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   This article is about FLEA control. It will explain why they are a pest and what
Needs to be done for controlling infestations. Most of your
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    If summer is here, so are the fleas!  And if its winter and you have them - you're not alone! If you have wondered why this creature is so persistent, then read on.  If you've wondered how any could survive after all the spraying, cleaning and aerosol
"bombing" you did, read this article.  I will explain the flea in great detail and only then will you understand why they are so hard to rid a structure of them once infested.  More importantly, I hope you will understand the benefit of early treatment.  This is key to enjoying a flea free summer.
Like most insect control, successful flea
Treatments must stop the "cycle".  This cycle I am referring to includes the eggs, larva, pupa and adult.  Here is a brief description of the cycle from start to finish. 
1) An adult flea jumps onto you, your pet, your child, etc. and gets a meal.  Fleas feed on blood and although their mouth is small, a flea bite can hurt and most certainly can become inflamed, itchy and swollen.  Many people, myself included, and many pets are allergic to flea bites. If you have flea bites and want to get some relief as well BITE OINTMENT.
2) Once fed, the flea will look to mate and immediately lay eggs.  This can occur in the yard, the house, and on the pet. 
3)  In the next two to three weeks, the average life of a flea, hundreds and hundreds of eggs will be laid.  Some of these may fall in the yard, some in the house and some will remain on the pet. 
4)  When the eggs hatch, a small caterpillar like creature comes out to feed on anything organic.  This includes dried blood, flea feces, animal hair and a variety of otherwise disgusting organic matter in the yard, the carpet and on your pet. 
5)  The flea larva will feed for days after which it will spin a cocoon and undergo metamorphosis.  This stage is called the flea pupa.  This is the worst stage of all because we can't kill it!!  That's right!  No spray will kill flea pupa consistently or completely.  This is why you still have fleas following the most thorough treatment.  And this is why you should know the flea cycle and how to break it.   6)  The cycle is then completed when the flea pupa hatches out.  This hatching occurs when a hot blooded meal is close at hand.  Only then will the flea risk coming out of its protective cocoon.  And when it does, it will bite and the cycle will start all over again.
Now that you understand the flea cycle, let's talk about where this flea cycle can occur.  The flea cycle can occur almost anywhere.  It will occur on the animal, in the yard, in a carpet, in a litter box, in a bed, in a garage, in a basement, in a crawl space, in an attic, in a doghouse, etc.  The rule is simple; any place where a warm blooded animal spends time can become a flea infested site. And it is important to understand that different fleas will infest almost any animal.  For example, the most common flea found on dogs is actually a cat flea!  Yet there are dog fleas, rat fleas, and squirrel fleas.  The point is that fleas do not discriminate.  If you have warm blood, they can feed on you. This means they will readily feed on people which are why so many of our clients are people without pets!  They prefer dogs, cats, squirrels, raccoons, chipmunks, rats, mice, and birds.  If none are present, you had better watch out!!
    Now that you know where the flea cycle can occur, I will get into the details of how to treat for it. Before I do, it is important to understand that fleas will persist if you only address one or two locations where they are breeding. Don't think that treating the pet will keep your home or yard from getting fleas. The same is true about the yard. Although treating the yard before flea season starts is a good practice, I have many customers who treat their yard and pet but fail to maintain their homes. They wonder how their house could get infested because they fail to realize how many fleas they bring inside themselves! Follow this general rule: If the pet is an inside animal, you must treat the home and the pet to insure no fleas. If the pet is an outside animal, you will need to treat the pet as well as the yard area the pet has access to.  If the pet spends a lot of time both inside and out, than consider treating the pet, yard and home.  And if you are doing two of the three areas but fleas are still persisting, then chances are that you need to address the location where you are not treating.  Always remember that "FLEA CONTROL IS EGGCONTROL. IF YOU STOP THE EGGS FROM DEVELOPING ON THE PET, IN THE YARD AND IN THE HOME - YOU CAN'T HAVE FLEAS!"  It really is that simple. Yet many homeowners will take the risk that it's "coming from my neighbor's dogs and if I  treat my yard that will stop them" or "the fleas came with my Mother-in-law when she visited with her pet and all of them stayed after she left!" 
We hear all the reasons but the bottom line is simple - treat all areas which are subject to having flea eggs and you won't have to worry about the eggs being able to develop.  As much as we preach it, most customers come to us after they are infested. If that is the case with you, then read on -there is hope!
               Once infested, a proper treatment will take a few weeks to rid any structure of fleas.  If done correctly, the cycle would be interrupted with the first treatment and once the flea pupae have all hatched out, the flea infestation will cease.  When customers ask me how long it will take to get rid of their fleas, I tell them I don't know.   It depends on how many flea pupae are in your home.  It could be resolved with one treatment; it could take three to six weeks of spraying once a week. 
               What products should you use to break this cycle?  They vary depending on where you are treating.  Remember the cycle can be completed on the pet, in the house or apartment, and in the yard.  This means we must treat each area and strive for egg control.  In the home, there are many materials available.  Carpets can be sprayed using an adulticide and a growth regulator. 
   
               Many flea pupae are left in the cycle following the initial treatment. One or two pupae hatching in the days following the first treatment will usually go unnoticed, but a mass hatching will be uncomfortable for those inhabiting the home and re-treatments at that point are suggested.  Remember these important facts about flea pupae for a thorough understanding of what is happening in your home following a treatment.
   1) NO chemical will kill the pupae consistently. When you do a liquid treatment with an adulticide and a growth regulator, the adulticide kills the adult fleas which are out and about. It will also kill any larva crawling around. The growth regulator acts on the existing eggs and once they are exposed to the regulator, they will not be able to develop normally into adults. However, there remains all the pupae which are still developing. These could take another 4-8 weeks to hatch out.  This all depends are temperature, the species of flea and humidity.
   2) Since pupae are motivated to hatch out when there is activity around them, be sure and keep people and pets active in the rooms where the flea problem is the worst. Typically, people do the all the wrong things when dealing with a flea problem. An old wives tale says that fleas are "coming from the pets". Although the eggs may be falling from cats and dogs, the adult fleas are more than happy to live their whole life on the pet. They have no interest in people. The new fleas you are seeing are the pupae cocoons hatching. If you decide to remove a pet from the home or rooms where the flea problem was most prevalent, you will leave the pupae cocoons no choice but to seek the next available blood meal - YOU!  My advice is simple; leave the pet to roam just as you always have. Don't keep him outside. It is much more comfortable for the people living in the home if the pet is absorbing the flea cocoons which are hatching. 
   3)  Do NOT leave any room empty for any length of time hoping to "starve" the fleas. Flea pupae are motivated by movement and body heat.  They will not hatch out if a room is void of activity. In fact, one way of getting them to hatch out quicker than they are inclined is the use of a vacuum. Daily vacuuming will excite them. A vacuum with a beater-bar does a great job of getting them to come out. An ordinary vacuum will do well too. In bad cases, customers have sped the hatching process up by walking around in white socks.   The white will reflect light and appears hot to a flea. Hot means blood and this will cause the cocoons to hatch. Immediately after walking around for awhile, vacuum. The effect of vacuuming and the spray in the carpet will knockdown that many more fleas which will not be able to bite. Do this everyday until you can do so without seeing any fleas.  Although this step may sound like a lot of work, maybe this will motivate you.  FLEA COCOONS CAN LIVE OVER A FULL YEAR WAITING FOR A TARGET.  Yes, a full year.  This is why vacation homes that have been left vacant for 8-12 months have been found to have hundreds of fleas hatching out of the carpet when vacationers open the doors and get themselves settled. The pupae have been doing nothing but lying in wait for a target.  This can happen in your home if you close a room up for a month or two expecting the fleas to simply die off.  Don't waste your time waiting.
               Since the flea cycle can be completed on the pet, it is important to gain egg control on their fur. To maintain the pet, shampoo will kill some adult fleas, but do nothing for flea eggs.  .
               After a month or so of combating the fleas on the pet, pay particular attention to your pet’s skin. With all the spraying, you might start to notice they have developed "hot spots" where a lot of bites have occurred. These are where the pet might be continuously scratching and/or biting. It is not uncommon for these areas to become inflamed and sometimes infected if the biting and scratching won’t stop. If the pet has any such areas or just some nasty bites which are irritating it, use MELALEUCA SHAMPOO and MELALEUCA SPRAY. The shampoo will help to clean off contaminates in the fur and on the skin at the same time providing relief from the itching and the Spray will provide immediate relief from the itch. Keep the spray closely so that you can use it as needed. Generally you will see immediate results and within a week or so all the biting and itching will stop. The Melaluca provides both relief from the discomfort the pet feels as well as promote healthy healing.
               If you have a yard area outside where your pets spend a lot of time, you should definitely treat it.  Over time, fleas will breed in these areas to keep fleas out before they have a chance to FLEA REPELLENT.
               Remember the flea season will be a long one If you don't do any preventive maintenance before The season starts.  With fleas, an ounce of prevention Goes a long way

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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