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Preventing Fleas from Moving With You

Category Fleas 

Question: Moving and Not Taking Fleas With Me

By Julia C. [1 Post]1 found this helpful

I have been plagued for 2 years with them in an apartment with old furniture. It was sprayed twice by a professional. My cat is blind, never outside, on Revolution and has no fleas. Fleas were in this apartment when I moved in. I'm done. How do I move without taking all the bugs with me? I lost my hair last year with pesticides and combing and I see the same cycle starting all over again. I am drug/alcohol free and live like a nun. How do I move my clothes and few things without taking them with me. My landlord is clueless, rich, and has dementia. Someone please help me. I'm about to loose it!


By DCA [4 Posts, 2,078 Comments]
December 11, 20160 found this helpful

Fleas must have animal blood to survive and breed. They can live on human blood but do not survive long or breed. They do not live or breed on old furniture but any furniture can have fleas that have fallen from an animal, etc., and jump on humans. If your cat is flea free then there must be other avenues for fleas to enter your apartment. If the landlord or other tenants have animals and, therefore fleas, you yourself can bring them into your apartment.

You can pick up fleas on your clothes, hair, items that animals have played with, being physically close to another human who has animals with fleas etc. If you have friends with animals, you can easily bring their fleas home.

Flea eggs are tiny, opaque, and difficult to see. They do not stick to anything and roll off of a food source as soon as they are laid. A female flea can lay up to 60 eggs day! As soon as the flea emerges from the egg, they will jump upon any unsuspecting animal host, often humans.

By Robyn [565 Posts, 969 Comments]

What I do, when I have a flea outbreak is first to vacuum. Then I pour table salt everywhere. Sprinkle it on the carpet, under sheets where you sleep, under couch cushions, etc. It dries out the fleas. Also put a flea collar in your vacuum bag if you have one, and it will kill any fleas that get sucked in the bag of the vacuum cleaner.


Usually when I have an outbreak, it is from a new foster animal that I didn't get bathed fast enough. I give it a seven dollar pill from the vet, called Capstar, that kills fleas for 24 hours.

After this, I would block up any vents or anyplace with screen or something air can get through but fleas can't. I am sorry you are having this problem. I am sure the salt will help as it dehydrates the outside of the body of the fleas.
You can never vacuum enough with fleas. And you can never sprinkle enough salt on the floors and anywhere you lay or sit where they are bothering you. Make sure and sprinkle it where you keep your feet, like below the computer or at the table.


Question: Preventing Fleas from Moving With You

By Julie [1 Post]0 found this helpful

I am moving and don't want to take any fleas with me. How can I prevent this?

Julie from Chesterfield, MI


By Vicki Warren [4 Comments]
January 14, 20090 found this helpful

We have 4 outdoor dogs, 2 indoor dogs, and 2 cats. My husband buys "permethrin" at the agriculture store or co-op. It's safe for use everywhere. He uses it in the dog kennels, around the kennels, and around the yard. We have never had any fleas, tics, or snakes in our yard. We do walk our dogs around the neighborhood on a leash so we do use advantage in the summer also.

Every month or two he sprays the outside and inside perimeter of our house just like our "bug guy" used to. There were ants and spiders before we moved in. He sprayed before we moved in 2 times. We have had no ants, spiders, or any type of insect. This stuff costs a little but is so worth it!!! Just make sure that you dilute it according to directions. Works, works, works!!
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