OK, I use one of the RAID flea traps (a plug-in doohickey with a 4-watt bulb, shining thru some green plastic, with a “sticky” tray in front of hit that nabs the loathsome critters as the go toward it) in an *area that seems to attract them.
However, I have not been able to find any refill trays in any stores. If you see any, let me know, 'cause I’m about to run out.
*Yes, the fleas were there before they I put the trap there.
I hope when they are stuck to the tray you torture the bastards before they die.
Fire works. So does alcohol. Hit 'em with a shot of hair spray.
If possible, put a tiny mike close to the tray before you do this. Record their pleas for mercy as well as their death cries.
I’d pay to hear the lothesome creatures expire.
I don’t know, but let me know if you find them, because I’ve been hunting for them too.
-Lsura
Go to the vet, or a large pet store, and ask for Flea Busters, Flea Stoppers, or anything of the equivalent. You’ll never have fleas again.
If fleas are on your pets, get Advantage from the vet.
If they are in the carpets, you will need to do deep- cleaning, using a steam-cleaner, and probably need to rent one of those heavy duty things from a store.
Boric acid is a flea killer, but it is messy to use. You have to put the stuff on the carpet, bed and other things for24 hours, and work it in with a brush. Much too labor intensive.
Also you must launder everything, using the highest temperature water that is safe for the clothing.
Also what you need is something with an Insect Growth inhibitor in it. This stuff is available at a vet’s office.
recent research would indicate, that the tiny dormant egg of the flea, in it’s own tiny protective shell, is, in fact, one of the most indestructable things on God’s green earth. Bake it, broil it, freeze it, for ages, and when conditions are ripe again–BINGO-- you got more fleas.
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Sorry…
An insect growth regulator (specifically for pre-emergent flea control) is what you really want. Look for a spray that contains methoprene (or is it hydroprene? Damn. One is for roaches, the other for fleas.) Follow these steps:
Vacuum all your floors. Whether there are carpets on them or not. Even the bathroom floor. Discard the vacuum cleaner bag.
Wearing a respriator or at least a dust mask, spray the stuff in a sweeping motion so that the fan spray covers the entire surface of the floor. Make sure you get it in the corners and against the baseboards.
Leave the house for about 3 or 4 hours. When you return, ventilate the house for about 15 minutes. Then vacuum again and discard the bag immediately.
Problem is, I dunno if this stuff is available over the counter. Your vet may be able to help you. A professional exterminator can help, for a price, of course. Make sure that whoever does it is using a pre-emergent flea control product, or you’ll get them again and have to go through this misery all over again.
I think I’ve got some. My light unit went belly up.
Email me your address and I’ll send them.
Its just a rip off of a very old idea.
Get a pie pan, put some water with a little soap in it. Put a light above it. Fleas see that light at night, jump at it & try for a Mark Spitz.
handy, the problem is two-fold. Yes, the adult fleas are the immediate problem, but the eggs are still lying dormant, waiting to hatch.
They don’t have a normal gestation period, as most other eggs do. Out in the wilderness, they have to hatch when they’re on a host or the flea nymphs will die. That’s why you vacuum before and after applying a pre-emergent insect growth regulator. The vacuuming creates vibrations which stir the eggs and cause hatching. Then the stuff can go to work.
It’s one thing to get rid of as many adult fleas as you can, and the various trapping methods give people a wonderful sense of accomplishment when they see how many they’ve caught. But treating to eliminate future problems is just as important. Treating with an IGR labelled for pre-emergent flea control is the best way to keep the problem from recurring.
The Flea Stoppers (or Busters) powder is very easy to use, not messy or labor intensive. You don’t have to evacuate the premises after it is applied. It is VERY safe. I had my apartemnt treated several years ago in about 15-20 minutes and it was like nothing had happened, except all the fleas died shortly thereafter.
It is true though, that if you have a big flea problem you do need to treat your pets as well as the environment, and Advantage or Top Spot are great products. I don’t advise anything you can get over the counter, especially for cats.
I live in FL, where there is a year round flea problem. Also, since I am a veterinary nurse, I often carry fleas home in my clothes (yuck), but I haven’t found a flea on any of my cats (I have 5 of them now) in YEARS.