We just moved and I found fleas in my home! we don't have pets but the people who lived here before us had a dog. What do I do. Yuck! Help!
2007-09-13 03:19:57 · 9 answers · asked by Mel_Luc 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Someone told me that fleas need a cat or dog host to lay eggs and I don't have that so all I need to do is fog for adult fleas, is that true?
2007-09-13 09:46:31 · update #1
Tried the flea fog stuff last night, and have fleas this morning. Going crazy think i'm gonna try the boric acid and salt now.
2007-09-14 02:44:20 · update #2
Called my friends vet and asked what to do he said the boric acid & salt would not work and found it funny he sold me some spray (17 bucks a can) I got 3 cans said this would kill the adults but not the eggs so in 10 days I would have to spray again. So we will see. For 50 bucks this had better work!!!
2007-09-14 04:28:30 · update #3
Used said spray, still have found several live fleas. At least the numbers are down. Still going crazy. Thinking about the money spent and the dumb things wount just die!!!!
2007-09-17 03:19:45 · update #4
Half of my house is carpet the other is either tile or hard wood. I can't aford to get new carpet right now. I have used spray again because found four fleas on my foot this morning. Still going crazy going to try a new spray sold at walmart that I have been told worked. I think I have some mutation of normal fleas that live for ever and can't die!!!!!!
2007-09-19 03:38:17 · update #5
Gave up called exterminator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-09-19 04:53:50 · update #6
I deal with this every day. You're going to have to call an exterminator. Sorry. Nothing you buy OTC will take care of it because you cannot buy anything redisual without a pest control license. The problem with fleas is that nothing can penetrate the egg. If you bomb or spray you will kill the adults but when the eggs hatch you will fleas again. A pest control professional will spray a residual chemical that will kill the fleas as they hatch.
Good Luck.
P.S. Vacuum alot and throw your vacuum cleaner bag away, away from the house OR vacuum with a little talcum powder.
2007-09-13 03:59:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Call around to vets near you. You need to purchase a can of flea/flea egg fog. Make sure it has both. Sometime you have to have two different cans. One for adult fleas and one for eggs. If you do not kill both you will be retreating in an few weeks when the eggs tin your carpet hatch out. The cans will tell you have many to purchase based on the sq footage of your home and if it has more levels. Remove all food on counters and anything that you have in your bath that you use orally IE; toothbrush, water cup. Make sure all windows are closed and your air is turned off. Follow the instructions and do not enter you home earlier than the instructions say. You should be able to return in approx 4 to 5 hours. Wipe off all the counters when you return and I washed all my bedspreads pillows. Hope one time will work for you.
2007-09-13 13:57:04 · answer #2 · answered by waterfan09 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Set off a smoke bomb bug killer for fleas, then vacuum like crazy. Or have an exterminator come in and spray for you as a one time thing. They don't do that much anymore since vets have such good medicine for keeping them off pets. Good luck!
2007-09-13 10:28:27 · answer #3 · answered by David B 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The safest and cheapest method of getting rid of fleas is to use a mixture of boric acid and salt. More information on getting rid of fleas is available at http://pests.in/fleas.html
2007-09-14 05:28:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Boy can I sympathize!
Sprinkle borax on your carpet and furniture, then vacuum after about 20 minutes. And keep vacuuming every day for about 2 weeks so you'll get the newly-hatched fleas before they lay eggs. If you think they've gotten into your bedding and curtains, wash them. That should take care of the problem.
Good luck!
2007-09-13 10:33:23 · answer #5 · answered by Tigger 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Spray and vacuum, spray and vacuum, they will eventually go away. Like ants, they are a pain!!
2007-09-13 10:33:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
please get rid of the carpet first if there is any around the home.
2007-09-18 10:08:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
pore boiling water over them and then vacuum them all up or get flea powder and pore it over them then vacuums that up
2007-09-19 11:46:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 10⤋
be light-hearted about it....dance around with them!
2007-09-13 10:27:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 16⤋