[Gallo Pazzesco]

Thanks Ricky - good stuff. Well worth taking into consideration. I know down here we have bugs that will eat the wax out of your ears if you allow them to get out of control. And, in the summertime, you can only hope to contain them because you'll never control them. It's a constant battle. I've seen fireants kill a newborn calf within moments of them coming out of their Mamma's stomach. I've seen good dogs ruined by fleas - then we try to rescue them, pick them up and take them to vets and find out the fleas have practically sucked all the blood out of them to the point where they were anemic.

Bugs are definitely something to consider. And in addition to everything you have listed we always try to keep a few bags of Seven Dust around. It works on the livestock and the veggie gardens in a pinch.