How to get rid of domestic fleas

Fleas

Flea bites

Flea habitats in the house

Flea Remedies

Preparation for processing

Folk remedies for fleas

Domestic fleas are a collective term for different types of wingless parasites, which include feline, dog, basement, human etc. Insects not only spoil the aesthetic perception of the living space, but also pose a threat to the health of all the inhabitants of the house. It is scientifically proven that fleas are carriers of 25 dangerous diseases, including hepatitis, typhoid, and plague. Therefore, the question of how to quickly get rid of fleas in the house and by what means becomes especially relevant for people whose dwellings are chosen by small bloodsuckers.

How to determine the presence of fleas in a house

To quickly remove fleas, it is necessary to draw up a competent strategic action plan. To do this, you need to know the “enemy in the face,” that is, how domestic fleas look like, places of their deployment, ways of penetrating the house, and features of life. Fleas are ectoparasites; all warm-blooded animals, birds, and humans serve as a food source for them. About 500 are distributed in Russia species of fleas, obvious differences among them can only be recognized by an entomologist. For ordinary parasite victims, all fleas even in photographs look the same.

The insect is tiny in size. The average individual has a strongly flattened brown body, the length of which barely reaches 2-3 mm. The hind legs are much longer than the front, due to which the parasite can jump a distance of 25-30 cm and tirelessly make up to 30,000 jumps. Parasites feed on pure blood, because of their mobility they can change their host: jump from cats to dogs, from rodents to humans, etc. Domestic fleas in the photo look more ferocious than when viewed visually. Their body is covered with bristles and hairs, in some places they are similar to spikes. The oral apparatus consists of the upper jaw, which is like jagged spikes and the lower proboscis of the jaw.

Contrary to the erroneous opinion, miniature vampires do not live on the body of their victim, much less on the skin of a person, but they can be in the hair of an animal for a long time. Fleas are well developed reproductive function. One female in her relatively short life is able to lay from 300 to 450 eggs, which she literally squeezes out of herself and randomly spreads throughout the space, so you can find eggs in almost any corner of the house.

Blind legless worm-shaped larvae hatching densely covered with bristles that feed on dry feces of adults or decomposed plant debris hatch from eggs. Under favorable conditions, in 2 weeks the larva sheds 3 times, passes the pupation stage and turns into a full-fledged adult. Look at the fleas and their offspring.

It is possible to determine that home fleas appeared in the house by specific painful bites, which in addition to pain are accompanied by severe itching. The lesion site is a red blister with a seal in the center, which is clearly visible in the photo of the bites. It is typical for fleas to bite their prey in 2-3 places.

During a flea bite, it injects its saliva into the wound, which contains many dangerous bacteria.In addition to the fact that the insect is a carrier of dangerous diseases, it can infect humans with endoparasites, including worms, tapeworms, and bull tapeworm.

Make sure the presence of fleas will help a little trick. To do this, spread a large white sheet or lay out sheets of paper. After observing for some time, you can notice how dark dots will appear and abruptly disappear.

How fleas get into the house

There are many options. penetration of bloodsucking small individuals to the house. The most common of these are:

• If pets live in the house, it’s easy to find out where fleas come from. Most often, cats and dogs that are unprotected with special collars or parasitic agents bring bloodsuckers in their coat from a walk.
• Fleas can move from basements and attics, especially if rodents were poisoned by chemical means in these rooms. Inhabitants of parasites are usually exposed to residents of apartments of lower and upper floors.
• A person himself can bring fleas into the house after a walk in the park, contact with infected animals, or a trip to the forest.
• Dampness is one of the reasons for the appearance of domestic fleas. Humidity is an ideal habitat for jumping vampires. Insects tolerate temperature fluctuations than lower humidity.

About 30 species of fleas can live in the house, including cat, human, dog, mouse, rat, basement. They settle in any corner of the apartment. If you have pets, you first need to look for parasites in bedding, rugs, toys, and pet attributes. Favorite habitats in the house include:

• any cracks, cracks;
• carpet, palace, linoleum, parquet;
• congestion of clothes;
• soft toys, mattresses, upholstered furniture;
• space under the skirting boards;
• household garbage.

Work plan for removing fleas from an apartment

The insect control algorithm in the house comes down to the destruction and elimination of fleas in pets, disinsection of the entire apartmentreprocessing. Failure to comply with these conditions will nullify all efforts. Eggs and larvae can be found in the most inaccessible places, and careless disinsection will lead to a new population growth.

Owners of dogs, cats, birds should take care to remove parasites from their furry animals. If you want to get rid of fleas in pets quickly, then it's best to use proven effective remedies for cats, best dog remediesthat are sold in pet stores: drops, sprays, effective shampoos. Drops for cats and dogs have proven themselves:

• Barrier;
• Dana Ultra Neo;
• Blokhnet;
• Celandine.

Due attention should be paid to accessories and toilets, as in these places the optimal conditions for the development of larvae.

Before poisoning parasites with insecticides, a large amount of work remains to be done:

• Thoroughly clean the entire apartment. The main instruments of struggle at this stage are a vacuum cleaner and a classic set for cleaning, consisting of a mop, bucket, rags. You can instantly reduce the number of fleas in a house by adding ammonia to the water for washing floors, furniture and walls, essential oils. These are quite effective remedies.

  

• Wash all bedding and, if possible, boil it. Iron thoroughly after washing.
• If you suspect that fleas have chosen a wardrobe, it is necessary to process all things yourself or take it to dry cleaning. The best helpers will be an iron and a steam generator. For the period of work on the removal of parasites, packaged items in a package.
• Pillows, blankets, soft toys steamed. If the street is very cold or hot, take them out of the house. At high and low temperatures both adults and their offspring die.

How to remove fleas using insecticides

The choice of means for the destruction of fleas is much less in comparison with preparations against cockroaches or other crawling insects. This is due to the nutritional characteristics of the parasite. The insect feeds on blood and therefore the use of decoys containing food residues will not bring any result. To poison insects is best means of 2 types:

• Aerosols are convenient for independent use. Active chemicals enter the body through air, resulting in almost instant death. In this way, you can get rid of fleas in one day. The smell of aerosols quickly disappears and modern preparations do not stain furniture.
• Contact preparations are available in the form of suspensions or powders and are able to quickly remove domestic fleas. The chemical affects the nervous system of the insect, after which paralysis and death occurs. The action of these drugs lasts longer compared to aerosols and helps to effectively combat parasites at home.

The use of dusts is rational for the destruction of larvae, since it is natural for them to eat organic residues, and they may well swallow an insecticidal agent.

Among the popular flea remedies are:

• Raptor. It has a pleasant smell and quick action. First comes paralysis, and then death;
• Get - a drug that helps with many insects;
• Dichlorvos, a well-proven drug over the years;
• Karbofos - helps against bedbugs, cockroaches, fleas and other parasites, but has an unpleasant odor;
• Raidincluded in the TOP of the best aerosols;
• Sinuzan - a parasite remedy used by special services;
• Clean house - an effective tool that can destroy even mice and rats;
• Biorin is a professional tool that requires special precautions when working with it;
• Butox 50 - a universal tool with a wide range of effects;
• Selamectin is a very powerful and toxic agent;
• Chlorpyrimac is a remedy popular with summer residents from pests on vegetables, but also effective against fleas;
• Tsifoks - destroys domestic parasites, etc.

Whatever type of drug is chosen for independent use, the plan for processing the apartment is the same:

• Carrying out wet cleaning.
• Providing access to all walls, baseboards in the apartment.
• During disinfestation in the house should not be people, pets.
• All work is carried out with gloves, a respirator, protective clothing.
• Insecticidal agent is applied to all surfaces, cracks, cracks, furniture joints, window and doorways.
• After applying the product, it is necessary to close all windows, windows and leave the apartment for several hours.
• At the end of the set period, ventilate the room.
• Wet cleaning should be carried out in accordance with the instructions. The fact is that some drugs are designed for a long-term effect and therefore, in the first few days, washing floors, walls, furniture is not provided. The only thing you can do is broom to remove dead fleas on the floor in the apartment.

If necessary, re-process after 5-7 days.

When fleas appear, you can also contact specialized services that process rooms from domestic parasites. They use professional disinsection products, follow all safety precautions and give guarantees for the result of work.

The use of folk remedies against parasites

You can fight fleas on your own in a private house or apartment using folk remedies. Most of them have established themselves as repelling substances. Their effectiveness is so high that after the use of some means, not only fleas disappear, but also households who could not stand the specific fragrances.

• Squeeze a few cloves of garlic and mix with 2-3 teaspoons of brewer's yeast.Spread the resulting mixture around the perimeter of the house. You can cook garlic infusions and irrigate them.
• Herbal preparations can scare away bloodsuckers for a short time. To restore the effect of grass, you must periodically update. Wormwood branches, bay leaf, tansy are laid out in the corners, near the doorways. Herbal tinctures have the same effect.
• Citrus fruits are the most harmless of folk remedies. The peel of tangerines, oranges, lemons, grapefruits will give the house a pleasant aroma and provoke the flight of parasites.
• A mixture of baking soda and sodium chloride is used to process the floors in the house, furniture. It is also used for bathing pets.
• Essential oils, ammonia, vinegar are added to the floor cleaning water.