Help, Fleas.

DMAC · 08-14-2006, 11:41 AM

I bought a house back in July and have been fixing it up (pics to come in future thread) and everything has been going smoothly except for one thing...fleas.

The old owners had pets and didn't obviously care about little nasty insects jumping all over the house.

I have sprayed the house with Bayer, then bug bombed the whole place. But the little f'ers just won't die!

The really crazy thing is that I have wood floors!!

I have no idea how they are staying alive.

Anyone know the best method for ridding of them?

Tatertot13 · 08-14-2006, 11:44 AM

Burn the house down.

Seriously though, I have no idea. Thought the bombs usually did the trick.

Eleazar · 08-14-2006, 11:44 AM

**Rain Man** · 08-14-2006, 11:45 AM

Man, those things are nasty. We got them in our apartment when we lived in Texas, and never could get rid of them.

I think you just have to insectonuke the whole house a couple of times in a row to kill the adults with the first one and then kill with the second nuke the generation that hatches immediately after the first nuke is set off. And then while you're doing that, fleadip your pets to get the ones on them. Even then, those things seem like they're indestructible.

Halfcan · 08-14-2006, 11:45 AM

They could be out in your yard too, might have to spray down the whole perimeter of the house. Bug bomb the basement and the entire house with stuff that will kill the eggs, plus wash all of your blankets and that type of stuff. Good luck.

hypersensitiveZO6 · 08-14-2006, 11:47 AM

You can buy some stuff at walmart that kills the whole colony, tribe, whatever.

It's some sort of attracting food that when the fly takes it back to it's home, it poisens the whole family.

I'd give it try.

JBucc · 08-14-2006, 11:48 AM

Kill your Dogs and burn the house down with everything in it. Even then they will come from your neighbors yard.

DMAC · 08-14-2006, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

And then while you're doing that, fleadip your pets to get the ones on them.

I don't have pets. These things just live. And on wood floors.

I have sprayed the lawn, the house 3 times, bug bombed each room.

I can hear their little laughter when I go to bed.

dtebbe · 08-14-2006, 11:49 AM

If you have pets, go to the vet and get them Capstar (kills any fleas on the dog immediately) and then get them on Frontline.

As for the house, I would call a professional exterminator, the $150 or so it would cost for the 2 visits to wipe them out would be worth it IMHO.

DT

Brock · 08-14-2006, 11:49 AM

At night, take a glass baking dish, put some water and cooking oil in it, set it on the floor with a desk lamp shining down into it. Turn off all the lights in the room. The fleas will happily jump to their doom.

Mr. Laz · 08-14-2006, 11:50 AM

**Dartgod** · 08-14-2006, 11:50 AM

You guys are slipping up. The obvious answer is...

Put out a bowl of antifreeze.

Mr. Laz · 08-14-2006, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Brock

At night, take a glass baking dish, put some water and cooking oil in it, set it on the floor with a desk lamp shining down into it. Turn off all the lights in the room. The fleas will happily jump to their doom.

nice

DMAC · 08-14-2006, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brock

At night, take a glass baking dish, put some water and cooking oil in it, set it on the floor with a desk lamp shining down into it. Turn off all the lights in the room. The fleas will happily jump to their doom.

No kiddin? Has this worked for you?

Eleazar · 08-14-2006, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod

You guys are slipping up. The obvious answer is...

Put out a bowl of antifreeze.

What I meant with the picture of the gas can and the match was, that's what I did to my cat, and after that, no more fleas.

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