The Best Way to Get Rid of Fleas and Flea Infestations Is by Using a Combination of Tested Methods

If you were asked the best way to get rid of fleas, I would say there is no one perfect method. You really do have to adopt a combination of tactics to get them gone otherwise your efforts will be wasted. They have been around as a species for an awfully long time and as a result are very resilient and have a couple of survival methods that make it hard for you to eradicate them. That said, with the right help and guidance you can do it very easily.

Obviously the best way to get rid of fleas is as quickly as possible, I am sure that you would agree. But, it is not enough to squash the odd adult you may find and think you have sorted the problem out. Because, for every one adult, there will be loads more developing unseen and the first you will know about it is when they all hatch, which is not nice.

Blood is the main food source for these tiny hopping horrors and that puts humans, cats, dogs, rabbits and chickens all very nicely in the frame as being an excellent meal for them. So, if you see your pet scratching and itching more than is usual for them or, you find the tell tale give away signs of red, itchy, hard raised lumps on yourself that mean you have been bitten it is time to act fast.

Once the adult female has had her fill she can then start to lay her eggs. Some of which will stay on your canine or feline pal and the rest drop off around your home, in your pets sleeping area and bedding or worse still into all those difficult to get into nooks and crannies in your floorboards and even under rug edges too.

This is why you have to be so thorough in really making sure that you adopt a belt and braces approach so that 1. You can kill the adults 2. Prevent any eggs and larva developing any further and starting over again which is pretty gross.

The first thing that you can use and is extremely beneficial in not only dealing with the adults quickly and efficiently, but because you can actually see that you are doing something really positive, really quickly and that is a flea trap. They work by luring them to their death using a combination of warmth and vibrations which to a flea is a very good indication that a food source is nearby. Oops, never mind not this time, they really are a brilliant bit of kit for sure.

You have to make sure to treat your furry friends with powders, drops and a collar too as well as putting their bedding through a hot wash in your machine. Your home is going to need some care too and there are any number of suitable products you can use. To really finish them off the best way to get rid of fleas has to be by being thorough and determined and you will be flea free in no time.