Flea Control - Howto Eliminate Fleas

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Howto eliminate fleas - Permanently!

There are over seventy to eighty species of fleas in Australia, the cat flea & the dog flea being the most common. They are black or oftentimes brown in colour & about 1-6mm in length. In Sydney, cat fleas are rather more common, which are found upon dogs and cats.

"Grass Fleas" & "Sand Fleas"

A common urban myth is that there are 'sand fleas' and 'grass fleas'. All fleas live off hosts, and couldn't survive just living in grass or sand without a host. The real culprits are cat fleas lying in these places after their pet has shaken off onto the ground.

The most beneficial way to get rid of fleas is to consistently wash your pets in a secure, residual flea shampoo. Typical vacuuming flea-infested areas helps, but in almost all case of heavy infestations, you'll need to get in a qualified pest control company.

What are fleas?

Fleas are jumping insects without any wings. They have flattened body, with hooks on their hairy legs to ensure that they can slip through & grip onto their human and animal hosts. Their powerful hind-legs have resilin that is like rubber in their joints.

All they have to do to get around is compress such legs & quickly release them. Using this way, they can jump up to 20cms and up to 35cm horizontally. This is over 150 times their body length!

An individual with the same jumping power could jump on top of Ayres Rock!

FLEA LIFE CYCLE:

Female fleas might lay up to around twenty-five eggs daily, & have over 800 offspring in a lifespan. Their eggs will hatch between 5 & fourteen days & then becoming larvae. The larvae are blind & also leg-less. They feed upon dried blood from the host & other organic matter like dried skin. After another 2 to 3 weeks, the larvae will be totally grown, & and will then become pupae.

How they'll greet you once you return from holidays!

Whenever vibrations and even heat is sensed, the pupa will emerge like an adult and start biting and feeding off the host. This might take from two or 3 weeks, or in exceptional cases over a year. That is why once you return from holidays & enter your home, you're suddenly bitten by large amounts of fleas. Sound familiar?

Howto Remove FLEAS PERMANENTLY IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA:

Fleas are first of all controlled by shampooing your pet with a secure, recurring insecticide. Your vet could have recommended a really safe insecticide called pyrethrin, but this will only last a day or so.

The shampoos we suggest contain "Permethrin", that are technically called a synthetic pyrethroid. There will last much longer and aren't as dangerous and stinky as are other Organo-phosphates like Diazinon & Maldison.

Tip: have a look at the active ingredients section at the front of the bottle or can. at all times follow the application and safety directions on any flea control item.

We advise which you shampoo your pets any 2 weeks in the summertime and about each and every month in winter.

Preparing your home for flea treatment

On the day of treatment, all these things should be done before the flea pest control organisation gets there:

1. Remove all kids & pets from the areas about to be sprayed

2. To get the maximum benefit of the treatment, take away all objects from the floor & lawn areas

3. We can not spray long grass, as it'll not get to the ground area that needs to be remedied. Mow lawns & hose dry areas to get the eggs to the surface. This will even help keep the evaporating effect of the insecticide down.

4. Vacuuming all floor areas and carpet, particularly skirting boards & under furniture & cushions. Vacuum bags may be discarded or sprayed with common fly spray in order to kill any adult fleas captured in the bag.

5. BLOCK OFF AREAS FROM ENTRY BY PETS

This is vital for long-term protection. If your pet is going under the home carrying fleas, such will be dropped into the soil. We can not flood the area to get to where they are breeding, as the quantity of pesticide that's require could be dangerous to your pet and to yourself.

Hence the answer to permanent flea relief is to block entry permanently to ensure that your pet cannot enter. I'm sorry, but which is the Just answer. Otherwise it'll be an limitless cycle of fleas being killed outside, and being picked up again when your pet goes underneath your home.

6. The bedding of your pets is to be thoroughly washed or thrown away prior to treatment

seven. An Insect Growth Regulator (or I.G.R.) can be also employed in tablets that are added to your pet's food. You can get I.G.R.s from your vet. A common trade names are classified as "Programme" or "Pro-ban."

eight. After treatment your pet need to be washed again ASAP after the treatment with shampoo or a continuing flea powder.