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
How to treat fleas in your carpet
Fleas in your carpet is a serious issue when it comes to flea infestations. Fleas don’t normally hide around wood or tile floors. They prefer wet, moist, dark, and secure areas such as carpeting, clothes or pet fur. Its important to treat your infestation as soon as you can. This article will cover the basics […]
Borax for Fleas – Is it really safe?
When looking for ways to get rid of fleas borax is something you’ve probably heard of. There’s a lot of talk about it being really bad to use and some talk of it being safe to use. What should we believe? I’m going to clarify to the best of my ability how to use borax, […]
Diatomaceous Earth For Fleas
We’ve all probably heard of Diatomaceous Earth before, but you may not know exactly what it is, what it can be used for, and how to use it. In this article I’m going to answer all of your Diatomaceous earth questions! What is Diatomaceous Earth? Diatomaceous Earth is a fine white powder made from the […]
Flea Information
Do fleas fly?
The simple answer is no fleas do not fly. I’m so glad they don’t fly to because if they did we would be covered in a whole lot more bites and have a much harder time getting fleas off our pets and out of our home. Instead of flying fleas use their incredibly powerful hind […]
Paper Fleas – What are they?
Paper fleas are a mythical office bug that many office workers believe make them itch while working. Despite many investigations though no paper fleas have ever been found. This usually occurs when office workers are dealing with large amounts of papers and files. Do they exist? As I stated above they are a myth. There […]
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 […]