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I am sure this question comes up very often. My problem,(along with many others), is I can’t find it doing a search. What I need to know is what strip do you put in with your feathers to stop the bugs? All I can see are the sticky ones. Don’t think that would go well with hackle .

Thanks for your help,
Floyd

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A recent thread spoke about using a dog, flea tick collar cut into pieces to help protect your investment. Be careful about putting those same feathers and tying materials in your mouth or eating while tying etc.

Rick

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Floyd,

I’ll use a flea collar. Simply cut it in 5-6 inch piece and drop it in. I’ve never noticed any sticky residue on the flea collars.

Good luck,
Greg

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No Pest Strips at Lowe’s.or Home Depot…probably also at Ace or True Value Hardware.

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The brand I use is Hot Shot. They are very effective for me. I get them at Lowes or Orchard supply hardware. About 7 bucks.

Bob

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Are bugs a real problem? I keep my material in their original package and have never seen any bugs. Am I just lucky?
Bob.K

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Found hot Shot strips at local hardware store.

Bob K.-I have not had any problems but as my investment in hackle grows I don’t want any bugs in them.

Thanks to everyone for your help.

Floyd

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i put mine in tupperwear boxes with some cedar chips for like a dog house. sometimes i have to pick them out of the hackles or feathers or skins but i have NEVER seen a bug in my stuff

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I think I recall our beloved Al Campbell wrote an article about this. He used the hot shot strips.

Bob Scheidt

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Here’s the link to Al’s article…

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/alcampbell/ac020204.php

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No bugs, but as a result of this thread I bought a flea and tick collar tonight, cut it up in pieces and placed in each of my bags with feathers and fur. Hopefully will avoid any problems.

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Clay how long do the flea and tick collars last?

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They said 6 months on the package.

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Most flea and tick collars require a stretching before they are activated. If the collars are your choice, be sure to read the package to see if they need the stretch before you cut them into small pieces. Hard as heck to stretch a one inch long flea collar.