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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 Traps

Buying flea traps can be expensive and sometimes entirely unnecessary. You can easily make homemade flea traps using items around you home that are just as effective as store bought flea traps. In this article I’m going to teach you how to make various flea traps that can be placed around your home. These traps […]

Flea Bites on Humans

Fleas are greedy and will bite just about anything that wonders by. This includes humans. You’ve heard of dogs and cats having fleas but what do fleas do to humans? Well they have the same affect on us as they do on dogs and cats. The only difference is that pets have fur so its […]

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 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 […]

Flea Bites on Babies – What should I do?

Flea bites are small, irritating, and can drive you crazy! It’s bad enough when you have flea bites on you and your pet, but when there are bites on your baby things seem to get a little bit more personal. If left untreated these bites can cause children and babies unnecessary discomfort and pain. Below […]

What is Flea Dirt?

We’ve all seen it but wonder what exactly flea dirt is. I’m going to explain what it is but brace yourself because this is vital to know, but pretty gross. Flea dirt is basically Flea poop. Flea dirt is just a more pleasant way of saying it. When fleas bite you they drink your blood […]

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