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Killing fleas with steam

Steam cleaning is a natural way to kill fleas that doesn’t use any toxic chemicals. Professional cleaners and exterminators use steamers as a way to clean houses of flea infestations. They do this because fleas can only withstand certain temperatures and can easily drown. Flea steamers are one of my preferred methods of getting rid […]

Flea Treatment

Homemade Flea Killer

Some flea sprays can be dangerous to use or just too expensive to have to continuously buy. In this article I’m going to be sharing with you how to make your own flea killers using items that can be found around the house. These homemade flea killers will be easy to make, cheap, and effective. […]

Electric Flea Traps

Flea traps are a great way to take out fleas and treat and infestation. You can build traps at home with common household items or you can buy traps depending on the time you have and the quality you want. Electric flea traps are the most common traps. When I use flea traps I prefer to […]

How to treat fleas from human hair

When fleas get hungry enough and can’t find a proper host such as a cat or dog they tend to look for anything close by they can feed on.  This means they’re willing to feed on humans. This tends to be a problem because when fleas finish eating they want to lay eggs. While you’re […]

Flea Information

Snow Fleas

Snow Fleas or Hypogastrura nivicola isn’t actually a flea at all but a small insect called a Springtail that ranges in size between 0.25 and 6mm. Sringtails are actually considered hexapods not fleas. They get their name because they have two small hooks under their abdomen that keep their tails latched under their bodies. When they want […]

Jiggers – What are they and how to treat them

A common question I’m asked is if its possible to have flea eggs under your skin and if so how do I get rid of these eggs. Luckily for us flea eggs under our skin isn’t too common though it does happen. The fleas that burrow into your skin are called Chigoe fleas or better […]

How do fleas get in your home?

If you’re on this site then you’ve probably had fleas in your house or have them now. A great way to prevent fleas is by figuring out how they get into your house to cause this infestation. There are a few different reason how they can sneak into your house without you knowing until its […]

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