Get rid of fleas naturally by using worms call nematodes which feeds on fleas and help you to get rid of fleas in house.

I don’t even have any pet’s because I’m allergic and yet I have fleas. Why? I do live in a basement apartment and bleach or vinegar doesn’t work.

My pom brought home fleas from the dog park recently. It has been hell ever since. I have tried almost all of the tips, constant vacuumimg, washing everything, and powders, collars and frontline. I can’t get rid of them. I live with two roommates and so that limits my ability to fog and vacuum their rooms. I just need more help. I am thinking that burning the apt down is the next logical step. I will also be killing toby’s owner, the dog who brought fleas to the dog park.

how do i get rid of fleas in my home? weve had the extermanator out and used vinger … what else it hasnt worked… please help

Sorry the freezer will not touch or kill a flea,,,, real fleas are world wide and if freezing them there would never be fleas on any animals in places like most of Canada,,, id Saskatchewan with most winters and temp’s down as low as 40 below zero there still are fleas on pets and wild life and lots of them,,,, alot of the wild life can never be in any shelter at all and still be loaded with fleas,,, even with wind chill at 60 below they live just fine,,, that’s 40 degreez colder then most freezers!!

first off if you use any conditioner on you pet works great . lather it on let set for 2 min and wash dead fleas off, oil base products or soaps kill by f the fleas I suggest conditioner so you do not dry out your pets skin. Second a vac. works great if you empty it out or they will escape! Third good old boric acid its a powder use it in cracks and crevices under couch cushions and if your going to vac. immediately sprinkle a little in trouble areas use behind furniture and around edges of rooms. Moved in a house that was infested worked for me.

To Sherry,
I have the exact same thing and it IS flea larvae. These things are miserable crawling around on you and feeling little bites sometimes. All we have now is a parrot inside and no cats or dogs. Our neighbors dogs live in our yard and now there are fleas everywhere including inside. We talked to neighbors and hopefully solved dog problem. I had the same thing once about 10 years ago. It is miserable to have these things crawling around on your skin. I have put out borax, vacuum & wash daily and sprayed with professional chemicals to kill grown fleas and the eggs. I don’t think it really kills the eggs. Going on a week now with it. I have even tried the baking soda. It’s hard because I have to remove my parrot when I spray and she gets her feelings hurt. I also put the Sevin granuals outside. Seems to be helping. I’m going to spray inside again today. In the past we got professional exterminator and we still ended up spending money on our own chemicals. It took months to get the problem cleared up. I hear a fogger is the best way, but I’m afraid to do it with my bird. Doesn’t a fogger get all over everything?

It’s weird how the wives are affected and the husbands r not. My ankles itch so bad. I tried soaking them in vinegar and epsom salts to heal the bites. I also rub calamine on them constantly so I don’t tear my skin up. I bought flea foggers for bedrooms and living room and flea spray to do areas that aren’t a room (hall, stairway, etc). Hopefully this works or the cat will have to go. I also have a siamese that has never never had fleas even though she’s indoor/outdoor. Highly recommended this pet for someone who HATES fleas but LOVES cats.

I had the worst summer ever because of these prolific fleas since June 23, 2009. We had our house sprayed with Demon spray, then Hot Shot spray, then fogged with Hot Shot. And I am the only one being bothered by these fleas. Husband seems ok and cat is fine and on Advantage. I’ve used skin-so-soft oil, vinegar, noxema, baby oil, and aloe after sun gel. For my body the aloe after sun gel and baby powder and baby oil gel seems to work the best. I’m ready to fogged again. For now I have used and spread baking soda in the corners (hardwood and tile floors) and spray with good old Lysol spray and there does seem to be an improvement.
Check you bathroom tile around tub and toilet and under sink. I sprayed and cleaned the tile around tub and they were there! Until I finally bought the Scrubbing Bubbles Mega Shower Foamer from Home Depot did I see an improvement in the shower! Sweep and spray behind toilet tank and underneath.
I sprinkled baby powder on my feet and shoes did I see more improvement.
I bought the iRobot Roomba to run around the house to help with sweeping. Our house looks clean but I am not the type to scrub walls, floors, steam clean, etc. I use the Roomba every other day and sweep with the Filter Queen sweeper once a week, use the wet swiffer for tile floors.

Be careful, they are on the towels and clothes. I have yet to wash all of them. On my cloth bath mat just before I step in the shower they appear I believe from the just washed bath mat! Spray a towel with vinegar & water or sprinkle baking soda on them and watch to see the fleas rise up!
For the head & hair I have used the Gentle Skin Cleanser or use the brand name Cetaphil and leave on the head and hair for 8 hours or overnight - I read this works for lice too! I even have soaked in bathtub with cedarwood oil, salts, biotherapy liquid natural mineral bath for cold & flu and they all help for relief.
Next week after I sweep the cloth couch & chairs, I am going to spray Scotch-Gard Fabric Protector on them!
Cities need to spray for fleas like they spray for the mosquitos!

is there anything that you can give a dog & cat by mouth that will help, such as vitamins or garlic or something ???

thanks for all of the info and comments! there are some of these that i have not tried yet. so far i have just been using the basic flea shampoos and spray. i used a drop tube on her neck which did not even phase them. i had her practically shaved at the beginning of summer. i have had my house & yard sprayed. i have been fighting these pesky little things all summer. my dog (small white Maltese is a flea attractor). she can just walk outside and one will jump on her from down the street.

Hi, I have a flea infestation and was wondering if replacing my carpet with floor tiles would solve my problem? I only have one cat who lives indoors all the time?

So I tried it all as well. My feet and ankles are COVERED in bites and my dog scratches nonstop. The biggest thing that helped for me was dish soap. I combined dish soap with lemon juice and flea shampoo. After drying my dog off, I saw a load of fleas surface to the top and I picked at them one by one. I think I captured 20 or so. Then I cleaned up his entire area, sprayed it with flea killing spray, swiffered (since I have hardwood floor), and sprayed one more time. Then I came back to where my dog was staying and checked him a last time for more fleas. Hopefully this effectively kills the adults (by finding and killing them) and kills the eggs (swiffering and spraying). I just recently tried this technique and it’s working so far. Keep your hopes up!

** WARNING **
The lightest dusting of 20 mule borax turned all of my grass brown. I have 3 fenced yard areas. The only one to turn brown was the one I dusted.

1st) I gave my dog a bath with flea shampoo. That only helped for 1 day.

2nd) Between last summer and this summer I tried 3 different spot drops: Frontline Plus, Biospot, and Hartz Sentry. None of these lasted more than 10 days. They all have the same active ingredient but the Sentry is half the price.

3rd) I dusted the yard with 20 mule Borax and Sevin5. This only seemed the help about 3 days and made the grass brown and crunchy.

4th) I used Adams dip with an IGR. This only helped about 2 days. I also sprayed Adams spray with an IGR only in areas where the dog was biting. That only helped about 2 hours.

5th) I sprayed the yard with Adams and Biospot yard spray. This only helped about 2 days.

I tried it all. I followed all the directions and read all the precautions. I repeated the treatments based on the fleas life cycle. Nothing works! My dog still has fleas and my grass is dead. Since my grass is already dead I think I’ll spray it down with gasoline and light it. That will kill the fleas for sure. As for my poor suffering dog I think I’ll just shave him bald and teach him to use a kitty litter box and never let him go outside again. ARGHHH I HATE FLEAS !!!

Seriously my only hope at this time is I can’t wait until Michigan’s bitter cold winter kills all these super surviving fleas.

Death to the fleas please!

do fleas affect a pet an cause them to loose their teeth?

My dermatologist noticed a bite by my knee 7-9-09. I then freaked out and must admit that for OVER A YEAR in our full bath I notice little black things around the tub that I thought was the chaulking coming off. I check under the bathroom sink & pulled out old stuff and a plastic bag that was full of brown reddish stuff and threw it all in the tub. We added a family room on the back of the house Dec 08. Every since then I have been misable. I keep getting bites but my husband seems to be ok and also the cat is ok, go figure the cat is ok! Cat is on advantage but was also stung by a wasp or bee in June, 09. That is what is probably helped the cat.
But I do notice that BAKING SODA does kill and dry the fleas up! Sprinkle the mattress & cover with baking soda and leave it on. We also fogged the house but not at one time. Maybe we need to do that. I also bought the iRobot Roomba automatic sweeper - boy does that help with sweeping - we have hardwood & tile flooring.
I would recommend to spend money on iRobot Roomba instead of a exterminator, use home foggers, sprinkle baking soda, use vinegar or baking soda on yourself.

I have fleas in the bedroom. I know they are under the bed but, it takes atleast 3 men in pick up my matress. I have even sprayed my room with flea dip for dogs. I put flea killer on my cats plus a collar on each. I can’t kick my cats outside b/c they are kittens and they will not sit inside. So they are in/out. I have tried powders and the spray. I have vacumed and washed the carpets. I am thinking of pulling all the carpets up. Grrrrr……

Flea lights do work. Here’s how: Use a goose neck lamp, if available. Bend it over a dinner plate on the floor. Fill the plate with water, and add about 1 - 2 T dish soap. The dish soap makes it impossible for the fleas to jump out.

Works best at night - it attracts the fleas like majic. I have also used a small table lamp, which seems to work. Hope this helps.

some how my house got fleas I have 2 indoor cats who have been frontlined and my son looks like he has been living in a flea bed even though I was his bedding a lot and it goes in dryer every day for an hr I also vacume 2 times a day I want to try the borax but I break out in a bad rash from it. any sugestions on how to put it down and not get it in the air

I learned a great way to get them out of the carpets years ago and still swear by it. Take 20 Mule Team Boraxo soap (found with the laundry soaps in stores) and sprinkle it into the carpet. Do not vacuum. Use a broom and work it into the fibers of the carpet. It won’t harm your rugs, but it burns those buggers to death. I recently had a new infestation in my house, and got right on it…no more fleas! Give it a try…cheap and easy.