Thorough flea treatment

Thorough flea treatment takes a bit of work on your behalf before we arrive.

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Before we treat a home, all pets should have been de-flead and be using flea collars or similar treatment. Also, it is preferable to have had the carpet cleaned prior to treatment.

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The floor area needs to be cleared of books, pot plants, magazine racks & so on, including under beds and in wardrobes.

Treatment includes:

•  all floor surfaces inside, including carpet, rugs & skirting boards

• wardrobes, under beds & settees, chairs, tables etc

• dog kennels 

• lounge suite, chairs (and bedspreads if requested).

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This treatment can kill fleas and other insects contacting it for up to 12 weeks after application.

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However, insecticides don’t kill the eggs, so there is the possibility of fleas still hatching for the next 3 weeks.

When the pupa has fully developed, it remains dormant until vibrations trigger it to hatch.

That’s why people sometimes get fleas jumping on them when they go into a place that's been empty for a long time, like a holiday house.

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The vibrations of walking on the floor cause the eggs to hatch and the fleas crawl up through the treated carpet in search of a host.

The flea will then come in contact with the insecticide as it crawls up through the carpet and will have received a lethal dose and will soon die. However, before doing so, it could possibly bite someone or cause embarrassment by its appearance. “Uuugh! You've got fleas!”

Therefore, we recommend that, after the treatment has dried, you vacuum daily for 3 weeks to both cause the vibrations that trigger fleas to hatch, and to suck up the fleas, if any.

The vacuum bag should be burned to prevent it becoming a breeding site.

Another helpful thing to do is to put the off-cut from a flea collar inside the vacuum bag to kill any fleas sucked up.

We warranty this job for 12 weeks.