How to get rid of flea larve? No stupid answers please.?

Question

already bombed the house 2 times but i cant get rid of the babies

Answer 1

Did you bomb the house with a regular insect bomb or a flea bomb? The flea bomb has a chemical that kills the egg and the larvae and the adult. It keeps the larvae from turning into an adult and therefore it dies without reproducing. If you used a flea bomb double read the instructions again because I've seen positive results dozens of times.

Answer 2

A real simple way to get rid of fleas and flea larvae is to take ordinary house salt and sprinkle it heavily over sofas, chairs, rugs, and etc. Leave the salt there for several days until you can tell that the fleas are completely gone (about 3 or 4 days) and then vacuum everything thoroughly. You will be pleasantly surprised at how well it works. And Fleas will be gone.

When I tell people this they act like I am a loon, but it really works and I am the one laughing when others ignore my advice.

Answer 3

Hum! My sister-in-law is going through this very problem, she won't listen to reason and we're from the farm and have had these things, all the time. So, it's up to you.

Get the animals outside and keep them there. Your going to have to vacuum everything very good, I always shoot some Raid up the vacuum tube to make sure. Anything over a couple of feet off the floor has to be cleaned, real good, no haphazard stuff. Bomb the house again, I do it twice and I double the amount, I don't take chances. Then I get the animals, real good. Your clothing you were wearing, I bet you forgot that, didn't you, It doesn't take much, then pray. Bono above me isn't to wrong.

Answer 4

It would have helped if you had said from what

Clothing? As hot a wash as possible without damage to the material
Carpets: Powerful vacuum and/or flea powder
Wood/tiles: Vacuum

Note: Unless you also remove/resolve wherte they came from to begin with, this is going to be an ongoing task.

If your cat/dogm then various products are made for animals, if however you or other humans are bringing them in from someone elses house, then things become much more awkward.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Understanding Fleas is the first step.


Why Is It So Hard To Get Rid Of Fleas?
by Dennise Brogdon


It’s hard to get rid of fleas because they multiply fast and can go long periods of time without food. In the right environment, a flea can transform from egg to adult in less than 30 days. To completely get rid of fleas, you have to treat your home inside and out and treat your pets, preferably, all on the same day. Often, even with a three-sided attack, you may have to treat the areas two or three times because fleas in their different life stages can lie dormant and unaffected by pesticides. Your first step in ridding your home and property of fleas is to understand the life cycle of a flea.

Fleas have four life cycles and during these cycles the flea can lay dormant, waiting for the right time to make its metamorphosis to the next cycle. The life cycle includes egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The survival and lifespan of a flea relies heavily on its environment and its ability to adapt to the environment. The amount of time required to complete a life cycle depends on temperature, humidity, and the availability of food.

Adult female
Although she has mated, a female flea must have a blood meal before she can lay fertile eggs. Once she has the blood, she will lay a small number of eggs daily until she has laid 300 to 500 eggs. The female lays her eggs on your pet, then the egg falls off and drops onto the floor, in the pet’s bedding, on your furniture, in your carpet, or outside on the ground.

Egg
Flea eggs hatch from 1 to 6 days. Thus far, there is no treatment to stop the eggs from hatching, but there are products that can help stop the flea larvae from developing into reproducing adults. Vacuuming, dusting, and mopping regularly helps rid your home of flea eggs and larvae before they grow to biting adults.

Larva
Flea larvae can burrow in fabric, carpet, or dirt, but they usually stay near the surface where they can feed on adult flea feces. The primary food for flea larvae is the feces of the adult fleas and other materials such as flea eggs and pet dander. The larvae molt and mature in 7 to 15 days, depending on the environment. If the environment is dry, the larval stage can last over six months or until the environment is right for survival.

Pupa
The mature larva spins a cocoon from its saliva and enters the pupa stage. After about a week, the adult flea is ready to emerge from the cocoon. The adult flea can lay and wait in the cocoon, waiting for a noise or vibration to indicate the presence of food.

Adult
Fleas are hard to kill because they can hide and can become dormant for long periods of time, instead of dying off when conditions are not right. Fleas, in their different stages, adapt to their environment in order to survive. For example, if the conditions are not right for the larvae and adult flea, then they stay in the same state or stage until the conditions are favorable. Adults will not emerge from the pupae state into adulthood until they hear vibrations or movement, detect levels of oxygen, or sense a warm-blooded animal by temperature. Until it knows the environment is right for survival, the flea can stay in the pupae stage for as long as 20 weeks. Once an adult flea has emerged, he can go up to two months in hot conditions or longer during humid or moderate temperatures without food. With adequate blood meals and the right humid temperature the adult flea can live from a month to a year.

Fleas are difficult to kill because for every adult flea you find you have hundreds of eggs, larvae, and pupae. If you treat your home for adult fleas only, then you will only have a re-infestation less than a month later when new eggs hatch and adults emerge from the pupa. There is always a group from each stage making its way to becoming an adult.

Treating only part of your flea problem will prove a waste of time and money. If both inside your home and outside in the yard are not treated, it’s just a matter of time before the fleas are back and in large numbers again. If you treat only one stage of a flea’s life cycle, then too, it’s just a matter of time before the fleas are back again, living and thriving inside your home. To fid out how to get rid of fleas in or around your home, please visit http://www.pestproductsonline.com.
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How To Eliminate Fleas in Your Home
It is important to eliminate fleas on your pet and in your home at the same time. Treating only half the problem will not resolve it, only slow it down.

When you find a flea, you may be able to catch it between your fingertips. However, fleas are difficult to kill by pinching them, so the best way to get rid of fleas is by drowning them in water. We recommend combing your pet with a special flea comb. A flea comb's teeth are very close together allowing the comb to pull the fleas off of the individual hairs. As you comb away fleas, dip the comb in a cup of soapy water.

Washing your pet in shampoo is also effective. Flea shampoos are not necessary, although some may provide extended protection by delaying reinfestation. Whatever shampoo you use, try to keep your pet's neck and body completely submerged in soapy water for several minutes to drown the fleas. After the bath, comb your pet again. Also, fleas will be attempting to abandon your pet during and after the bath, so you may want to take your pet outside after the bath until most of the fleas have gone.

Flea collars offer varying degrees of effectiveness. Flea treatments such as Advantage and Frontline offer high levels of effectiveness with low levels of toxicity for humans and pets.

Treat your home by vacuuming thoroughly and frequently. Use of diatomaceous earth (DE) is a very effective substance for killing fleas (as well as ants and several other pests) but has low toxicity for humans and pets. Spread a dusting onto carpets, upholstery and pet bedding. Wear goggles and a dust mask to avoid breathing the dust.

Use of a borax and water mixture in a carpet cleaner is another low-toxicity method to break the reproductive cycle of fleas. It does not kill adult fleas but the borate binds to carpet fibers and prevents fleas from maturing thus breaking the reproductive cycle. This treatment can be effective for up to a year. While borax powder can be sprinkled onto the carpet and the excess vacuumed up, the powder poses some hazard for your lungs and so the wet method is preferred.

If the source of fleas is from outside your home, such as wild animal nests in and around your home, use of diatomaceous earth (DE) is recommended. Do not use DE to treat the entire perimeter of your home as it will also kill beneficial insects. Spot treat nests as necessary.
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