Getting rid of fleas in your home
Indoor flea control is important. Fleas and ticks did not just appear on the body of your pets by magic. Your pets got infected from the environment, which harbors such pests, and if you don’t take the right steps to eliminate them, they’ll continue harming your pets. 95% of fleas in the environment are still in their early stages of development as eggs, larvae or pupae. They hide under grasses and carpets, and you can only set your environment free from ticks and fleas if you eliminate the pests from this early stage.
If your pet has flea allergy, its health can only improve if fleas are completely exterminated from your home. Because pets mostly stay indoors, flea and tick control should focus mostly on indoors, but then, outdoor flea and tick control is also essential especially for people who have a yard where pets can play.
Best Products for killing ticks and fleas in your home
Fogger: Virbac Knockout Fogger
Foggers help in indoor flea control by eliminating fleas from the home. Vibaric Knockout Fogger also eliminates fleas, eggs, ants, roaches and spiders. Its efficiency is however limited to open spaces, where it is distributed in a circle. The effect does not get to ticks and fleas hiding in cracks, closets, deep inside the carpet, under cushions, along baseboards and other hidden corners of the home. To exterminate fleas and ticks in hidden corners, use a powder.
Powder: Bio Spot Carpet Powder
Bio Spot Carpet Powder is ideal for clearing ticks and fleas hiding deep under the carpet, in cracks, under cushions and other hidden corners of the home. It also kills the eggs, larva and pupae of ticks and fleas.
Areas to pay attention to during indoor flea control
- All carpeted areas of the house, including carpeted closets and cupboards, carpeted upholstery, under furniture cushions. Using a vacuum with a beater bar can eliminate up to 50% of flea eggs and 20% flea larvae, and it also helps raise carpet fibers for easy penetration of insecticides.
- Under the edge of furniture where flea larvae hides
- Pet Bedding and fabrics: Hot-laundering of pet bedding and all fabrics meant for the pet helps eliminate fleas and ticks at all stages, including eggs, papal, larval stage and adult stage.
- Also check those unlikely places where you don’t let your pets into. Well, pets have a way of visiting all corners of the home.
- Mattresses
How often do I need to do flea control treatment?
If your home is heavily infested, you may need to do this treatment every 2-3 weeks for at least 6 weeks. When the level of infestation has become considerably low, you can reduce to rate of treatment to every 4 to 6 weeks. While treating your home to eliminate fleas, also treat your pets for flea infestation.