Fleas

Negative Characteristics: Fleas live mainly on our pets, but they do bite humans and they leave nasty, itchy red sores.

Redeeming Characteristics: None

Quick Tips:

Groom or treat your pets to rid them of fleas and flea eggs.
At the same time thoroughly vacuum clean the infested rooms.
Immediately spray or dust the infested areas with one of the products listed below.
You don't have to use chemicals to treat fleas. There are plenty of safe non-toxic options listed below.
Treat again after about ten days to kill any hatching eggs. Vacuum again and again, especially under easy-chair cusions etc.

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Best Methods for Controlling your Pest

DIY or The Professionals?

In the majority of cases it is quite easy to eliminate fleas on a DIY basis.
In exceptional cases of very high infestation you may decide to call in the professionals, who have access to stonger active ingredients - if you don't mind living with such products.

Guide to eliminating fleas without using toxic products:

thoroughly groom your pet using a flea comb. This will pull all, or most of the fleas off your pet. Drown any fleas in a bowl of soapy water
thoroughly vacuum all rooms, taking care to vacuum into cracks and crevices and under furniture. If your pets use the chairs, vacuum under cushions etc.
wash all the pet bedding in a hot wash. Destroy any badly soiled bedding.
seal the used vacuum bag and remove from the house
identify all those areas that your pets use for feeding, sleeping, rest or play and dust a light dusting of Agrodust Dessicant Powder over those areas. The dessicant dust is a totally non-toxic natural product made from silica which works by puncturing the carapace of fleas, beetles and cockroaches causing them to dehydrate and die.
leave the powder for seven days and then thoroughly vacuum the house again
dust another dose of Agrodust over the critical areas and leave for another seven days
remember that 95% of fleas will be on the floor/pet bedding as larvae and pupa, not as adults on your pet. We have to wait for these fleas to reach adulthood before the Agrodust can work against them. So, be a bit patient because if you want to avoid using chemicals, this is by far the safest way of eliminating the fleas. As the fleas hatch they will come into contact with the powder and of course the idea of vacuuming is that the vibrations will cause the pupa to hatch and then either get vacuumed up or contact the powder that you subsequently dust over the area.
repeat the vacuum/dust programme one more time and that should be the last you will need. Next time, just vacuum but don't dust with the powder
as an ongoing preventative measure, dust some Agrodust into cracks and crevices, deep in pet beds, underneath cushions where pets sleep etc. It will sit there harming no-one untill a flea comes along and is eliminated.
If you want to monitor your progress with flea control, buy a Flea Lamp Trap and have it operating in various locations over the eradication programme. That will trap the odd fleas ane you will see the trap rate decrease as you control the problem. A little patience and cunning is all that is required to eliminate fleas without bringing toxins into your home

Guide to eliminating fleas using insecticides:

if you don't mind using insecticides, for instance in a vacant house where the departing pet owning family have left nothing but the fleas, then eradication can be quick and complete.
thoroughly vacuum all rooms, taking care to vacuum into cracks and crevices and under furniture. If your pets use the chairs, vacuum under cushions etc.
wash all the pet bedding in a hot wash. Destroy any badly soiled bedding.
seal the used vacuum bag and remove from the house

Use pesticides safely and always read and follow the label instructions for use.