Hi, I'm Amber with Domyownpestcontrol.com.
Today I'm going to show you how to get rid of fleas in your house as well as how to get
rid of fleas on your pet.
Eliminating fleas from your home is a high priority to help keep you and your pets safe
and happy.
The products you'll want to use are a flea aerosol.
As with many of our flea aerosols on our website they all contain the main two key factors
to eliminating fleas.
The have the "adulticide" which will kill the adult fleas in the area as well as an
IGR birth control for the fleas to help halt the reproductive cycle.
You'll also use a flea dust.
This will get sprinkled on the carpet raked in with a broom and then excess will be vacuumed
up.
We'll show you how to do these later.
Then you'll want to treat the other main important part of your home, your pet.
Treat them with a flea topical as well as a flea spray on their coat to help eliminate
the fleas.
Now we'll show you how to do the treatment to get rid of fleas in your home.
Step one to doing an indoor flea treatment, vacuuming.
The most important part of any indoor flea treatment is vacuuming.
Not vacuuming is usually the reason why many homeowners have a hard time getting rid of
fleas in their home.
Vacuuming does a few things.
First it will suck up some adult fleas on the surface so when you are done you should
dispose of the bag or dump out the reservoir if it is bagless.
Second and most important, vacuuming stimulates the flea eggs to hatch.
Fleas are protected in their eggs so getting them to hatch will make them exposed to the
products when you apply them.
Step two, initial application.
After vacuuming you're read to apply the aerosol product in your kit.
Make sure there are no toys or items on the floor.
Kids and pets should be outside or in another part of the home.
The aerosol contains an "adulticide" to kill adult fleas, but most importantly, a flea
IGR that prevents them from reproducing.
It's kind of like birth control for fleas.
This can is applied upside down about three feet above the carpet.
It is recommended to start in the back of the room and work your way out.
In a waving motion, like you were spraying spray paint on the floor, depress the can
top and thoroughly treat the room.
It is important to get under beds, chairs, as well as treat the bottom part of any draperies,
couches, chairs, and especially pet bedding.
Once the entire home, carpets, upholstered areas, pet bedding, and area rugs are treated,
it will take a few hours for the product to completely dry.
After the flea aerosol has been applied, you should apply the Cimexa dust on all carpeted
areas and rugs.
Sprinkle the product on the carpet and then work it in with a broom.
You should plan to leave the home with kids and pets after treating for a few hours to
allow the flea aerosol product to dry.
Upon returning to the home, you should vacuum one more time to stimulate the flea eggs and
vacuum up any residual dust on the carpet.
After the flea aerosol is dry and you have vacuumed up any residual dust it is safe to
allow kids and pets back into the room.
Step three, vacuum again!
Fleas reproduce every 2 weeks.
The first application is typically effective for 10 to 14 days.
The key to breaking the life cycle is to continue vacuuming every day to stimulate the flea
eggs.
You should vacuum every day that you can after the first treatment for 10 to 14 days.
The more you vacuum, the more effective the treatment.
Step four, treat again!
Our kits come with 2 cans, 1 for each treatment.
You should vacuum and re-treat just as you did the first time in exactly 14 days after
the first treatment.
Even if you have not seen any fleas after the first treatment, you should still perform
an indoor flea treatment again.
Flea eggs can be deep in the base of the carpet and may hatch again after 2 weeks.
You want to make sure you have a fresh flea treatment applied if any straggler eggs that
did not hatch from your vacuuming decide to hatch out.
In bad flea infestations, more than 2 treatments may be required.
You should continue to vacuum often and treat every 2 weeks until the problem is resolved.
If you have fleas or ticks inside your home, your loyal dog or cat may be the reason why.
Don't kick them out though...we have the solution to your pet's flea and tick treatment needs.
We have with us today one of our loyal pets, Lily.
She's going to help us show you the best way to do a treatment on your own pet.
It's important if you have pets in the home that you take them to the Vet to get a flea
and tick dip the same day you do the treatment or you can use one of our professional products
to do the treatment and solve the solution yourself.
We recommend Petcor Flea and Tick Spray as a great quick knockdown, and we also recommend
the Prefurred Plus flea and tick treatment for ongoing maintenance.
When getting ready to treat your pet, you always want to make sure you have on gloves
to protect your skin.
When you're using the Petcor you're going to apply one to two pumps with the easy spray
bottle to the pet's skin.
Us your gloves and use your hands to rub the product into the pet's skin.
You'll normally use one to two pumps per pound of the pet that you have.
For smaller pets you may want to apply the product onto a towel and then rub the towel
on the pet.
Petcor will treat fleas, ticks, and lice and kill them on contact, and continue to kill
for up to one week.
Repeat weekly as needed to help protect your pet.
For long-term control for fleas and ticks on your pets we carry a full line of Prefurred
flea and tick protector.
This is the same active ingredient as the popular brand fipronil but for a much lower
cost.
Each box comes with a three month's supply, and you apply it to your pet according to
the directions on the box.
Our goal is to provide a safe and effective treatment at a price you can afford.
The average cost of a flea control treatment by a professional pest control company can
range from $250 to $500 depending on the amount of area to be treated, and how many trips
the company has to make.
You can save money on indoor flea treatments by purchasing our professional grade pest
control products and using them correctly.
I hope this video helped you.
We're always here to help, and we appreciate your business.