Professionals know how to deflea a house because they’re experienced and fully equipped to handle different infestation levels. Flea treatment technique – Heat treatment is more expensive than fumigation and will likely not require a second visit unless the fleas have spread to your neighbours or your pets are not treated. Wash all clothing and bedsheets which might have come into contact with the floor on a 60°C wash or above. Carpet moth infestation is an unsettling, worrying and anxious situation and Ricky took the trauma out of it.

Just ensure that they are not in the treatment area at the time of treatment, and are not permitted into the treated area until surfaces are dry (usually around 3 hours) Not to be used on pet bedding, pet sleeping quarters or where pets frequently lie.Ricky was very professional, efficient and clearly took pride in eradicating the source of the problem. When mature, a single flea can lay around 25 eggs per day, reaching around 800 by the end of its life. Since dehydration is fatal to flea larvae, they will not survive relative humidity less than 45-50 percent or soild temperatures greater than 35 degrees.

If young or frail animals have fleas the blood loss can cause them to weaken further and, in some cases, die. As flea eggs can survive dormant for long periods of time, sometimes up to 18 months, it’s possible that the infestation was a problem before you even moved into your current home! They are mostly found in domesticated homes but can also be found in offices or businesses where pets are not present. We’ve found rental properties to be a regular target for flea infestations as these pests can survive for months without a host.A marvellous feat which only appears to be rivalled in the animal kingdom by froghopper insects (yeah, we’d never heard of them either).