[Cob] fleas/ticks in sand

[Bryan]

boiling water will kill them.  You can actually drown fleas with hose
water.
salt will kill them also but I don't know how it will affect our cob?
borax would also kill them.
there is also a nematode that you can release so they have more predators.
Neem oil is also very good at killing them.

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On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Udit <youdit at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello list,
>
> I'm planning on putting up a garden wall this summer of cob with an
> urbanite
> stemwall. That's beside the point. The real reason I'm writing is because
> the local sand which is readily available has a lot of sand ticks/fleas. I
> don't want to switch gears and get some pricier and possibly less
> pest-infested shipped in if I can help it, I'd rather use local earth, but
> of course I don't want to be tromping around in a *lot* of ticks/fleas. (I
> live in the woods in Arkansas. *LOTS* of buggers.)
> Anyone have ideas about how I can possibly treat the sand to clear out some
> of the bugs while still making it safe to use for cob with bare feet/hands
> of my loved ones?
>
> I had considered boiling water and pouring it over the sand. So far it's my
> best idea but I don't really think it'd be that effective. Just looking for
> ideas.
>
> So sorry if this is too OT for the list!
>
> faithful lurker
> Udit
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