On Aug 31, 11:38*pm, jbm wrote:
On 31/08/2012 16:54, ron button wrote:





Two aticles taken from the Times this week

Monday August 27th *'Wet summers lead to a huge jump in pet fleas'

'The damp summers (of late) preceded by "two warm winters" !! have turnrd
homes into giant flea incubators'

Today August 31st

'Wettest summer for 100 years ' *extract 'This summer is likely to be one of
the dullest on record with only 399 hours of sunshine in the first 28 days
of August '

Presumably as the Times comes from the same stable as 'The Sun' we can look
forward to more aticles to rival
Freddie Starr ate my Hampster'..... '

RonB

14.25 hours a day??? The sun isn't even above the horizon for that long,
is it?

Ah, the Times shining out of the Sun's arse. That explains it.

jim, Northampton

Interesting flea facts:

Plymouth followed by Bristol are the most flea-ridden cities in the
country (year round humidity,mild winters, warm summers). They love
AGW and fitted carpets
The commonest flea on the dog is the cat flea. (Dogs will react to one
flea. Cats can be infested and hardly react).
Control of environmental stages-larvae and pupae on furniture and in
carpets- is far more effective than control on the animal.
Borax is a cheap and cheerful flea control- it dries out pupae and
larvae in the carpet.
In Bristol at any rate pet shop and supermarket flea cotrol products
are a waste of money. Get them from a vet.- I've got no axe to grind-
I'm retired!