. The light sensitivity applies to the diluted product after it is sprayed. They are talking about sunlight. I have been using the 21 day interval in soil with good results. Although ants are listed as a target organism, I have not noticed any effect on ants. This is what I expected since the immature ants never leave the nest where the spray will get on them.

After letting diatomaceous earth sit on every carpeted/upholstered surface in my home for 2 weeks, vacuuming 2-3 times/week for a month, medicating my pets for fleas and doing laundry multiple times, this final step seems to have ended my home’s flea scourge. It won’t kill live fleas; it “freezes” every stage of development from the egg just up to the actual jumping-around fleas. The active ingredient lingers, too. Once the spray has dried, your pets are safe around all surfaces. Working great for me! Only complaint is that one ampule makes a gallon which was waaay more than I needed, and degrades in less than 24 hours. So, there is a TON of waste = overpriced!!!!

I have or hopping to say had an infestation of fleas cause my mice entering my basement where my two dogs slept. Had no idea they carried fleas. Now unfortunately I do now. Anyways I ordered the Growth inhibitor and flea killer and mixed them both in my gallon sprayer. I sprayed everywhere. Including all my furniture, wooden floors and everywhere in the basement. I first killed the mice with soft bate bought on Amazon. That was God sent. Of course those darn fleas needed new host. My dogs and us. I finally slept in my bedroom after 10 days of having my room closed off and after I also put down carpet flea powder killer and flea fogger. I didn't get bit last night. BUT I did get bit from fleas where I moved bricks and bags of soil. I will again mix both Martin's Growth inhibitor and flea killer and spray all around my house. Its a nightmare to kill these darn things. But I believe using both products is worth the money and the time to apply to your home. I didn't see any damage to my floors or furniture. I did wipe down the surfaces that I do touch on a daily base. I also bagged up all my pillows and blankets in the large size garbage bags and put them in my workshop. Yes, I sealed them. I'll take them out in the Spring time. By then, there shouldn't be any alive if there were any attached to those items. Use the stuff that professionals use. Not the stuff from box stores. That's not strong enough. And respray after 5-10 days just to be sure you got those that managed to hid the first time. Vacuum, vacuum and vacuum everywhere on all surfaces. Good luck.

A must-have product. Add to Martin's Permethrin 10% and it keeps the fleas from hatching. If severe season, follow-up a month later. It definately makes a difference.

Very good company to deal with they will correct any mistake made in a timely manor and also the product work very well highly recommend

This stuff is the best - it's completely safe and it works! Hubby and I have owned dogs for over 30 yrs and never had a flea problem. Could be the heat or the weather, but many people we know have had fleas this year only - just like us. We live naturally/organically and never use chemicals or toxic stuff. I tried all the natural things but we couldn't get rid of the fleas completely after 3 months. I was at my wits end and contacted our homeopathic vet to see what he suggested. He told us to use this; just be sure it was completely dry before allowing the dogs on it. We sprayed it first in the house on our just cleaned tile floors, on the leather sofa and dog beds. Then we sprayed the yard. Sure enough, no trace of any flea in just 3 weeks and we didn't have to do anything to the dogs but bathe them once every 7-10 days to kill any fleas that were on them (any shampoo will work, leave the suds on them for 5 mins). Our neighbor used it and so have 2 friends who also had the same problem. Another nice thing is that if you use it indoors and don't wash it off, it will last 6 months! Definitely thrilled with this product and would buy it again if we ever have a bug problem. You won't be disappointed; it's also very affordable. TY for making this wonderful product!

This seemed to do the job at preventing any new hatching. We still had to put down diatomaceous earth for the live ones which finally did the heavy lifting. If your pets are suffering this summer like ours. We had to do their regular vet flea meds, Seresto collars (expensive but worth it), growth regulator, and DE for places the daily vacuuming couldn’t reach like under couches.