Even Pest Control Technicians Battle Fleas When They Have Pets
Fleas become a big problem in late summer.
All summer long they lay eggs, and have babies until they crowd homes and yards.
As a former pest control technician I learned how to treat for fleas in the home.
The treatment part isn't hard - the tough part is moving furniture around so you can treat the areas where fleas live.
I fight fleas every summer.
I have three dogs, two small, and one large, that attract fleas like a magnet placed close to a pile of nails.
But fleas sometimes plague homes where no pets live too.
These biting insects are accomplished hitch-hikers.
When your pet goes outdoors fleas jump onto him from the grass, and make a home on the animal's body where they find blood as a ready food source.
Fleas also hitchhike on your body when you walk outside.
They jump from the grass onto your legs, clothing, and shoes.
Then they hang on until you get back indoors where they jump off into your carpet in search for suitable living conditions.
If you have dogs or cats you'll probably have more fleas, but no pets don't mean fleas won't invade your home.
The best thing to do, whether you have animals or not, is make flea control treatment a habit.
Once a month take a sweeper to all your carpets.
Sweep your furniture too, especially under the cushions.
Make sure you move your furniture around to sweep underneath.
Don't miss any area of carpet.
If you do have pets give special attention to sweeping places where they like to lie.
Most of the fleas in your home concentrate in those areas, and that's where your treatment attempts have the most effect.
A couple times during the summer sprinkle some flea powder or dust on your carpets (I use a powder that costs less than $3-a-box, and lasts all summer long).
Focus on those places your pets like the most.
Another spot to powder or dust is any place where fleas jump on your legs when you walk across it.
Your pets spend a lot of time there, but I've had fleas jump on me in places I didn't know my pets took a liking to.
I recommend leaving the dust or powder on the carpet for a full week.
Some say two or three days are plenty, but my tests show that sometimes eggs hatch after that three-day period.
Leaving the treatment for a whole week never failed to rid my home of flea invasions.
Yes, fleas attack my home.
My three dogs usually carry them in, and sometimes I must treat for flea infestation.
Luckily, because I trained as a pest control technician, I treat those invasions fast.
And I don't have a need to bother with fleas for very long.
All summer long they lay eggs, and have babies until they crowd homes and yards.
As a former pest control technician I learned how to treat for fleas in the home.
The treatment part isn't hard - the tough part is moving furniture around so you can treat the areas where fleas live.
I fight fleas every summer.
I have three dogs, two small, and one large, that attract fleas like a magnet placed close to a pile of nails.
But fleas sometimes plague homes where no pets live too.
These biting insects are accomplished hitch-hikers.
When your pet goes outdoors fleas jump onto him from the grass, and make a home on the animal's body where they find blood as a ready food source.
Fleas also hitchhike on your body when you walk outside.
They jump from the grass onto your legs, clothing, and shoes.
Then they hang on until you get back indoors where they jump off into your carpet in search for suitable living conditions.
If you have dogs or cats you'll probably have more fleas, but no pets don't mean fleas won't invade your home.
The best thing to do, whether you have animals or not, is make flea control treatment a habit.
Once a month take a sweeper to all your carpets.
Sweep your furniture too, especially under the cushions.
Make sure you move your furniture around to sweep underneath.
Don't miss any area of carpet.
If you do have pets give special attention to sweeping places where they like to lie.
Most of the fleas in your home concentrate in those areas, and that's where your treatment attempts have the most effect.
A couple times during the summer sprinkle some flea powder or dust on your carpets (I use a powder that costs less than $3-a-box, and lasts all summer long).
Focus on those places your pets like the most.
Another spot to powder or dust is any place where fleas jump on your legs when you walk across it.
Your pets spend a lot of time there, but I've had fleas jump on me in places I didn't know my pets took a liking to.
I recommend leaving the dust or powder on the carpet for a full week.
Some say two or three days are plenty, but my tests show that sometimes eggs hatch after that three-day period.
Leaving the treatment for a whole week never failed to rid my home of flea invasions.
Yes, fleas attack my home.
My three dogs usually carry them in, and sometimes I must treat for flea infestation.
Luckily, because I trained as a pest control technician, I treat those invasions fast.
And I don't have a need to bother with fleas for very long.
