Ugh - Fleas

Here's a good article I found.

http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get...

We had fleas once too!! It can quickly explode into a full blown infestation if you don't get rid of them early on. Just follow these steps to the tee. The main thing is clean clean clean, vacuum, wash, steam clean and throw out used vacuum bags. I think we may have ended up doing an insecticide to finally rid of them, it had gotten so bad. Don't let that happen to you though...roll up your sleeves now!

Here is what worked for us when we had a horrible flea problem. Get a box of 20-Mule-Team Borax. Sprinkle it liberally over all your carpets, then use a brook to work it down into the fibers. Leave it there - don't vacuum it. Now here's the catch -- in a day or two the fleas are going to come out en masse, so if you can, clear out or stay in non-carpeted rooms (if you're going somewhere for Christmas that's an ideal time). But once they're gone, they're gone. Once they're gone, you can go back to your usual vacuuming.

If you have pets, you can retreat occasionally if you want to, but we've never had to do it more than once.

Good luck!

Have you tried the flea bombs? You can use them but you would need to repeat it again after 2 weeks of doing the first bomb. We had trouble with fleas one time and we done that. You do need to leave the house for 2 hours after you set the bombs off. They worked for us. We have 2 kids but they are 11 and 7. Hope this helps and let me know how things turn out for you.

P. W.

Go to this website http://www.stopthefleas.com/natural-flea-remedies.html if you are looking for some harmless ways to get rid of fleas. I found this when we had ours. There is a plant you can buy that fleas do not like. I did not get it but you may be interested in the plant. This website helped us out a lot. Good Luck as they are a pain to get rid of!!!

When fleas first show the lay eggs. They usually lay them in dark places, near edges, out of the way areas. Bombs and sprays are useless against eggs. Then the eggs hatch and you have a new flea problem.

Our vet told us to buy a flea collar and to place it inside the vaccum cleaner. Vaccum EVERY inch of your carpet, rugs, sofa, etc everyday for a week.

It worked for us.
M.

Are you sure they are fleas? Do you have any animals because I thought that fleas couldn't live unless they were on animals? I know they hop off but mainly you see them on animals. Not sure what you can do , maybe google it and that may give some advice?

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