Here’s a safe and effective way to eliminate fleas around your house:
1. Treat Your Pets First Use veterinarian-recommended flea treatments (topical or oral).
Regularly bathe and comb your pets with a flea comb.
2. Clean Your Home Thoroughly Vacuum everywhere: Carpets, rugs, furniture, pet bedding, and cracks in floors. Vacuum daily during treatment to remove eggs and larvae. Dispose of the vacuum bag or empty the canister outside immediately.
Wash bedding: Wash pet bedding and any washable fabrics in hot water weekly.
3. Use Flea Control Products in the Home Apply flea sprays, foggers, or powders designed for home use that contain safe insect growth regulators (IGRs) like methoprene or pyriproxyfen. These prevent flea eggs and larvae from developing.
Follow all instructions carefully and keep pets and people away during application.
4. Consider Natural Remedies (for mild infestations) Diatomaceous earth (food-grade) can be sprinkled on carpets and floors to dehydrate fleas—vacuum after a few hours.
Essential oils like lavender or cedar can repel fleas but use with caution around pets.
Here’s a safe and effective way to eliminate fleas around your house:
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Use veterinarian-recommended flea treatments (topical or oral).
Regularly bathe and comb your pets with a flea comb.
2. Clean Your Home Thoroughly
Vacuum everywhere: Carpets, rugs, furniture, pet bedding, and cracks in floors. Vacuum daily during treatment to remove eggs and larvae. Dispose of the vacuum bag or empty the canister outside immediately.
Wash bedding: Wash pet bedding and any washable fabrics in hot water weekly.
3. Use Flea Control Products in the Home
Apply flea sprays, foggers, or powders designed for home use that contain safe insect growth regulators (IGRs) like methoprene or pyriproxyfen. These prevent flea eggs and larvae from developing.
Follow all instructions carefully and keep pets and people away during application.
4. Consider Natural Remedies (for mild infestations)
Diatomaceous earth (food-grade) can be sprinkled on carpets and floors to dehydrate fleas—vacuum after a few hours.
Essential oils like lavender or cedar can repel fleas but use with caution around pets.
5. Maintain Regular Prevention
Keep treating pets monthly during flea season.
Vacuum and clean regularly to prevent reinfestation.
If you have a severe infestation, it might be best to call a professional pest control service.