There is nothing worse than stumbling upon a buzzing flea colony within your household. If you have pets, this only spells trouble. Where do they come from and what do these notorious creatures want? It doesn’t matter because if you don’t find a way to rid your house of them soon enough, you’ll be fighting a perpetual cycle of hungry fleas looking to devour your peace of mind.

The first thing you must remember is that by the time you realize you have fleas in your house, it’s already too late. It’s most likely a full-blown infestation that you cannot ignore.

If you have pets, then they’re the most likely culprits. But don’t jump the gun yet because sometimes, it’s people who bring in fleas in their homes. You could have been out hiking, only to come back with fleas on your back. It’s only when they start biting and ruining everything that you know the problem has gone out of hand. By this point, it is useless trying to narrow down a cause, because you’ll be far too occupied in dealing with the problem at hand.

Where can you start?

If you have a pet, make sure you start there. Check them for fleas asap, and if they have any, get the right and effective kind of treatment, because home fleas on your pet’s body can cause them immense discomfort. Get a flea comb if you need, and run through your pets, and catch as many as you can.
You’ll have to make sure that you don’t let loose the fleas from your dog on to your home, make sure that you dip the comb in a mixture of soap and water as soon as you are done running it through your pet’s fur. This will kill all the fleas.

If needed, take them to a vet and get a topical cream or spray applied that might work faster. Depending on how many fleas there are, you might not be able to get your pet to sit still, let alone deal with the fleas at home.

Then once you’re done running an uncomfortably wet comb through your pet for as long as they’ll allow you, check yourself for fleas as well. The uncomfortable scratching will usually get to you so that they won’t go unnoticed.

The next step is to start with every piece of furniture you own. This can be a little tricky, but perseverance is everything when it comes to fighting a flea infestation. Take all your sheets and linens and carpets and what not, and put them in hot water. This includes all your pet’s bedding and blankets as well. The next step to move and shake up all the cushions and seats, and vacuum in every curve and crevice of your house. All the seams must be thoroughly checked and dusted, and then vacuumed.

Harsh measures

All of this should take care of most home fleas in your household. However, this isn’t going to help if the infestation runs deep enough. You’ll have to get your hands on a pesticide and make sure that you dust it all over your home which can act as a treatment for home fleas.

It might not be necessary to go for pest control, as that can be both pricey and you might even have to vacate your home. You can get many powder pesticides that aren’t damaging to people, and dust it all over your house so that you can treat home fleas.

However, the key here is to pick a product for home flea treatment that’s just right. You will want something that has a growth regulator for insects. This is because the fleas in your home may be in different stages of their life cycle. If you do not have a pesticide that attacks all the life stages, you will have to keep fighting the infestation for longer than a month to rid yourself of all the fleas.

If the infestation is bad enough, rid your home of all kinds of bedding completely and then go through with the pesticide. Regardless of what pesticide you get, it is essential that you keep your children and pets away from it at all times.

Keep a check

The final step to get rid off home fleas is to get your hands on a lint roller and make sure that you keep running it up and down your bedding and other areas you have treated. Keep a keen eye on your pets through the week following the de-infestation, because they might just creep back in your household.

Make sure you clean your furniture and beddings well, wash them regularly with hot water, preferably. These tips can be an effective treatment to keep the home fleas away.