Fleas at home can cause great trouble to the owners. These are very small blood-sucking insects that can inhabit both animals and humans. The female lays eggs, and after a couple of weeks white little worms appear from them. Eating the livelihoods of adult insects or rotting food debris, after a week they turn into pupae, and after a week - adult insects appear.
Fleas can become carriers of dangerous diseases such as hepatitis B and C, typhoid, plague and others. Infection occurs with a bite or in contact with their bowel movements. Therefore, their destruction is the only way to protect themselves from disease.
Fleas in the house may appear with pets or pass from neighbors. They live on animals, but when they are hungry, they can attack people. First, you need to find out if the animal is infected. You can find out by his behavior. It becomes restless, due to severe itching, insomnia begins and appetite disappears. If all these symptoms are present, then the animal should be treated with a special shampoo.
If you find that you have fleas in the house, first of all you need to conduct a thorough wet cleaning. Wash all things in hot water. Boil bedding well. Stuff soft toys, pillows and blankets and hang them outside in direct sunlight. Vacuum carpets, rugs, and upholstered furniture.
How to get rid of fleas in the house
It is very difficult to deal with blood-sucking insects , since they hide well under the baseboards, in the carpet, in the upholstery of furniture and other places where they are difficult to detect. Therefore, attempts to get rid of them do not always lead to a result.
You can try to etch insects with dichlorvos, but you should only know that it does not affect larvae and eggs. Therefore, in the place of adults, a new generation will soon appear. Of course, it would be best to contact a special service that will carry out a full treatment of the premises and will relieve fleas.
But if for some reason this cannot be done, then try to get rid of them yourself. We take an aerosol dichlorvos specifically for the destruction of fleas and spray on all cracks and baseboards. We process the walls to a height of not less than a meter, since insects can well exist there.
Processing should be carried out, having previously closed all windows, using a protective face mask, since the product is very toxic. After two hours, the room can be ventilated, and if possible, leave it closed until the next day.
After treatment for five days you can not wash the floors, as adult fleas in the house died, but larvae remained. After hatching, they will get out onto the treated surface and die immediately. If necessary, repeat all over again after three weeks.
Folk remedies for fleas
You can use ordinary baking soda. We take baking soda, table salt in equal amounts and sprinkle on the carpet. Then rub the mixture well with a broom and leave it overnight. In the morning you need to vacuum the carpet thoroughly. After that, all fleas in the carpet will be destroyed, and if some remain, then soon they will die of thirst.
Wormwood and tansy grass is bundled and spread throughout the apartment until the insects are completely exterminated.
Fleas in the house will disappear if you wash the floors with a hot solution of laundry soap and kerosene.
It is important to remember that for a successful fight against parasites, you must constantly maintain cleanliness in the apartment. Clean floors regularly, inspect pets, and ventilate the room.
Choose a method of struggle more convenient for you, do not forget about your own safety and you will succeed.