How do I get rid of fleas in my house without spending lots of money?

Answer 1

Remove all living things and set off a flea bomb that you can buy at WalMart or any grocery store. This may be the only inexpensive way. Good Luck!

Answer 2

Pick one or try all:

Vacuum those fleas up. This will help collect fleas and flea eggs. Throw the bag into a sealed garbage container when you're finished.

Treat your carpets for fleas. Use Borax or any other chemical used to treat carpets for fleas. Make sure you spread the Borax evenly across every inch of the carpet. Let it sit for a while, and then vacuum. Most treatments will only last one year.

Wash fleas out of the bedding. If your pets have bedding, or share your bed a lot of the time, make sure you wash that bedding regularly (at least once a week) in hot soapy water. If the bedding can be put in the dryer, do that too (on high).

Wash fleas off of your pets. During the summer months it is best to give your pets baths with a flea shampoo treatment at least once a week. You can find plenty of these shampoos on the internet.


Brush the fleas off your pets. For some pets flea shampoo isn't enough or doesn't reach far enough into their thick fur. Just to be safe, it's a good idea to find a flea and tick comb, and brush your pet as often as you can (particularly during the summer).

Keep fleas out of your yard. The outdoors are where your pets are going to pick fleas up. Make sure you get a yard treatment/spray/fogger to kill the fleas on a regular basis. The alternative in the sidebar to the right is a good idea.

Part 2: Flea Shampoo & Flea Sprays
If part 1 of this guide fails you, and the alternative in the sidebar to the right doesn't stop fleas from plaguing your pet then it might be time to use more toxic methods. Nylar (like Borax) is an example of such a product used on carpets , effectively stopping flea eggs from hatching, thus ending the life cycle of these pests. Other products like Suspend SC and Permethrin Pro are faster acting insecticide concentrates used to terminate fleas on contact.

The methods described above should have your flea problem solved, but if they don't you may need to call in a professional exterminator to get the job done--but with a huge service fee.

Answer 3

If you don't want to go the route of the flea bomb, you could try using diatomaceous earth. You sprinkle the diatomaceous earth all over your rugs and any upholstered furniture. Leave this powdery substance on for an hour and then vacuum throughly 2 times with a NEW vacuum bag. The diatomaceous earth can be bought in your pool supply section...it dessicates the fleas and other rug bugs completely. The d. earth literally rips the bugs apart. The diatoms in the powdery white clay-like earth are sharp exoskeleton creatures.

To keep the fleas away, follow the d. earth procedure above every 2 to 3 weeks. You can also in between d. earth treatments sprinkle peppermint oil and citronella oils on your carpets and furniture. Fleas can't stand the smells and, if they are not ripped apart by the diatoms, will pack their bags and leave town!

Answer 4

use the foggers they sell in any store, vacuum well after and throw the bag away.
Also, fleas have a lifespan of about 10 days so you will need to repeat this several times about every 10 days or less because the foggers and any other insect repellents that are sold do not kill eggs.
If the animals that the fleas are coming from live in the house, you will need to wash them the same day you fog the house.

Answer 5

I run a pet grooming from home, I monthly frontline my dog and wash grooming area with a flea shampoo and I have never had flea except when I tryed a cheaper alternative. Frontline not only kills the fleas and eggs on your pet but also where ever your pet goes. so maybe let off some flea bomb to help the frontline get started but the frontline take about four months of treatment to get rid of fleas in area as well as pet.

Answer 6

I f you find out Please let me know i'v been asking the same question!! so far i'v been using Rid flea spray & boming with rid flea spray to but they seem to come back every 3or 4 monthes my daughter was getting bit by them so i put the cat out side and had to get rid of the dog i got rid of them and her bites heald up then about 6 monthes later she started getting bit agian & i haven't had any animals in the house at all. So i'v just been spraying like once or twice a week whith that RID flea spray. umm.. you can go to my question and on there i asked how to get rid of flease to & there are a lot of helpful answers. i hope i could help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

Well you could try Capstar would works wonderfully, but can be a little pricey. Another thing you can do is try giving your cat a bath in flea shampoo or try Adam's flea spray. And don't waste your money on a flea collar for preventing because they do not work!

Answer 8

They have been VERY bad this year , all the rain and muggy weather, no matter what we use to try to control them, we cant spray everyones yard around us.......just be vigilent, and play 'momma monkey' and check your pet often during the day and keep a container of warm sudsy soapy water handle to drown the little devils in.........and wash your hands afterwards. good luck, we have a cat AND a dog.............its constant checking them the cat is indoors but honey goes out a few times during the day and shes small and low to the ground, so they just jump right on her for a free ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!s.t from ohio
ps use a flea comb, and you can also rinse the dog off with flea soapy water........flea dust their bedding, and stuff good luck,
i hate cold weather, but the fleas and skeeters have been really nasty this summer!!!!

Answer 9

Morton Salt- Sprinkle salt on carpets, let sit for at least three hours or longer, and vacuum thoroughly. This worked great for me.

Dawn Dish-washing Liquid- to kill fleas in carpeting pour 1 table spoon of Dawn into 16 oz spray bottle, fill rest of bottle with water and spray the carpets, upholstery and floors. the soap dries up the insects killing them almost instantly. after 15 min. wipe floors with damp cloth ( or mop) and vacuum the carpets.

Lysol- Spray the carpet and upholstery with Lysol disinfectant spray. the antiseptic kills fleas. repeat the following day to kill any newly hatched eggs.

All these methods work, I have used them all at different times. I personally like the salt method best. I looked for remedies that would not harm children when my daughter was very young, and I continue to use them today. I hope this helps you.

Answer 10

Get Advantage flea and tick medication for your pet and break the cycle of newly hatched eggs on your pet or pets, which eventually fall off into your carpets, furniyure, and floors. If you prefer, in addition, use a safe pest killer for fleas. Spray your carpets and baseboards. In a month you should be flea free.
Thanks, Sheila