I already had the permethrin10 and a 16 oz spray bottle from ace hardware...the pump style...Well I mixed 2 oz of permethrin 10 and 2 oz of transmission fluid and 2 oz of charcoal lighter fluid and then topped it off with water...
I shook it up vigorously and it looked like pepto bismol...sprayed a light mist on my 4 dogs backs and also the top's of their heads with a light mist...Then I sprayed the 4 dog houses inside and out...I then sprayed the piping on the 3 10x10 ft kennels as well as under their roofs...also sprayed the poop storage container...to do all the above I had to refill the bottle once which means I used a total of 32 oz of the secret concoction...
well...the dogs are still alive and there are no flies on the kennels amd most importantly have not seen any on my dogs...
I used the lighter fluid and transmission fluid because that is all the oily distillates I had around the house...the idea here is for the oily substance to stick for a while...but if it doesn't hold up too long plan "B" will be to add one oz of cutter backyard spray to each 16 oz bottle of mixture...that cutter sticks for about 2 months so we will see...
32 oz. total of the mixture above lasted 7 days and the flies were slowly coming back...So today I sprayed with the 16 0z bottle twice and covered all three 10x10 kennels and the dogs...but the dogs haven't had any flies on them...the only thing I changed is that I added 2 oz of cutter yard spray to each bottle...I am thinking the cutter will help for the permethrin 10 to stick a little better. Either way I am ok if I have to spray every ten days if it keeps the flies under control until the fly season is over...
