How to Treat Fleas
To rid your home of fleas, the first thing you need to do is to vacuum all the upholstered furniture and pet bedding, paying particular attention to places where fleas can hide, like behind cushions. Next, vacuum the floors throughout the house. If you have a vacuum with a disposable bag, then discard the bag outside in the trash. If you have a vacuum with a reusable canister, empty it outside in the trash and then wash it out with the garden hose before bringing it back into the house. Wash all bed linens and pet bedding in your washing machine and dry on high heat. Next, spray a pesticide that is labeled for fleas, on all the floors and on areas of upholstered furniture that does not come in contact with people or pets. To treat floors, hold the can at arm’s length and make sweeping motions across the floor to cover all surfaces. For upholstered furniture, you should spray under the cushions and then any folds that there are. The product that I like best is called PT Alpine Flea and Bed Bug Aerosol. A link to the product is below. Fleas can be hard to kill, so you may need to do this treatment every two weeks until the problem is solved. If the dogs or cats have fleas, you should treat them as recommended by your vet.
I’m sure you already know that the reason fleas got into the house in the first place is because they are outside. If you have a flea problem outside, then there is a good chance you will end up with a flea problem inside. Even if someone does not have pets, the fleas will still jump on you when you are outside, and so you can carry them in. So, you need to treat the outside as well. I do this with a hose end sprayer. I will give you a link to my video on how to do that. I find that treating the yard every 60 days seems to do the trick. However, if this is not working, then you need to go nuclear on them and use Bifen LP granules. You can apply them with a hand spreader or push spreader. Just follow label recommendations for application and water them in with the Bifen XTS and the hose end sprayer. You want to treat the entire lawn with the granules and the dirt around any ornamental plants. Make sure that you apply enough of the Bifen XTS to soak all the way down to the ground. The video will show you how to mix it and apply it correctly. All the materials shown in the video are in the video description.
Video on how to treat your yard with a hose end sprayer: https://youtu.be/wifoTU5dmp0
PT Alpine Flea and Bed Bug Aerosol: https://www.domyown.com/pt-alpine-flea-and-bed-bug-aerosol-p-1886.html?pdpv=2&sub_id=25601
Bifen XTS: https://www.domyown.com/bifen-xts-p-1236.html
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Bifen LP: https://www.domyown.com/bifen-lp-insecticide-granules-p-227.html