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How to Do a Flea Extermination at Home
How to Do a Flea Extermination at Home. It is definitely possible for you to do your own flea extermination at home. Instead of hiring a flea exterminator, do it yourself and save a ton of money. Fleas are tiny parasites that live off the blood of mammals and can transmit a multitude of different diseases. When you have a flea infestation, you...
It is definitely possible for you to do your own flea extermination at home. Instead of hiring a flea exterminator, do it yourself and save a ton of money. Fleas are tiny parasites that live off the blood of mammals and can transmit a multitude of different diseases. When you have a flea infestation, you want to get rid of the problem ASAP!
Here's how to take care of your own flea extermination at home:
Remove all animals from the home and kennel for a night or two if possible. To be nice to the kennel owners, you may want to treat your animal first with a flea treatment such as Advantage or something similar.
Buy professional flea bombs. You can get these at a local store or over the Internet. It usually takes 1 flea bomb per room but more will be needed if you have a large flea infestation or you have big rooms. Follow the directions on the container for the proper flea extermination procedure.
Wash all pet bedding. Make sure to wash everything that your animal came in contact with.
Sweep, vacuum, and steam clean your entire home. Remove the vacuum bags immediately since you don't want to take any chances of having flea eggs left in the bag.
Sprinkle borax in the areas of your home that had the worst flea infestation. Pour it along the walls, in cracks, in the garage, basement, or wherever else is necessary.
Take care of flea extermination in your yard by trimming all bushes around your home and exposing the fleas to the sunlight. Buy beneficial nematodes online or at a local nursery. These are tiny worms that eat larvae. They come on a blue sponge. Soak the sponge in water and then add the water containing the nematodes to a spray container. Spray your yard and garden.
To finish up your flea extermination project, take your pet to be bathed professionally or wash them outside of your home to avoid bringing in any new little friends.
