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 fleas, as well as flea eggs and larva. At least, that’s the idea
Is it really that easy?
Flea bombs often seem like the ideal solution, since they’re quite easy to use, and seem like a simple, low maintenance way to control fleas. However, the indirect application of insecticides to your carpets, pet bedding, or other areas that might be infested with fleas, is much less effective than applying them directly.
What’s a better way?
A better way to apply spray insecticides is directly to the areas infested with fleas. In most homes with pets, this usually means the pet’s bed and bedding, carpets, and any other ares the pet frequents. The advantage of applying insecticide spray directly is that you can use much less of the toxic substance.
In addition, when you apply the spray by hand, as opposed to setting off a bomb in the middle of your living room, you can move furniture and other obstacles, and apply the spray to the exposed area. Flea bombs do not allow you this flexibility.
Use a multi-pronged approach for best success
This website is dedicated to providing you with the most accurate and helpful information on flea control. As you will see, the best approach involves treating the infestation in your home as well as your pet. If doesn’t make much sense to treat one and not the other, since one will just re-infest the other if they’re not both treated.
So, although it might be tempting to just buy a couple of flea bombs, set them off in your house, and call it a day, for the best long term results you will probably have to take a more careful and comprehensive approach. Fortunately, with careful and consistent care, you can eliminate fleas from your life for good.
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my guinea pig has well her cage is full of fleas none on her just her cage and my walls
My kitten has a really bad flea infestation. It has gotten to the point where they are all over him, my blankets, and biting the crap out of me.
where can I get a flea bomb . around the sumas area.
were abouts can we get flea bombs in the washington area????
I have not yet an answer but good to know I am not the only one with this problem, it is not something you want to discuss with others I am embarassed and feel dirty! Have you found a solution yet, I have tried allsorts, bombs, sprays, vaccuum powders and frontline and spent a fortune.
I have 2 cats and have sprayed with the furniture flea spray and given them both flea baths. Their fleas were so bad that even after letting the shampoo sit on the cats for 10 minutes, they still weren’t all dead. and the fleas are still somehow living in my house. I cant even do my laundry at home, because the fleas are still able to live in the basement.. where there is no upholstery or animals. All concrete. Help!
To Hannah with the kitten, Do NOT use flea powder on a kitten, it is very harmfull! Go to Walmart and buy a fleacomb. I fleacomb kittens 2 or 3 times a day, dipping the comb in water to drown the fleas. I lost a kitten to anemia caused by biting fleas. I tried using a regular comb, but nothing works like a flea comb does. Wash all kitten bedding in hot water, or soak in a pail outside and then wash.
my cat has so many fleas, i can’t even sleep in my own bed…please help!
I have no pets but the skanks who live behind us do, so I guess we tracked them in (the fleas, not the skanks thank god). Yes, getting the crap bitten out of my ankles and calfs. Treating the place this weekend.
I might add that the skanks NEVER walk their two large dogs, and they pick up their poop from the yard and walkways only because we contacted the dept of public health about them leaving it around. Irresponsible t-park trash, and now we have fleas because of ‘em.
hey yeah… my kitty’s got fleas, where can i get a bomb??
Goto your Local Pet Store, They always have a full line of items to help stop fleas.. Best thing to do is use a bombs, normally 1 per 1-2 rooms.. then Spray a infected area with spray (normally there bedding and under furniture like sofas) places the bomb would of had hard time reaching.. BUT ESP where the animal sleeps.. THEN you bathe the animal and put them in another room thats not infected (like basement or attic) THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY ) do this repeat twice… (IF REALLY BAD) . For those EXTREME cases vets do have injections for animals that will cause there blood to be a poison for the fleas… so the fleas can’t lay larva. Also VACUUM DAILY and change the bag every 3 -4 days. or fleas will come out the vacuum and be in the house again. good luck guys!
I hate fleas – nasty little blood suckers!
I would not waste your time and money trying to treat for fleas yourself if you are actually seeing fleas in your house and on you. Call an exterminator – it usually costs about $150 for the initial treatment, but most of them will guartantee success after one or two treatments. We’ve spent that much trying unsuccesfully to rid our home of these tiny little things from hell! We had them so bad, we actually spent almost a week in a hotel. Lastly, the most important thing you need to do in ridding your home of fleas is to vacuum, vacuum, vacuum! If you don’t vacuum at least every other day very thoroughly, you will be feasted on for months to come! Call a local exterminator and they will explain the importance of vacumming.
I used a flea comb with my kittens, and the darn fleas jumped off the comb as soon as I took it away from the kittens, I used flea shampoos and flea bombs and still there are fleas. I have a small two bedroom apartment and the fleas are out of control. I got rid of the cats and bombed again, and still there are fleas. My son is getting bitten to shreads, but I don’t have a single bite. Why would only one of us get bitten, even though he’s sleeping in my bed most of the time? How can I get rid of these stinking fleas?
We have two indor cats(that never go outside) and I don’t know how it happened but it did. We have fleas, they only bother me (so far) at last count I have 56 bites from the knees down. I am loosing my mind. we have tried Sentry natural defense but it is not getting the job done. I will welcome any ideas.
I have bites all over my legs and arms. I went to urgent care today b/c I thought it might be bed bugs from sleeping in a motel last week but they said it was flea bites and hives from flea bites. My 2 cats are indoor as well and I don’t know where they came form either. I have a small 2 bedroom apratment and the building allows cats and dogs. Maybe I tracked them in from one of the neighbors dogs? How else would they have come in to my apartment? Do they live in apartment walls?
Can I dilute flea shampoo for dogs, and, it be safe for my two cats? Need a response quickly. I’m being overtaken by fleas…
Found two baby fleas on my 7 month old pup.. ran to petsmart with only a half hour til closing.. i bought a flea shampoo.. a pack of 3 flea bombs.. the flea powder.. and the flea spray.. i went to war.. first i washed my pup Marley.. shampoo was very effective.. saw a bunch of dead fleas in the water.. and this morning i found a dead flea on her coat.. so i’m satisfied with that.. work instantly.. then i set her outside and i let loose with the flea bombs.. took off all bedding and set it 2 wash.. then i set out the 3 bombs.. i have a 1 bedroom apartment.. set one off in the middle of the bedroom.. middle of the living room.. and in the hallway in front of the bathroom.. came back home.. sprayed furniture and bed down with the spray i also bought.. sprayed it under the furniture.. on the furniture.. on the carpet around everywhere she tends to spend time.. around her kennel.. on her bedding.. finally i took the flea powder and just started dumping it around my apartment.. i’m telling you.. this was warrrrrr!!!
Found two baby fleas on my 7 month old pup.. ran to petsmart with only a half hour til closing.. i bought a flea shampoo.. a pack of 3 flea bombs.. the flea powder.. and the flea spray.. i went to war.. first i washed my pup Marley.. shampoo was very effective.. saw a bunch of dead fleas in the water.. and this morning i found a dead flea on her coat.. so i’m satisfied with that.. work instantly.. then i set her outside and i let loose with the flea bombs.. took off all bedding and set it 2 wash.. then i set out the 3 bombs.. i have a 1 bedroom apartment.. set one off in the middle of the bedroom.. middle of the living room.. and in the hallway in front of the bathroom.. came back home.. sprayed furniture and bed down with the spray i also bought.. sprayed it under the furniture.. on the furniture.. on the carpet around everywhere she tends to spend time.. around her kennel.. on her bedding.. finally i took the flea powder and just started dumping it around my apartment.. overall i spent about 70 dollars for the four items.. i’m telling you.. this was warrrrrr!!! Overall i spent about 70 dollars for the four items
OMG im going through the same thing. Just the last few weeks my kitties have been attacked by these god awful things! theyre all over my carpet and everywhere! Ive been using Borax on the carpets which seems to help some.
I will tell you guys this…get a few flee colors from Walmart and put it into your vacuum whenever you do the carpets. I think we need to Bomb but i wana get the right stuff
so if anyone knows something that works good let a bitch know!
I’m having a flea problem right now… this weekend i plan on bombing my 1 bedroom apartment and letting loose with a furniture/upholstery spray. I don’t have pets, I’ve never been able to have pets and my landlord doesn’t allow pets… but the previous tenant had cats anyways and from what I hear would just let them come and go as they pleased. No carpets anywhere in the apartment either, I just don’t get it. But I’m ready for the chemical warfare this weekend…
My 3 year old dog got fleas right after she went to a dog park we thought it was just a little itch but we saw in constently EVER SINGLY DAY and then i just said to my self that this was a big problem she has fleas.