Comments on: Natural Flea Control – An Introduction

By: Lila

Lila — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:17:04 +0000

I was reading on a site about red cedar oil spray would kill fleas does any one know where to get this? Does any know if you can boil red cedar chips to make your own spray? thanks Lila

By: Lila

Lila — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:11:33 +0000

THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION,LILA

By: Travis McGee

Travis McGee — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:58:31 +0000

Hi Lila,

Diatomaceous earth is a powdered, fossilized remains of ancient algae. It’s often used as a mild abrasive, and works as such on fleas, scratching their exoskeletons and causing dehydration.

You can find it at home and garden stores, as it’s pretty commonly used in gardens.

By: Lila

Lila — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:59:24 +0000

what is diatomaceous earth where do you get it?

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:48:14 +0000

I had always heard that borax is an effective way to get rid of fleas. this is so not true. I sprinkled it all over the floors in my house with no results. just to make sure, I picked a couple fleas off my dog and put them in a clear container half filled with borax.——- two days later the two fleas were still jumping around in tne container. I used strait borax, not detergent with borax. lets not waist out time money or energy on this myth anymore.

By: Marianne

Marianne — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:33:56 +0000

You can also make your own flea collar by getting tea tree oil and placing a few drops on the dogs collar. Remember to do this every day so the smell stays on the collar. You can also steep two cups of fresh rosemary in two pints of boiling water, then you mix this with enough warm water to make one gallon, you can wet the dog down with this and let them dry naturally. Very strong smell. Thanks for all the tips because I can’t stand the thought of fleas in my house or on my dog.

By: jennife ashley

jennife ashley — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:56:14 +0000

Hey,my best friend is a vet tech. And what worked good for a while with my under twelve week old kittens,was to wash them I’m LEMON soap!!that’s it….repeat this step every week and the fleas will eventually go away…unforanately I have a sdmall dog that always goes outside and consistly brings them in!!!

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:34:23 +0000

What about steam cleaners, both the bare floor ones and the carpet cleaners? The ones for bare floors emit really hot steam – wouldn’t that kill fleas/flea eggs? Has anyone else tried this approach? I know the carpet “steamers” aren’t really steamers at all, they just use hot water but I’m hoping that the combination of lots of vacuuming and the steam cleaning will work.

Does anyone know of a safe, natural/organic flea bomb that I can use to kill the fleas in my garage?

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:10:11 +0000

I recently got a new kitty that has a mild case of fleas. I had fleas before because I got another kitten 2 weeks before but regular flea shampoo and meds got rid of his.. Here recently I’ve been gettin bit and I noticed my other kitten has them now too!! But, the flea meds don’t work and the shampoo only kills the ones that are on them currently. I’m gonna try the pan of boiling water in the middle of the floor tonight. I got flea collars but I read on them they may harm my babies…. So I need an alternative..

By: Lea

Lea — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:16:02 +0000

The OFF worked. Had to be the one in the green bottle, but I haven’t seen a flea since I sprayed it on me and the kids. $5.00 at the dollar store per can. Green Bottle… Spray it everwhere you can and vacuum everyday. I have a small home so I only needed two cans. repeat if needed, but after everything we tried, the OFF was best (the green can) =)) good luck….