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the foggers wont help, not hot shot, not raid, none of it. i've tried for like a year and it only puts em to sleep.
if anyone here has ever dealt with fleas or other things with more legs than us in apartments then heres the solution.
theres this stuff called spectracide. its a home defense type product that works inside and out. it comes in a black anti freeze type container and it has a sprayer nozzle attachment with it. it'll set you back $9 and change but its a big bottle. spray, not soak the carpet or affected areas and i promise by morning you'll have killed them all.
I used Ortho flea spray fom Wal-Mart. It kills the adult fleas and the eggs. One time application and no more fleas. No mixing. Spray directly from the bottle onto the carpet and you are done.
I used Ortho flea spray fom Wal-Mart. It kills the adult fleas and the eggs. One time application and no more fleas. No mixing. Spray directly from the bottle onto the carpet and you are done.
ahh well theres another one! the home defense stuff i used from them was like candy. ooh also dont leave it outside or let it freeze.
ahh well theres another one! the home defense stuff i used from them was like candy. ooh also dont leave it outside or let it freeze.
Is that the purple bottle/spray?
I use a purple bottle/spray as prevention now and then and it smells nice, and wash my dogs with a shampoo that I buy at the pet store that kills fleas/ticks on contact.
I don't have a flea issue but we had a huge tick issue and still are almost having a OCD about it and check both dogs everyday to make sure they don't have any...
I take the dogs often to our office and the surrounding common areas are sprayed but must still be invested with ticks so any time they go outside I check them for ticks...jakkie
the foggers wont help, not hot shot, not raid, none of it. i've tried for like a year and it only puts em to sleep.
if anyone here has ever dealt with fleas or other things with more legs than us in apartments then heres the solution.
theres this stuff called spectracide. its a home defense type product that works inside and out. it comes in a black anti freeze type container and it has a sprayer nozzle attachment with it. it'll set you back $9 and change but its a big bottle. spray, not soak the carpet or affected areas and i promise by morning you'll have killed them all.
i hope it works for anyone that has this problem
mix a fifty/fifty ratio of table salt and Boraxo soap. Sprinkle it generously over your carpeting and work it in w/a broom. Let it stand for 10-15 minutes then vacuum up...works great and no pesticides involved.
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I use a purple bottle/spray as prevention now and then and it smells nice, and wash my dogs with a shampoo that I buy at the pet store that kills fleas/ticks on contact.
I don't have a flea issue but we had a huge tick issue and still are almost having a OCD about it and check both dogs everyday to make sure they don't have any...
I take the dogs often to our office and the surrounding common areas are sprayed but must still be invested with ticks so any time they go outside I check them for ticks...jakkie
A few years ago, we were living in an apartment complex. We went from no fleas at all, to hundreds (thousands?) in the apartment. We'd find dozens in the bed when we'd go to sleep, they were visible on the carpet, my son had them all over his legs....
We tried a lot of remedies. We could vacuum up the fleas and immediately bag them and bring to a dumpster on the property, and it still seemed like the same amount. We fogged, we sprayed... The powder was around $10 for two canisters and has a money-back guarantee. It solved the flea problem literally overnight.
A few years ago, we were living in an apartment complex. We went from no fleas at all, to hundreds (thousands?) in the apartment. We'd find dozens in the bed when we'd go to sleep, they were visible on the carpet, my son had them all over his legs....
We tried a lot of remedies. We could vacuum up the fleas and immediately bag them and bring to a dumpster on the property, and it still seemed like the same amount. We fogged, we sprayed... The powder was around $10 for two canisters and has a money-back guarantee. It solved the flea problem literally overnight.
im glad you have relief from the fleas now, it was the same with me except i could never see them but when i moved in there was nothing. so i guess the fleas were dormant or not ready to hatch until after i had moved in.
i spent over $30 fogging my apartment. im sure its probably way more than that because its been over a year i've fought them.
i was at my breaking point about 2 weeks ago when my gf and her child were over for the weekend and i got bit on my ankle. i was as mad as someone could get because i had spent a long time trying to flea proof my place. so getting spectracide worked wonders literally in a few hours because it killed everyone with more legs than us and it wasnt at all harmful.
Fleas can stay safely in their cocoons, dormant, for 7 years. Thats why its so hard to get rid of them. All pets must be treated, preferably with advantage or better, internally with comfortis (see vet). Yard, if you have one, must also be treated regularly.
Don't just treat carpet, treat whole house at once. I prefer raid fumigators, not foggers. Follow instructions to the letter and get more then you think you need for your square footage. Vaccum thoroughly (get rid of the bag/wash canister) and do everything the label says. Open cabinets, pull furniture from walls, do everything you can to make sure the fumigator can get into all the nooks and crannies. Seal house, set fumigators shut door and go somewhere else for at least 3 hours. Come home and air out house. That gets the ones that are alive and hopping. Vaccuum again. Go to pet supply store and buy carpet and upholstery spray that says it sterlizes eggs and lasts 120 days. Spray according to directions. Two weeks later, spray again. 2 months later, spray again. What you are doing is covering your butt against potentially hatching cocoons that everything else missed, breaking the cycle. Keep the spray around and use it every 3 months or so, keep pets and yard treated and you should never get infested again. Because its so hard for every little egg or cocoon to be reached in a carpet, its best to do long term treatments.
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