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
A Guide to Flea Traps
Flea traps are a great way to kill fleas without having to do much. All you need to do is set up the trap and let it sit around and passively kill fleas while you just sit back and wait. You can buy a flea trap or make a homemade trap, I will explain how to […]
What is flea shampoo?
We’ve all been in a situation where our pets are itching like crazy because their covered in fleas. If you arent sure how to help them, theres an easy solution called flea shampoo. It’s designed to be put on your pet to kill the fleas hiding in your pets fur. Not only does it kill […]
Killing Fleas With Vinegar
Flea killers often contain toxic chemicals that can harm you, your family, and your pets. This tends to deter people from using commercial flea killers. Flea killers can cost a large some of money as well and many people (myself included) don’t want to spend that kind of money. This leads to the question are […]
Flea Information
Flea Life Cycle
Fleas are terrible to begin with because they come in such large numbers infesting your house and biting you, your family, and pets. They can make your day go from great to sour in such a short time. The worst thing about fleas besides their reproduction rate is their life cycle. They have a fairly […]
Do fleas have wings?
Fleas don’t have wings. Instead of having wings fleas have the ability to jump tremendous distances making it seem like they can fly. >>Check out how remove fleas from cars<< Wingless Fleas Fleas are member of the order Siphonaptera. Siphon meaning “tube” in latin and aptera meaning “wingless”. Fleas most likely descended from insects with […]
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 […]