Off your pets and out of Your Home
Off your pets and out of Your Home
off your pets and out of your home
Borate-based treatment for fleas on rugs and upholstered furniture
Ecology Works Dustmite and Flea Control, Ecology Works Dustmitex Pre-mixed Spray
Insecticidal soap for outdoor application
Bonide Insecticidal Soap, Garden Safe Insecticidal Soap Insect Killer, Safer Brand Insect Killing Soap
Desiccating dust containing diatomaceous earth (DE)
Concern Diatomaceous Earth Crawling Insect Killer, Safer Brand Ant and Crawling Insect Killer—Diatomaceous Earth, Safer Brand Diatomaceous Earth, St. Gabriel Organics Insect Dust Diatomaceous Earth
Flea trap
Applicator for diatomaceous earth (DE)
Pest Pistol
Fleas make pets and people uncomfortable, and can transmit tapeworms to pets and sometimes to children.
It takes about 18 days for a flea egg to grow into an adult flea, but in temperatures above 37 ̊F, fleas can be dormant for up to 18 months. A flea lays 20 to 50 eggs each day, so flea problems in your home can get out of control quickly, especially in warm weather. Adult fleas can live on your pet for 30 to 40 days—and they generally account for only 5 percent of fleas (counting fleas in all stages of their life cycle) in your home!
Adult fleas spend almost all of their time on an animal’s body. If you haven’t seen fleas but your dog or cat is scratching, your pet may have fleas.
You may be able to see tiny white flea eggs and white, worm-like flea larvae on the floor, in cracks and crevices, in carpets, and where pets rest or sleep. You may also see “flea dirt” (flea droppings) where your pet sleeps. These black specks contain blood, and turn red when wet.
Wastewater treatment plants cannot fully remove complex chemicals like pesticides. Wastewater agencies are concerned that pesticides in spot-on flea treatments can wash off a pet even weeks after being applied. In fact, these pesticides are turning up in wastewater treatment plant discharge and recycled water.
Bravecto
Pill
Fluralaner
Every 12 weeks
Kills adult fleas and ticks
Capstar, Capguard
Pill
Nitenpyram
Daily as needed
Starts killing adult fleas in about 30 minutes
Nexgard
Pill
Afoxolaner
Monthly
Kills adult fleas and ticks
Program
Pill
Lufenuron
Monthly
Stops flea eggs from growing into adults, but does not kill adult fleas or ticks
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