Terry Journey

Travis, unfortunately I cannot seem to find out what the larvae of this particular worm "perfers" in the environment. I can only assume they like it moist, but I don't know for sure if they can persist even in dry areas. There is so little information out there about the dog lungworm, olerus osleri, and what there is, sometimes the information conflicts. I live in a fairly moist area, lots of rain in the winter, and warm and humid in the summer, probably a great environment for them, sadly. I have built a dog run for my dog with river rock, but it is so small and he no longer gets to put his nose in the grass, his quality of life is so sad now  I am sad too. Plus tormented as I do not know how to fight this foe. I assume killing the larvae would be fairly easy using HEAT or STEAM (in the dog run), maybe borax? But how can I kill them on my lawn so that my little guy can put his nose in the grass again. I don't think the grass is being reinfected often, but maybe it is. We don't know what wildlife is carrying it...and we have alot of squirrels and feral cats around, there are also raccoons, coyotes and foxes, occasionally.

Unfortunately with this lungworm, the dog can re-infest itself, as they cough, then larvae are disturbed from the trachea, and are swallowed, then once they get into the intestinal tract, they cross into the bloodstream, make their way back to the lungs and trachea, and the whole process starts over again. My dog has been de-wormed 3 times using Panacur, and he still has them. We are at wit's end.

Thank you for your time and your posts. I would love to hear if you have any more ideas!
Terry

Travis, that is interesting. I wonder what makes that break the cycle, do you think the larvae die because there are not sheep on the area? Not sure that makes sense. If the larvae are there in the area, even if no sheep are on it, why would the larvae die?

The type of worm I am most concerned with is canine lungworm. And other canine worms as well, but mainly lungworm, which we have in our area. This particular type of lungworm we have in Oregon does not require an intermediate host such as a snail, but is spread directly from other dogs, wildlife, etc. Yes, keeping them out is critical, but the grass in my yard may already be infected, so I need to "disinfect" one area before I build a kennel or fence around it.

When you say to use "crustacean shell", do you mean diatomaceous earth? Also, WHAT may increase the number of potential egg eaters? The crustacean shell increases egg eaters? I think I just don't understand the sentence, can you help?

Can anyone tell me how I can kill parasitic worm larvae in my lawn?

Thank you for your responses. Please note that I wrote that I was not really looking for information about treating my dog, just the environment. My dog is not able to take the monthly anti-parasite treatment due to a health condition. I am going to try the D.E. and coffee grounds for the yard. My vet tells me that this is not just from snails, tho, and it can be in the environment and passed from feces.

Will D.E. kill parasitic worms and their larvae and eggs in lawns? My dog somehow caught lung worm in his environment. I want to kill any larvae or worms that may be in his environment.
And will it kill snails? Snails are carriers of this disease.
If not, what do you recommend for these?
Note: Looking for environment treatment, not looking for suggestions about internal treatment, especially conventional veterinary internal parasite treatment bcause he cannot take those medicines!!! By the way, I have read the forum about diatomaceous earth taken internally and there is no 'ultimate' conclusion about whether it is effective or not, especially for lung worm which does not stay in the intestinal tract, but travels to lungs and trachea.