The simple, step-by-step guide to getting rid of fleas in your home and on your pets.
Safe, Non-toxic Flea Control for Your Home This electric flea trap is another great option when you want to avoid using chemical sprays in your home. The trap contains a replaceable tray of glue, which is heated slightly to attract fleas from up to 30 feet away. Fleas that jump into the glue are trapped [...]
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Powders used to be a popular way to treat pets for fleas. These days, there are much more effective methods, namely the topical “spot” treatments such as Frontline Plus and Advantage. Flea powders used for pets contained insecticides, and there were several reasons they were less than ideal for getting rid of fleas on pets. [...]
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An Effective Way to Treat Your Pet for Fleas Using a high-quality flea shampoo can be an effective way to control fleas on your dog. A good flea shampoo will kill both adult fleas, as well as flea eggs and larva. When shopping for a flea shampoo, be sure to choose one that contains both [...]
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A Convenient and Safe Way to Prevent Fleas and Ticks on Your Pet For many people, treated flea collars seem like a safe and convenient method to control fleas on their pets. Unfortunately, despite what manufacturers may claim, flea collars alone are not very effective at controlling fleas. Flea collars generally work in one of [...]
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The Environmental Protection Agency recently warned consumers about purchasing flea counterfeit flea control products. With the onset of flea and tick season, buyers need to beware of purchasing counterfeit and ineffective flea treatments. The EPA has published a four-page pamphlet and Q&A which explains how to identify illegitimate products, and which types of products are [...]
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Quick and Convenient Flea Control Flea bombs are a popular way to treat the home for a flea infestation. These small spray bottles are designed to be set up in the home, usually in the middle of the affected room, and set off. The insecticide spray then permeates the home, carpets and other areas, killing [...]
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Program is a monthly oral flea medication for dogs and cats. Program contains the hormone lufrenon, which prevents flea eggs from hatching. Program is available as “flavor tablets” for dogs, or as a liquid to mix with food for cats. Treating your pet with Program will cause the hormone lufrenol to enter the fleas system [...]
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Advantage will kill fleas on contact, before they can lay eggs in your home. Advantage is sold in small, plastic vials that contain one month’s dosage. Advantage is applied to the skin on your pet’s back, and it diffuses over the rest of the skin, providing long-lasting protection. Advantage is very effective, and 98-100% of [...]
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Frontline is a long-lasting flea control medication that will kill fleas on dogs for up to three months, and a month on cats. Like Advantage, Frontline is sold in small, plastic vials, and applied to your pets back. Frontline is probably the most popular of the topical flea treatments currently available. Generally, regular applications of [...]
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When Other Flea Control Methods Fail For some people, it may be easier and more effective to let professionals handle the job of ridding their home from fleas. Although the professionals will most likely use the same products and methods described in this site, they will have better equipment, as well as the experience to [...]
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