A flea is a parasite that feeds off of the blood of its host. The host for this insect will generally be your dog or cat but they also infest rodents, birds and other mammals found in and around your home. In time they may make their home in rugs and fabrics inside the house. Finding out how to get rid of fleas in carpet naturally before this happens makes a lot of sense to pet owners.
It is important to get rid of any problem with your the pet first. Purchasing Dawn dish soap for their bath is highly recommended because it kills the pests and their eggs but does no harm to the dog or cat. Unfortunately this is just the beginning of your process of ridding your home of these pests. Your dog or cat will soon attract a new batch of them if you do not treat the rest of your home.
This biting and chewing can lead to other problems for the animal like hot spots, hair loss and allergies. All of which make life difficult for your pet. Worse yet is the possibility that when licking or chewing themselves they may ingest a flea and that can cause them to develop tape worms.
The best form of flea control is vacuuming the floors completely and often. When you have animals in the home it is suggested that you vacuum at least every other day and everyday if you develop a flea problem. Moving furniture is important when you clean the carpets because eggs and larva can hide deep in the pile under them.
There are simple and inexpensive ways to kill these pests quickly when you discover the problem. Using table salt or diatomaceous earth directly on the carpets and leaving it there for forty eight hours before vacuuming it up works very well. Another method uses a mixture of Borax detergent and hot water in a steam carpet cleaner. Putting salt or dry Borax in the vacuum bag will kill any fleas that have been picked up while cleaning.
When cleaning the pets living space be sure to wash all of the blankets, toys and rugs in hot water with Borax to kill eggs, adults and the larva. You may also want to treat the yards and moist grassy areas where your pet spends time. There are sprays and dry insecticides that are available in pet stores or garden shops.
Another method that has been suggested is to use a dehumidifier to lower the humidity in your home to below fifty percent. A flea needs to have humidity levels of fifty percent or higher to survive and keeping the levels below that point for two days is said to kill adults and larva and stop the eggs from hatching. To treat your entire home you will need one of these machines for each room to ensure total eradication.
Once solved you can help keep this problem from reoccurring by vacuuming often and thoroughly and using preventive measures on pets and carpets. Using natural oils that repel the adult flea, such as apple cider vinegar or Borax mixed with water in a spray bottle in areas frequently used by your pets is very effective.
It is important to get rid of any problem with your the pet first. Purchasing Dawn dish soap for their bath is highly recommended because it kills the pests and their eggs but does no harm to the dog or cat. Unfortunately this is just the beginning of your process of ridding your home of these pests. Your dog or cat will soon attract a new batch of them if you do not treat the rest of your home.
This biting and chewing can lead to other problems for the animal like hot spots, hair loss and allergies. All of which make life difficult for your pet. Worse yet is the possibility that when licking or chewing themselves they may ingest a flea and that can cause them to develop tape worms.
The best form of flea control is vacuuming the floors completely and often. When you have animals in the home it is suggested that you vacuum at least every other day and everyday if you develop a flea problem. Moving furniture is important when you clean the carpets because eggs and larva can hide deep in the pile under them.
There are simple and inexpensive ways to kill these pests quickly when you discover the problem. Using table salt or diatomaceous earth directly on the carpets and leaving it there for forty eight hours before vacuuming it up works very well. Another method uses a mixture of Borax detergent and hot water in a steam carpet cleaner. Putting salt or dry Borax in the vacuum bag will kill any fleas that have been picked up while cleaning.
When cleaning the pets living space be sure to wash all of the blankets, toys and rugs in hot water with Borax to kill eggs, adults and the larva. You may also want to treat the yards and moist grassy areas where your pet spends time. There are sprays and dry insecticides that are available in pet stores or garden shops.
Another method that has been suggested is to use a dehumidifier to lower the humidity in your home to below fifty percent. A flea needs to have humidity levels of fifty percent or higher to survive and keeping the levels below that point for two days is said to kill adults and larva and stop the eggs from hatching. To treat your entire home you will need one of these machines for each room to ensure total eradication.
Once solved you can help keep this problem from reoccurring by vacuuming often and thoroughly and using preventive measures on pets and carpets. Using natural oils that repel the adult flea, such as apple cider vinegar or Borax mixed with water in a spray bottle in areas frequently used by your pets is very effective.
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