Indoor Pest Control - Questions about flea removal
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chatto9
10-10-09, 06:37 AM
hi everyone, i have fleas in my house and was wondering that when i use a flea bomb in my rooms with carpets do i have to remove every piece of furniture so the entire carpet is exposed? thanks in advance for ur answers.
the_tow_guy
10-10-09, 08:11 AM
Obviously that would be best, but have you considered a powdered product instead? With those you can simply lift/tilt/move the pieces temporarily to apply. The powdered products we've found to be better than the aerosol type because you are putting the product directly (and only) where it's needed. :coffee:
Do you treat your pet(s) with a good preventive as well - Frontline, etc.?
Do you treat your pet(s) with a good preventive as well - Frontline, etc.?
spdavid
10-10-09, 08:31 AM
In order to effectively use flea bombs you need to use them several times approx a week apart to kill off each generation of fleas as they hatch and pass through development stages.Most foggers don't have the ability to do this with one application and the so called flea specifric foggers should be used at least twice.
Fleas will lay eggs in furniture so removing it is not the best idea.They will also lay eggs in cracks in the floors etc,so you need to expose the areas well and expose any items they might get into to the foggers.Do not go cheap,buy a fogger for each room and two for large rooms.The coverage figures on the box or can are apporximate and just a general guideline,the fog does not go around corners or down hallways etc very well.
As for under legs of furniture etc just slightly relocate the items for each application.Do not expect the treatment of a room or rooms that seem to be infested to solve the problem,they are often elsewhere you just notice the worst of it.If you have a pet whereever that pet has been fleas are present.
Fleas will lay eggs in furniture so removing it is not the best idea.They will also lay eggs in cracks in the floors etc,so you need to expose the areas well and expose any items they might get into to the foggers.Do not go cheap,buy a fogger for each room and two for large rooms.The coverage figures on the box or can are apporximate and just a general guideline,the fog does not go around corners or down hallways etc very well.
As for under legs of furniture etc just slightly relocate the items for each application.Do not expect the treatment of a room or rooms that seem to be infested to solve the problem,they are often elsewhere you just notice the worst of it.If you have a pet whereever that pet has been fleas are present.
chatto9
10-10-09, 09:28 AM
were gonna put her on frontline soon, we just got her last week and shes only 10 or 11 weeks old, but we didnt no we had a flea problem till she came in the house thats y we wanna get rid of them asap.