Home Pest Control : How to Kill Fleas in 24 Hours
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ม.ค. 2012
- Killing fleas in a 24-hour period is unrealistic due to the four stages of a flea. Find the fastest way to kill fleas with help from a professional pest control technician in this free video on home pest control.
Expert: Michael Piacenza
Bio: Michael Piacenza, technician and K-9 handler, joined Advantage Pest Control in 2007 to expand upon his eco-friendly service offerings and initiate his K-9 termite inspection team.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz
Series Description: Knowing how to take care of pests in your home can save you a lot of headaches. Discover these home pest control tricks from a professional pest control technician in this free video series on home pest control. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
I have had a lot of fights in my day I even fought in Iraq in 2003 with 4th Infantry Division the hardest fight I have ever had the fight in my life were fleas thank you so much for this video
im just a dude working to stay alive and no fuckin kidding fleas are the hardest battle yet
U never had to deal with bed bugs yet. Fleas ain't shit compared to bed bugs
Luis Z that’s rude. you’re the “fuckin loser” for commenting such a thing
@@snowfauna what
@@renameagain5808 i think they deleted their comment lol
Here's some pointers that I hope help some of you: Vacuum the entire house and all furniture like crazy, 3 times a day if you have to, and dump the contents in appropriate manner, but get that OUT of your house so the fleas you just collected don't jump out back into your house. Even spray the contents with a spray bottle full of mosquito spray or something fleas hate.Sweep hard flooring daily.
Back in the day, we used to cut a piece of a new flea collar off and put it in our vacuum cleaner bag. idk what the equivilant of doing that today would be.
For all of the people saying "you don't need to do this - or don't spend all this - blah, blah". Well let me tell you if you have a severe infestation, you will do just about ANYTHING to get rid of these little critters! Mr. Piacenza's info was great. Sometimes you need the advice if an expert! Thanks so much!
Seems like a real likeable guy just by the video. Made it clear and easy to understand. A few jokes here and there. five stars
yup
Nothigng like a guy with all jokes and no results huh?
I got rid of mine cheap and with minimal effort and time. Bought 4 products from Wal-Mart.
First Dawn Ultra detergent - $1.00. Add it to a cup of water and place on the floor and shine a light on it (lamp, flashlight, etc.) In a few areas around the house. Shut off all lights at night but these and fleas are attracted to the light and will die in the Dawn water.
Second is a typical flea collar - approximately $3.00. Bathe animal and wash your hair with Dawn detergent, put flea collar on pet and leave the house with them for a couple hours.
Third, bed bug fogger - $9.84. Set them off in every room.
Four, flea powder - $5.99. Dust everything with the powder and let it sit awhile then vacuum up.
Fleas are gone.
Extra precautions: set out fresh Dawn water for a few days to make sure no more fleas jump in, and second, continue to dust carpets with the flea powder a couple hours before you usually vacuum to prevent further problems.
I did this a month ago and have twice dusted the carpets before vacuuming.
I was eat up with bites and my cat was constantly scratching. I haven't seen one flea and my cat nor I have itched one bit.
Total - Approximately $20.00
Time - Approximately 5 - 6 hours, most of it waiting on bombs to finish and going back to air out the house.
Char Fox I would be remiss if I did not stop and write a huge THANK YOU for you taking the time to explain all this. Out of nowhere, we have fleas everywhere and it's the worst! Thank you so much for your step by step advice. I'm to the point where I'm ready to abandon the house and all my belongings and start a new life somewhere far away from these horrible little monsters. Thank you so very much. I'm doing everything you said today. Please, cross your fingers for me that it works for us too!
Anna Grace Did it help your problem? I'm still dusting with flea powder occasionally. But I haven't had the itching anymore nor seen any fleas.
Char Fox I just found fleas on my strictly indoor cat today. They were all over her. And she sleeps primarily on my bed right next to me. After watching several vids and reading numerous comments I find yours the most practical. I will try this. Bc I'm at a complete loss how she got them.
She's 7 yrs old and been indoors since she was 6wks old (when I brought her home). And have never had a problem till now. I usually bathe her two to three times a year and have never seen fleas until today. She has never been around other pets or has been outside. I don't want to sleep in my bed now haha.
D Goody All it takes is one of the pests coming in on your clothes. And if you have carpeting, they will overrun your house. I tried flea bombs, flea powder, etc. When I used bedbug bombs instead of just flea bombs, and added the Dawn solutions, it's the first time we got relief.
D Goody Try food grade diatomaceous earth. It is safe to put a light dusting on your bed, carpet,furniture and pets.
I’m going to give this a try. It’s been going on for over four months for me. Spent well over 3k doll-hairs and now I’m broke AND bald from ripping my hair out. They give a new meaning to “pests”. I’ll come back with an update in a few weeks.
Have you seen a difference in the past week since trying it?
Yes please. Did it work?
I'm there right now. Seriously is enough to send you over the edge.
I moved into a flat, my dog has had the odd flea over the years, but this was unbelievable. THE WORST FOR ME IS... just moving in most furniture in storage, bags of clothes every where. As my plan was to decorate and then get my carpets fitted. Then this hit me, at least my carpets weren't fitted. The fleas weren't the problem, it's the next stages, that keep cropping up. There are days I sit and cry as I don't know what to do next.ive 2 fleas in these 4mnths. My dog is protected. She has always slept with me.
I bought a little power steamer. I've hovered. I think my room is the hub because I had clothes and other things all on a sofa in my room.
Washing bedding I've boiled on 90degrees wash with bleach. It's the lava stage. I think it's that stage.
Ive had no success.. after spending countless cash on things, I almost went bankrupt. Almost ended up putting my house on the market untill I realized this video. Came back months later. Same problem persisting. I NEED this product so I can at least try and find some kind of relief..
This was very well presented and informative. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
My poor little kitties 😧😿...
Very informative! Thanks so much, Michael! ✌💕
You must take a multiple step approach. We first dusted with Diatomaceous earth. Washed our pets with flea and tick shampoo, then immediately put flea collars on them. Then sprayed IGR. Then vacuum a lot (we cut up chunks of flea collar and put it in the vacuum dust collector), wash clothing, bedding, pet toys on hot and then dry on hot for as long as possible. Then we repeated all this again in another 2 weeks.
It was 4 years ago -- just wondering if it got rid of them?
@@flower-the-earth he probably moved or something
@@iVerzed 😂😂
Cut flea collar ? That sounds extremely stupid since a vacuum sucks air in NOT out plus no need to waste extra cash on a wasted flea collar since the vacuum itself destroys fleas at any stage. The suction alone can destroy
them but just to be safe empty the vacuum filter down the toilet and watch the live ones get flushed to HELL.
Oh noooo! RIP neighbours ! The fleas got rid of this family. ☠️
Very informative video, thanks for sharing with us!
I like this video. He's very matter of fact, and to the point.
Thanks for the information.
Best video I have ever seen. Never knew about the pupa stage.
Very helpful, thx. We had weird warm-wet weather patterns in the UK and these little beasties had a chance to thrive for about three years. I noticed them in the garden. Any ideas on how to ward them in the immediate outdoors? I've planted Rosemary in pots and Frankinsense and that seems to work for at least 2 metres. Any advice would be appreciated. Thx.
Thanks for this video, very helpful and straight to the point :)
Great info - Thanks for sharing
great presentation easy to understand
Very helpful videos
This was very interesting… learning something new everyday..
this dude really knew was he was talkin about. i bought the PT Alpine Flea Insecticide with IGR for furniture and the Petcor Flea Spray with Precor IGR for the dogs and cats and it worked! that crap from petco didnt work. my flea infestation was a fuckin nightmare! i got this stuff from do your own pest control online. hope this helps people that are suffering like i did
Sophisticated White Man is that the actual name? My daughter has them bad! I'm visiting from.CA and getting bit like crazy! I bought stuff from.petco...seems to work, but they are still here. WHAT EXACTLY DID U BUY? DID U HAVE TO DO SOME HOME MIXING? IF SO, WHAT EXACTLY AND HOW MUCH!!??
Going through it now I had my dog with the seresto collar and I guess it want tight enough so it didnt work I bought the advantix drops and I hope they work I seen some on him still though now I have the fleas in the house i bombed all the rooms and it didnt kill all of them yes u read it didnt and work so now i went oldschool and used Clorox in the wooden floors but theres a few still around hopefully i win this war its 2 wars my dog and the house i havent been sleeping well because of this anxiety
@@paulappleton1085 Did you win?
@@flower-the-earth I love the data gathering. If you ever won, I would like to hear about it as well
Very helpful thank you.
HEY THANKS MICHAEL! YOURE AWESOME!
Nice video
Thank you good info.
Do vacuums not suck up the cacoons? Would borax work too?
P.S. You seem like such a nice guy and honest guy, I want to call you with my issue....
I have four cats, live is Florida, USE REVOLUTION on my cats every once in a while, and have absolutely no problem with fleas!
Very well explained video. Thank you
I see that makes sense. Thanks
thank you very helpful
Ty for this info.
fleas take 3 to 4 hours of my sleep everynight😢😢😢😢
I havent got a good night's rest in a week of two
@@saddx2813 3 Months for me
@@JSharpie I feel you its been a while since I have rested.
You wake up with new bites every morning? I have so many, there isn't a spot on my ankles that isn't bit. They are driving me insane!
abdi yusuf same here! I have tried everything! I’m finally having an exterminator come in a few days!
killed it with the joke at the start :D
Thank you for sharing your expertise!! 👍 Are the Boric Acid & EcoExempt D Dust insecticides safe to use around a house cat or small pets? I live in Colorado where people are a lot less informed about flea control. For over 30 years we've never had problems with fleas, never even seen one. But now I think my cat, who goes outside everyday, may have contacted some.
This was very well presented and informative. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
NO!!! Permethrin belongs to a pyrethroid family of chemicals commonly used to control insects. ... While permethrin is frequently used as an insecticide and is safe around many animals, it is highly toxic to cats. One of the most commonly reported poisoning in cats is permethrin. These products are NOT safe to use on cats.
AND FLEA COLLARS ARE TOXIC POISON use generic cat Frontline if $ an issue.
Mike knows his fleas. I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of fleas this guy has eliminated over the years? I also like the idea of not using really strong pesticides inside the home...
Thnx Mike u helped me alot
The product recommended ,eco-smart exempt, is no longer available. Can you recommend a substitute?
THIS IS WAAAAARRRR
And so far, I'm losing.
@@EfrainRiveraJunior same 😐
@@nostalgia3767 - it took us a while, but we eliminated our bed beg problem.
Dang, honest and factual. Thank you.
Getting eaten alive. Appreciate it. Ex-Girlfriend just left me with the little bastards when she took the cats.
Yet another reason to go MGTOW
I though you meant bastards as in your kids lol
I knew you were competent; just by looking at ya! Nice delivery.Jesus Loves You.
helpful thankyou
I'm feeding, breeding candy to these horrid creatures. Living briefly with my dad started it off. Now I feel like an infested animal in my own flat. I wish they did frontline for humans because these things are like glue on me. I can't see them but I feel them. Everybody I spend time with are fine and think I'm going crazy which makes things so much harder. This does happen and is happening to me. Im so tired and weary with it and worked my ass off to try and get shut. In my younger days I had 3 dogs and didn't have anything remotely like this. It's a never-ending nightmare.
have you won the war on fleas yet?
You are not alone with this nightmare experience, for you was 4 yrs ago, for me I in battle with these creepy insects from the last 4 months.
My husband and my son, they don’t feel them , but for me ?, always find their way to attached to my clothes , they invade my whole home 😔., and affect my emotions and my energy, I only want to run away and start from “0”, I’m tired to be washing clothes and putting in plastic bags for don’t be contaminated?, and even in the plastic bags , Can find a way to climb ., I don’t see on TV programs or something, to help us with preventive Information about plagues, and how much affect the living.
Hope you doing better , let us know , what’s happened.
@@carmenv.mateos4586 Hope you’ve won the war! I heard some ppl just use a steam cleaner and steamed everything every day for like 2 weeks. Someone used a shop vac - she didn’t give details, but I’m guessing she vacuumed every day for a week or two.
@@Laurenski67 thank you 😊
Yes I Did 🙏
And also ,
Thanks to God and all the tutorials related to fleas, I managed to get rid of them without knowing it ?, I called two exterminators 4 months later and when they checked my house they did not find fleas, but they did smell the insecticides, so my work was excellent and exhaustive!, but I kept feeling itchy and I couldn't even sit on my sofa, recliner, my bed and more,,, I saw little black dots on my bedspread, towels, clothes, etc., I was invaded by these insects that apparently already They weren't fleas! And it was impossible to take a piece of clothing from my closet that was free of these bugs? They entered through the roof of my house, when a branch of my nearby tree hit the edge of my roof after a storm, making a hole, through which thousands or millions of mites entered! They only affected me, I saw it as impossible My war, which according to me were fleas? mites after the fleas continued, I stopped using flea insecticides and started using Diatomaceus earth powder, apple vinegar spray, alcohol spray, baking soda, and all clothes washed in hot water, and stored in plastic bags so they wouldn't get contaminated with these mites! I had to put a sticker roll over my clothes and they stuck there, no one believed they were mites, I kept cleaning and by April of this year, they stopped feeling them, Right now I can say that patience and perseverance are the keys to victory against these insects! And my faith in God gave me the strength to overcome everything! I didn't have to escape from my house, I thought it was a hopeless case 😞, but little by little everything was returning to normal. The products that I used first for fleas were; Raid flea carpet & room, Raid flea fogs, Orthon insecticide spray against fleas, Martin IG regulator, bifetrin insecticide and carpet washing and vacuuming a lot of sofas, beds, carpets, I wish you good luck, Patience and faith for those who are currently dealing with these horrible insects.
@@carmenv.mateos4586y
Were the mites biting you under the clothes in the back and stomach area?
Sorry, I'm trying to understand your problem. Wasn’t it fleas, was it mites ?
We have been bitten for seven months, and we used all kinds of fleas control, also I only saw fleas once at the beginning of the problem, but I noticed that there were mites on the windows from the outside in abundance and they had like nests inside the edges of the windows. Is this insect the reason for my suffering and not the fleas?
I think I’ll take the first thing you said 🔥
Thnx 4 the link, but where can I get that powder from?
I cry when I see a flea cuz I’m so scared My homes infested moving 2 months can’t last that long
Yessss thank you they gone from my house now I can get back to playing my Xbox one
Great Video, thank you. I'm wondering, is Borid/boric acid and pyrethrin from EcoSmartpesticide be safe for cats? What proportions are used to make the mix? Where can I get one of those squeeze bottle applicators? We want to make sure it is safe to apply to surfaces. Many Thanks Michael
I don't understand when these videos are made you ask them questions for help and they never answer you back just don't understand that🤔 very frustrating
finally someone who makes sence, i have been dealing with an idiot for 2 weeks. bout to go crazy
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
Do I have to move all the furniture and what about the bed mattresses.
What is your opinion on the home sprays you can use yourself?
do I need to vacum after I apply the mixed power? and how long after I apply?
Thnx
do you have to use the boric acid and the chemical insecticide (ESSENTRIA D DUST INSECTICIDE) or will bored acid work?
Using salt or baking powder on your carpets will help. Make sure you broom sweep it in deep an leave it for as long as you can. Flea comb your pets everyday. I would not use chemicals around my pets or their bedding. I make flea traps with water, soap and light. It traps loads. Also hoovering everyday helps.
UKmedicFRCS what is hoovering?
@@Here12years Vacuuming
@@ukmedicfrcs oh, ok. Learn something new every day!
@@Here12years I should have realised that not everyone is going to know what " hoover " means. Sorry about that.
Boric acid is not an acid at all and it is not a chemical. It is found in nature, in sea water and in healing waters. It was in the natural water supplies before dangerous chemicals were introduced and are now universally used to public water supplies. Boric Acid is Boran and hydrogen peroxide, that is Boran and water with an extra hydrogen molecule. It is less toxic than salt, that is, it is perfectly safe and non toxic and in fact is does have healing qualities. Look up Boric Acid in healing water.
Does anyone know what I can use on hardwood floors
What is a good spray to use?
Hi I used a home flea spray three days ago and I want to steam clean my carpets, will be that ok to do or will it bring up the insecticide in a harmful way?
Could I have the name of the products and the store where i can purchase.
I didn't know about the 4 different stages and that is probably why my fogger don't work. I have an infestation in one house and they are moving to where ever I go to like the new house.
Thank u
What did you sprinkle on the dog bed?? Thank you.
how about in my air conditioner vents when AC is off for 4 hrs, I had them cleaned back in May, and I think they disrupted an old nest, then there's a box of old paper I opened and a cleaning service that all happened within that 1 last week in May, then bam, crazyville, your video is awesome, if I got a response, I'd probably hire your services, because I live local, and not all pest control companies are the same. What's the telephone number?
This has been helpful but how safe are these products in a house with an infant
Boric acid is banned in the UK even for pest control. So that should make one wonder how safe it is. Boric acid , it is claimed, is toxic to humans and pets but "only when ingested in large quantities".
I like this guy
Can you get all of that stuff pretty easy over the counter? Or am I going to have to hire a pest control?
Sunny St Pete Florida? It rains here almost everyday haha.
my cat had fleas and my house was full of them,they multiply fast,what I did was at night I turned off all lights and bought those little lights you connect in the outlet and near that I would put a plate with water,the fleas would go to the light and jump into the water and I caught a lot like this in a couple of days..they go to where there is light so getting these are good and a large plate but not too high,they won't come out of water,they drown..it really worked
But this only catches the adults, what about the eggs and other stages?
I have a bad infestation and I bought indorex I’m hoping that would work
@@violenciaprimus6863
Exactly!
I don’t see adult flees in my bedroom, but I feel the littles tiny ones , ready to jump over me !
I’m constantly spraying and vacuum, but inside the closets are other amount attached to my clothes, specially in the seams of clothes., hard to see them, but is time to wear one of my blouses or sweaters?, they’re there !, ready for food.
I’m beginning to feel exhausted and give up !, it’s too much ! 😣
I did this it called. Any e 15 ..
pt alpine has growth Excelerator so you can pack him up. I’m in the process of it and it got me a couple days rest were they weren’t jumping on me anymore but I know it’s a process and it’s gonna happen again as soon as I start vacuuming, but I am definitely going to keep those bottles in stock and when I called the exterminator, that’s the bottle he had in his hand and you can’t inhale it eat for 2 to 4 hours gotta go buy a vacuum cleaner and I’m standing in there staring at 50 million of them wondering which one is good for Pflanze station not just for vacuuming that’s fun, OCD and anxiety
Flea's don't die in water, you need to add dish soap to make that routine effective
Mike ( if I can call you Mike) I'm your biggest fan
As a technician I advise any of customers that have fleas to vacume offer after the treatment.
Diatomaceous earth is also good. Sprinkle in their bedding after vacuuming or washing them. Putting it on the animal is safe. Its all natural. Just don't inhale it and don't let the animal inhale it. You can even feed it to them if they have certain types of worms. But it must be food grade.
How the hell you want us to eat it but not inhale
@@Empress_Von probley bc when you inhale things it goes to your lungs and can cause mucus membranes to fight and produce mucus to build up around the particles that were inhaled causing inflammation now you got you a case of pneumonia.
Please do not put diatomaceous earth ON yr pets or where they might inhale it. It severely dries the skin and cats lick it and breathe it in off their coat. It causes calcification in the lungs.
That helps a little but won't eliminate them. Also if you use too much and vacuum it up it can break your vacuum. You will need to vacuum first with a shopvac then use your good vacuum. I tried Diatomaceous Earth and Borax and it didn't really help. It sure was difficult to clean up. You've been warned. Make sure you treat your pets and spray an IGR on your carpet, and drapes, and use some on your hard floors. Spray some in your pet bed too. It makes it so the eggs don't hatch.
@donnah what is IGR?
what's that grenade like thing that he was holding.
Fleas and ticks are AWFUL here in Florida. Usually, fleas and ticks are dormant in winter - but the "winter" here's too hot (50's @ night & 80's during the day). It's a year round fight that's impossible to win.
Chickens and ducks eat fleas and ticks
I want to know exactly what you used and where to get it.
How many of you here in this video managed to eradicate these pests successfully? I hope you can share your stories and experiences, for those of us who are currently in battle with these tiny creepy vampires 👹🧛♂️
Oh my gosh these things are a nightmare! I treat everything and vacuum and my cats and dogs are still covered with fleas! I don't know what to do anymore! I use advantage on my animals for topicals but not working still fleas. I'm beginning to think they are indestructible! I feel so sorry for my animals 😢 has anyone used anything that really works?
I have one cat, it was full of fleas one week ago I was desperate, then I found out about coconut oil, it works amazingly for my pet, they die quick because they get suffocated …but then now I have them on my bed everywhere but not on my cat at least 😂 so noow I need to figure out what to do for my house 💀
@@susan4981 i have two cats and i'm currently in a battle with them, one had advantage flea treatment and the other had frontline. They seem way better and not irritated at all currently, its trying to catch them everywhere else. The best advice seems to be hoover everywhere everyday multiple times, I also have this spray that people swear by called Indorex, I'm in the UK so unsure if you can get this stuff elsewhere but that is meant to kill them off. Just don't let your pets near where youve sprayed as it can be toxic to them.
I'm also washing loads of clothes, bedding, cushions etc on a high temperature to try and make sure theres none on there. Duvets/mattress' and rugs are hard to wash, I would advice spraying them with Indorex if you can get it
Can you recommend specific product I can buy for different life stages I can use in my home that are safe for a cat living in the home?
Good luck getting an answer, he's not answering anyone's questions!
I like those two pictures of the cats on the wall. haha
What is a botanicals?
Sir, your video was very informational. These boric acid products you mention, are they available to the public? Also, are they safe for my pets?
I have heard Boric acid/borax is more safe than table salt
Far safer than diatomaceous earth. Borax in the laundry section is 99.9% pure.
I have one room of my house that is just INFESTED. I’m at my witts end with it!!
What is the name of the first pesticide in that picture? Anyone know?
i kinda wish i saw this video before when i did have fleas in my house. it was flipping hell in my house until my mum called the council 2 times to spray and it finally went. it was also quite expensive.
How much did she pay ?
And what did they do ?
Did they fumigation the entire home ?
I’m search for something more extreme, apart From exterminator treatments.
Let us know
Thanks
2:21 Dog is like: "What ya doin to my bed there mister?"
is the pupae impervious to water?
Good video....no faffing about straight to the know how.
sir, I'm a senior and have been mopping with bleach (1/2 cup to a gallon) and vacuming twice a day and using diatomaceous earth. Will this work? been at it about 10 days. They seem to be dimishing but friend are telling me to bomb which means i have to get my cats out and frankly don't have the money to house them. Is the bomb approach going work even? Please if you can, live in PA if that matters at all. Thank you.
How would one get rid of fleas(in all stages) in a garage with power junction box and water heater? Can I turn off the water heater and power box and use one flea bomb first then borax and such?? I have two babies and need to kill off fast inexpensively as possible. Natural proffered but desperate at this point.
I love your idea because it's all natural , no chemicals. I had a similar way to catch roaches. You can put some food in a little plastic dish with the inside sides oiled but the outside clean. They can climb in but they are helpless to get out. Once some come in it attracts even more , pharomones or something.
These type of things are nice but they only control the population they will not completely eliminate them unfortunately
Florida. That's the Star Killer base of fleas. This man has seen things.
I like how he freeballs the borac acid in the dog mat
What about clothes in closets, shoes? I actually see flea dirt in kitchen drawer, and the fridge. Seems I am the host due to they are raccoon fleas and my immune system stinks!
Can you help me please!
We watched a dog for friends and got infested. I have a 48hr success story . Vacuum every room in the house , bombed every room in the house using the fogger one that you drop in water. After that vacuum every 5 hours. Dump it in the outside garbage can every time. Every time you see a flea. vacuum. Get boric acid and a pump sprayer mix about a cup of boric to one gallon. spray every crack crevice of the flooring. It will dry kind of gritty ... this is what you want. They move through it and cut themselves letting the acid in. Wait at least 24hrs vacuum again. Wash all your clothes multiple times , do not bring laundry back in until you haven't seen anything . Get outside spray that hooks to the hose. Spray the entire yard. I sprayed the whole exterior of my house. It's an expensive fight. But , it's a fight you must win. I will continue the boric acid at least once every 2 weeks just for good measure . But we have been flea free for a few days as of now. Good luck if you have this problem. P.S we no longer pet sit.
LOL.. no longer pet sit.. what a horror story. Did you actually see fleas? I am getting bitten by something but have never seen any fleas on carpet, furniture or dog. I read sometimes you can't see them at all, so I am getting paranoid. I don't know where to go to attack them...
Try the Dawn soap with bowl trick, it's a good unit of measure to see how infested you are. :)
Use baking soda and salt, sprinkle the whole damn house, not just carpeted areas. It's gonna look like Scarface had a party in it. Let sit for 24 hours vac it all up, lay out dawn dish traps, and repeat every 7 days two more times.
John F I just read your post on how to get rid of fleas. Thank you for posting it. I’ve been suffering with fleas for about five months now. I paid good money to have an exterminator come in, all for nothing. It didn’t even phase them. I sure hope this works. Do you need the light with the bowl of dawn soap as someone else suggested??
The desk lamp and dawn trick only is useful to actually find out if you in fact have a flea problem. Granted it may kill a bunch of fleas. But it’s not gonna kill or stop the problem being that if they are in a egg or larva state you’re gonna continue battling.
i want to know are ghey visable and does the same thing work if there are bed bugs Terminix said there are no bed bugs but these bites are from.something
Hi two times an exterminator came to use pesticide in my home
I used 13 cans of zodiac spray on boards,bed,carpets.Fleas continue to bite me,wherever J going wash in hot water the clothes,leave them outside..Its very sad.What should I do?Thank you.
If you have not found it yet. check most anywhere and you will find it. It's in Wal Mart,grocery stores, Dollar Stores, Fred's, Etc.
We treated our cats with Comfortis. After two weeks of DIY & storebought failure - I had my house professionally treated last week. I’m still seeing fleas here & there. I’m getting bitten, but not nearly as much as before. I brush my cats & have bathed them & get quite a few dead fleas off them daily. I also still find some half dead, jittering fleas around my house.
How long after a professional spray, as well as continuous daily cleaning & laundry, will we see no fleas?
Should I have them come back & treat my house again? The stuff they used had a growth inhibitor.
I understand they have cycles, and I’m wondering if the fleas I’m finding are the ones that are hatching.
Did u get help
World Class Athletes I had the professionals come back in and spray again, but am still seeing live fleas. That was only two days ago, so I’m not sure how long it takes for them to die. I’m still cleaning as often as I can and doing laundry frequently.
Where do you buy boric acid? Maybe I'll try Home Depot.
I had a big flea infestation in 2017 and even a professionnal treatment with dragnet and bombs could not get me rid of these pests. I bought a steam machine and passed it everywhere especially in the crack floors and carpets. Results did not wait to manifest. After one or two heat treatments, fleas at every stage of growth disappeared completely. And they never returned so far. If so I will know what to do.
Marc Bergeron dealing with that now. So annoying
For the cats and the dogs: Advantage II, for the environment have you tried the steam machine ?
Marc Bergeron Advantage 2 didn't do jack for my cat. Big waste of money.
I tried steaming everything but it didn't work unfortunately. However, according to your experience looks like I'll have try it again! Wish me luck, 2 months in & I'm So over this!
@@cat5457 It may be necessary to repeat the steam treatment once or twice especially in cracks. Some eggs and even imagos may have escaped and they will unfortunately reappear. Probably in lesser numbers.
Steam is the most efficient tool I've experimented but that doesn't mean the others are useless. Like vacuum cleaners, insecticide bombs (provided that they don't only kill adult fleas but at all stage of life of the insect). Flea traps with soapy water will not get rid completely of the fleas, but if you install many of these, they will indicate you where the infestation is at its worse and you will priotize these places.
Isnt boric acid bad if dogs breathe it?
not so in canada. I have silverfish and did a lot of research and was impressed with all the good things I heard about boric acid. But it's hard as hell to get in Canada for some reason. I even tried "borax" - the cleaner because i read that has boric acid, but i don't think it does because i could leave silverfish in a jar with the bottom lined with borax and they would live indefinitely. *Wish* I could get my hands on it.
Wish I lived in Canada!
where can i find all of these products to buy ?
I got dia / earth from ebay.
yvonneost12 go to any animal horse type feed store..
the cheapest sourse for food grade DE!!!👍👍👍