how can i get rid of fleas tryed frontline but still fleas in my carpet?

Answer 1

Like all animals, fleas need to eat to live. They're not feeding on the carpet and they really don't like human blood so what does that leave?

You have animals that are bringing fleas into the house on their bodies. No matter what you do in the house to get rid of them, if your animals are going out and getting more fleas you'll continue to have the problem.

Possible solutions are to keep the animals in, keep them out, or find the source outside your house where they're picking up the fleas and deal with that.

Answer 2

Most of the fleas in an infestation live in the house, not on your pets. ONLY the adult fleas live on the pets. The other life stages, eggs, larvae and pupae, live in the floor, where your pet sleeps, and deep in the rug. When you treat your pet with Frontline, it kills the adult fleas. That's great, because they're the ones that bite.
But you still have the other life stages around. Eggs roll off the animal when the adult lays them. They hatch, become wormlike larvae, and the larvae eat flea droppings and detritus in the rug. They grow, and then will spin a coccoon and become a pupa. This is like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. The larva develops inside the coccoon and actually becomes an adult inside. Then the new adult waits inside this protective coccoon for a pet to walk by and then it makes a run for it. They will desperately seek a host, and will even bte you at this stage. This is why you are seeing fleas on yourself, they are newly hatched adults looking for a host. Why am I telling you this? Because what you are doing is good--treating your pet with a spot flea treatment. Frontline, Advantage, etc. Those are good. They will kill any adult that jumps on the animal. (and once they jump on, they don't leave). The trick is to wait for the rest of the life stages to catch up and jump on, too. Keeping your pet toxic to the fleas is how you will get rid of an infestation. In a very severe infestation, you should speak to your veterinarian about treating your pet more often than once a month.
You may also want to use a room fogger, but those are very messy and inconvenient to use. The flea pupa is in a coccoon that protects it from most things that you can use, so it's often frustrating, you will spray and then see fleas almost right away. The foggers containing an insect growth regulator, such as Siphotrol, are very effective, however, and if you use one, I would highly recommend one of these and not the type you get in a grocery store.

Have patience and be persistent. Someone mentioned that it was difficult to clear a flea infestation. This is not at all true, but armed with knowledge, patience and the right products, you can conquer the little bloodsuckers.

Answer 3

Good you treated the animal now treat the house.Buy a few flea bombs at the store.Vacuume house very well.Do the beds,couch,etc take bed sheets etc off and wash them.Take bag from Vacuume and put it far from house.Make sure you take all pets out of house.Fish tanks can be covered very well.Turn gas off and set bombs.After 3-4 hours go in and air house out for a bit.Re-vacuume very well again put vac bag outside and wipe everything down.If some of the fleas didn't die set off one more bomb.The vacummeing step is an important one for obvious reasons.Good luck!

Answer 4

You may have to spray your house. I have the same problem but when I take him outside, he always get fleas back on, they die within hours from Frontline though it stops the eggs cycle also. Just give it time. Fleas are really bad this year.

Answer 5

The safest and cheapest method of getting rid of fleas is to use a mixture of boric acid and salt. The powder should be sprayed on carpets, bedding and areas frequented by pets. More information on getting rid of fleas is available at http://pests.in/fleas.html

Answer 6

A flea infestation is quite hard to get rid of as it is an ongoing situation.It depends where they are coming from and where your animals got them from Your local council has a pest control department and will do the job for you if you contact them. If it is of any consolation if the cat flea or dog flea bites you it will die as your blood is poisonous to it.

Answer 7

If you already have fleas, the frontline will take a bit to work.
But, you need to vacuum then throw out the vacuum bag!

Answer 8

Oh God, Yuck! Try a flea powder readily available from any farm and animal supply store.

Answer 9

If animal free from fleas flea powder should clear your carpet from fleas if treated correctly. (unless it's a lousy carpet)

Answer 10

they have natures guardian at wal-mart as in drops for the dog or cat and a spray for the house, it smells strong the first day but works. if you still have them ,then they are bad and youll need to flea bomb the house.