What are the remedies for earthen fleas in a private house: essential oils, chemical poisons or folk methods

Hello to my readers! A private house is a small dream of almost every resident of our country. Cottage, garden, evenings in a rocking chair on the terrace ...

However, the house has one drawback in front of the apartment: direct proximity to the land. And if some parasites find it difficult to enter the conditional ninth floor, then it’s no problem in the house.

In particular, she recently told friends about the means of earthen fleas in a private house. I decided that it would not be superfluous to duplicate this information here!

Ways to deal with earthen fleas in the house

Most people are used to thinking that a flea is a parasite that lives exclusively on the bodies of animals and birds. In fact, there are a large number of species of these insects living in different conditions, including in a residential building. Anyone who has ever come across them knows how important it is to start the fight on time.

What are earth fleas

Earth flea is a parasite that feeds on the blood of animals and people. The body of the insect is flattened on the sides and painted in dark brown.

It is covered with spikes and villi, with the help of which the parasite can be held for a long time in the folds of clothes, on animal hair and people's hair. The flea has three pairs of legs, with the hind legs longer than the rest. Thanks to them, the parasite jumps 30 cm long and 20 cm high.

They are able to do without food for several months. On average, the parasite lives a year and a half, a female in her life can give offspring of 500 insects.

Earthen flea habitats

An earth flea is also called a basement, because it loves dark, moist places, for example, the basement of a private or apartment building, from where it can get into living quarters.Slots in the doorway, walls and floor, ventilation holes contribute to this. Often, fleas are brought into the house with shoes and outerwear, pets.

My friend, who lives in an apartment building on the ground floor, constantly had pipes flowing in the basement. Due to the fact that it was always dark and damp there, a large number of fleas multiplied.

The largest activity of earthen fleas is observed in summer and early fall.

In living spaces, fleas feel great. There you can always find a "victim" and enjoy its blood. In addition, the apartment has nooks where you can hide and lay eggs.

Most bloodsuckers like:

• cracks in the floor, between the skirting boards, the floor and the walls;
• the space under the linoleum in the places of its lag, under the entrance mat;
• carpets and carpets;
• fabric upholstery of upholstered furniture;
• mattresses and the space below them;
• Stuffed Toys;
• places under furniture and a bathroom;
• any places of accumulation of moisture and dust;
• pets, their sunbeds and rugs.

Many mistakenly believe that fleas can only be found in the house where the cat or dog lives. The same friend always had only an aquarium with several fish, and fleas made themselves felt regularly.

Externally, the accumulation of earthen fleas resembles a lot of moving black dots that begin to "scatter" in different directions at the slightest movement on your part.

You can also conduct an experiment. Lay a white sheet of paper on the floor and wait a while. If there are fleas in the house, then they will surely jump to this white spot. On the surface of the sheet you can see the "jumping" black dots.

The danger of flea bites to humans

The bites of the parasite are painful, cause redness and unbearable itching. They often cause allergic reactions.

On the skin, the bite appears in the form of a red spot, often with clotted blood in the middle. Around the "puncture" a swelling may form. But the main danger of flea bites is that parasites are carriers of various infectious diseases. These include:

1. typhus;
2. anthrax;
3. hepatitis;
4. tularemia;
5. encephalitis;
6. salmonellosis;
7. listeriosis;
8. plague;
9. fungal infections.

The fact is that parasites bite not only healthy, but also sick animals, as a result of which they become carriers of infections. In addition, fleas can be carriers of worm eggs.

Flea Control Methods

If fleas were found in the room, then you need to act immediately. Special chemicals against insects and safer folk remedies will come to the rescue. The latter are not so effective, but for prevention and as auxiliary they are quite useful.

The hardest thing is to destroy the eggs that are laid in inaccessible places. After some time, larvae hatch from them, which turn into fleas. Therefore, it is recommended to process the housing 3 times at weekly intervals.

So, in order to remove parasites once and for all, it is necessary to act in an integrated manner:

• Bring out fleas in the basement of the house. If this is an apartment building, then you need to agree with the neighbors on a joint "bullying".
• Eliminate the causes of dampness in the basement, replace the pipes if they leak.
• Process stairwell and stairwell.
• Throw away old entrance mats.
• If there is a cat or a dog in the house, then it is also advisable to throw away the sunbed on which the animal is sleeping.
• Treat against pet parasites.
• Vacuum the apartment well, paying particular attention to corners and inaccessible places, as well as upholstered furniture and mattresses from all sides. Also do not be too lazy to move the sofa and clean under it.
• Carry all the carpets outside, knock it out well and leave to ventilate. Do the same with blankets and pillows.
• Treat premises (furniture, curtains, tulle) and outdoor carpets with insecticides.
• Wash clothes, linens, other textiles (if the fabric allows such processing) at the maximum permissible temperature.
• Re-treat the room after a week.
• Take preventive measures to prevent the recurrence of parasites.
• Upholstered furniture, mattresses, carpets, curtains are treated with means harmless to humans and animals. The floor and all hard washable surfaces can be treated with more toxic drugs.

Pay particular attention to the bathroom. Under the bathtub, where it is dark, damp and warm all year round, fleas feel especially good.

To eliminate any possibility of independent penetration of parasites into the house, my friend took serious preventive measures. He covered all the cracks in the floor and under the baseboards, laid the insulation around the perimeter of the front door.

A steam mop is available. She will allow to process upholstered furniture, mattresses, carpets, etc. with hot steam. Fleas cannot stand high temperatures.

Pets can be treated several times (with an acceptable interval so that there is no poisoning) with anti-flea preparations for animals: shampoos, aerosols, drops. They can be bought at a veterinary pharmacy or pet store. Do not forget about the special collar. So you provide your pet with additional protection against parasites.

You can also contact a special insect control service. Professionals using effective and safe means will help to cope with the “flea invasion” for a long time.

Disposal of fleas with chemicals

All chemical insecticides can be divided into three groups:

1. powders;
2. aerosols;
3. liquids (sold in ampoules).

It is most convenient to use aerosols, since even hidden places can be treated with them. Walls should be sprayed at a level of 1–1.5 m. Fleas do not climb above.

When choosing an insecticide, be sure to see if there is a mark "for crawling insects." Such a tool will be as effective as possible.

Insecticidal powder

Powders are good in that they stick to the paws of insects, which is why they spread throughout all the cracks. Processing is performed as follows:

• Vacuum the room.
• Wash the floor, paying particular attention to corners and baseboards.
• Pour the powder into all the cracks in the house.
• Use a spatula or cardboard sheet to fill the space under the baseboards.
• Make sure that the product is under the furniture and in all secluded corners of your home.
• Vacuum the room the next day and do a wet cleaning.

The duration of action of different drugs may vary. It is advisable not to clean the house without waiting for the complete destruction of the parasites. If the drug is toxic to humans and animals, it is better to leave the house for the duration of its action.

Spray can

You can use either a purchased insecticide in an aerosol or prepare it yourself from the drugs in ampoules. An average of 10 ml is required per 1 m2 of surface.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Thoroughly dry and wet the room.
2. Spray all cracks, joints and gaps under the skirting boards.
3. Do not ignore hard-to-reach places, such as corners and floors under furniture.
4. If the rooms are covered with linoleum, then pay attention to the places where it is behind the floor.
5. Work on the bottom of upholstered furniture, curtains, carpets, walkways from the top and bottom, window sills and walls.
6. After a few hours, air the housing.
7. Vacuum the room to clean the bodies of dead insects and larvae, and wash previously treated areas in order to remove toxic substances.
8. Re-treat the room after a week.

After spraying the room, it is important to keep the windows and doors closed for 2–3 hours. Limiting the free access of air from the street contributes to more efficient destruction of fleas.

Carrying out wet treatment with an insecticide

It will take ampoules for the preparation of an insecticidal solution. To combat fleas you need:

• Clean the room.
• Dilute the contents of the ampoules in the right amount of water (usually take 1 ampoule per 1 liter of water).
• In the resulting solution, moisten a rag and carefully process the room: floor, joints, window sills, front door, etc.
• Pour a little solution into the spray bottle and work on the walls and everything that cannot be washed (furniture, mattresses, carpets).
• Repeat the treatment according to the instructions on the product packaging.
• Dry and wet clean the room after the end of the insecticide.

Flea Control Chemicals

Insecticidal preparations may differ in active substances. The most common ones are:

1. dichlorvos-based drugs. To make the treatment as effective as possible, it is carried out at least twice. Dichlorvos affects the nervous system of the insect and causes paralysis, as a result of which it dies. May be dangerous to animals and humans;
2. preparations containing pyrethroids, pyrethrins. These are substances that have a fatal effect on the nervous system, provide a lasting effect, but adversely affect animals. It is better to process only washable surfaces;
3. fipronil. They have a paralyzing effect on the nervous system, are safe for animals and people;
4. imidacloprida (neonicotinoids). Safe for warm-blooded creatures, but effective in combating crawling insects.

The most popular chemicals are:

• Raptor, Raid. Easy-to-use aerosols, safe for children and animals;
• “Get” - the product has a pleasant smell and does not spoil the surface of furniture, including varnished. But it is undesirable to use it if there are pregnant women and children in the house;
• "Combat" is an insecticide of contact-intestinal action. Sold in ampoules and in the form of an aerosol. It has an unpleasant odor, it is harmful to the furniture, but has low toxicity for people and animals. Security measures: airing and thorough wet cleaning;
• Dichlorvos is a proven product that can be bought as an aerosol. Modern drugs are not toxic to humans, but still you need to ventilate the room for a long time after treatment;
• disinfectant solution neostomazana. Release form - ampoules. Harmless to all warm-blooded creatures.

To maximize the effectiveness of drugs in the manufacture of solutions, it is necessary to use chlorine-free water (purified or settled). Chlorine interacts with the active substances of insecticides and weakens their effect.

There are also special drugs that are distributed in the form of steam throughout the room. But they are ineffective in comparison with aerosols and powders.

Folk methods of struggle

Alternative methods are safer than chemical, but significantly inferior in effectiveness.Some tools act solely as repellers, while others are able to destroy insects and larvae.

Plant Repellent

Fleas do not tolerate the smell of wormwood, tansy and damask chamomile. Fresh stems with leaves and flowers are laid out in problem areas. Every two days, wilted plants are replaced with fresh ones. The method is effective, although it does not work to destroy the pests and their offspring.

In the same way, you can use sawdust of coniferous trees, zest of orange and lemon, strongly smelling spices, garlic.

Wormwood tincture

Ready concentrated infusion is sold in a pharmacy. You can also cook it yourself:

1. Pour water into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
2. Pour a handful of chopped herbs and simmer for a minute.
3. Turn off the heat, let the liquid cool.
4. Infuse for 4–5 hours, and then strain through a sieve.
5. Dilute the finished infusion in clean water with a calculation of 2 tbsp. l on 1 tbsp. water.
6. Pour the solution into the spray bottle and treat your favorite flea spots in the house.
7. Repeat the procedure after a week.
8. In the same way, you can prepare tinctures of tansy, eucalyptus leaves, damask chamomile.

For preventive purposes, it is recommended to spray the room every 7 days.

A mixture of soda and salt

Another popular remedy is a mixture of soda and salt. The processing process is as follows:

• Mix in equal amounts of salt and soda (1: 1).
• Sprinkle in the corners of the house, near the baseboards and the front door.
• Leave for the night, or better for a few days.
• Vacuum clean.

Ammonia

Nobody likes the smell of ammonia, so this tool is often used in the fight against insects. Add 1 tsp to the wash water. ammonia per 1 liter of water. Mortar the floor and walls. You can pour the product into a spray bottle and spray surfaces, including visible parasites.

Essential oils

Essential oils of eucalyptus, geranium, cedar, cloves and peppermint are most often used to combat earthen fleas. They are added to water for washing, making sprays, and also used in pure form:

1. for wet cleaning add 5-10 drops of oil to a bucket of water. It is desirable to carry out such a procedure at least 2 times a week;
2. for the preparation of spray for 1 tbsp. water will need 3-5 drops of oil. Shake a bottle well, and then process cracks, joints and other places in the house;
3. for use in its pure form, a few drops of oil are applied to napkins or cotton pads, and then the latter are laid out under the furniture, in the corners, near the front door, etc.

My friend is preparing a spray with essential oils of eucalyptus and peppermint to prevent the re-emergence of fleas. He processes all problem areas in the apartment 1-2 times a week. He says that even getting sick has become less, because these oils can kill germs.

This method is safe for animals and children, but there is still a risk of allergic reactions.

Garlic Brewer's Yeast

Brewer's yeast is mixed with chopped garlic in equal proportions. Such paste process problem areas in an apartment or house. After drying, the product is collected with a vacuum cleaner. The smell of garlic in combination with yeast acts as a powerful repeller for any insects in the house, but it can be unpleasant for all family members.

These tools will help to quickly get rid of earthen fleas at home.

Fleas may appear not only in a suburban, but also in an apartment building. They enter the dwelling from everywhere - from the garden, from the hair of domestic animals, from basement and damp premises, etc.

Externally, earthen fleas are similar to those that cats, rats, and dogs can carry. But, they have differences - to notice them is real only with a strong, multiple increase.

Description of Earth Fleas

Insects are called earth insects because they are found in the earth. They differ from animal fleas, although they look very similar to them. The sizes are small - up to 4 mm.

Without food, they can live for more than 1.5 years. Female fleas can lay eggs anywhere. The highest activity of insects is observed in spring and summer. At the same time, active reproduction begins.

Do not forget! If such fleas enter a residential building, they begin to settle in the most inaccessible places: behind cabinets, in the kitchen, in carpets, etc. Most earthen fleas like rooms with high humidity. After laying eggs, the insect hatch after 14 days.

The larva feeds on all organic remains - garbage, food debris, sawdust. You can detect the pest in almost anywhere in the home.

If the conditions for their life are unfavorable, then cocoons can fall into suspended animation. As soon as the warm season comes, fleas will quickly continue to grow.

How earth fleas get into the house

It is wrong to believe that fleas can only be found in suburban areas. They can often be brought into an ordinary apartment. They get here in the same way as in a country house: through cracks in the floor; together with pets; from the basement; with clothes; from neighbors; etc.

To solve the problem with these insects, it is first necessary to determine how they develop, and only then choose a special, most effective tool that will help specifically in your case.

What are the best remedies for flea control?

Parasites that suck blood, not only cause discomfort to a person, but can also carry quite serious diseases. Moreover, even deadly.

And, if small red bite dots are noticeable on the body, you need to get rid of them as soon as possible. How to proceed: Completely eliminate all possible sources of parasites entering the room.

Remove parasites in cats and dogs. Wash all items thoroughly at maximum temperature. Start using special poisons. Carefully follow the recommendations for preventive measures.

How to remove fleas from home forever with minimal cost

To get rid of a flea invasion, special insecticidal chemicals are used in the house:

• aerosols of the type Dichlorvos, Combat, Raptor;
• special concentrated substances: Cypermethrin, Tetramethrin, Permethrin, etc. They need to be diluted with warm water, pour into a spray bottle, and spray throughout the apartment;
• powders: Phenaxin, Clean House.

These funds must be used necessarily, because without them it is impossible to solve the problem. After them, it is necessary to apply alternative methods of ridding the apartment of parasites; they will play the role of preventive measures.

Good to know! For example, you can take branches of wormwood or any spruce trees, and scatter them in the corners of the rooms. Their pungent odor will scare away the fleas, and they will simply try to get out of the house.

How to get rid of fleas suburban area

Fleas can climb into the garden, suburban area, even into the yard. To get rid of them, you need to scatter wormwood branches throughout the site. Chemicals will not be very effective in this case.

An exception is special insecticides for open areas. If fleas appeared on the fruits, then you can’t poison them - you have to wait for the harvest, and only then process the problem area.

How to solve the problem with pests as quickly as possible

When insects are only at the bottom - in the basement, over time, in any case, they can be found at home. The factor that will affect this even more is the presence of a cat or dog at home.

If this is the case, then the etching of parasites must begin to be carried out in slightly different ways. Those that will not harm the human and animal body:

1. Raptor. Available in the form of a spray, a completely safe means for humans, which eliminates not only adults, but also eggs laid by fleas. The effect lasts about a month;
2. Sinusan. Used by professional disinfectors. The most effective remedy for fleas. Minus - too strong smell, which disappears for a long time;
3. Biorin. Also used only by special services. Valid for 2 months, has an unpleasant aroma;
4. Raid. An aerosol that allows you to quickly process the entire apartment or small room. After application, the apartment must be closed for a couple of hours, and then aired;
5. Butox. A completely harmless substance, sold in ordinary veterinary pharmacies. Available in ampoules, the contents of which need to be mixed with water, and sprayed throughout the room.

Important! It is necessary to process absolutely everything in the house. Only in this way will it be possible to get rid of absolutely all insects. If you skip some "secluded" places, then the pests simply "wait out" the etching, and again begin to multiply.

Traditional methods of pest control

Before you begin to process the room from fleas, you need to etch them from the basement, because it is from there that they crawl into the house.

To carry out such treatment, it is worthwhile to purchase ash - it will help not only kill large insects, but also eliminate all the larvae that the parasites have already set aside. It should be understood that such processing requires patience and perseverance. In addition to ash, you can use essential oils that repel fleas.

The main thing is that they be in all cabinets, on shelves, wherever possible. In order for the pungent odor to remain as long as possible - for at least 2-3 weeks, it is worth constantly adding more fresh, pungent odors to old plants.

A simple and affordable recipe for earthen fleas

Ingredients: soda - 20 grams; salt - 20 grams; boiling water - 1 liter. For cooking, it is enough to pour soda and salt into the water, mix thoroughly, and rinse all the baseboards, corners, floors, etc.

The amount of the mixture is selected individually, depending on the area of ​​the room. The solution must be left for 24 hours, then rinse thoroughly with water.

Helpful advice! If the street temperature is more than 30 or less than 20 degrees, then all pillows, carpets, paths, etc. it is worth taking out to the street. There they will “freeze / fry” throughout the day. Sun rays and low temperatures can completely destroy all parasites.

An effective flea recipe in an apartment

Ingredients: tansy flowers - 200 grams; eucalyptus sheets - 200 grams; wormwood - 400 grams. All ingredients must be placed in a blender, chopped, transfer the mixture to a container, pour 200 ml. boiling water, and leave to infuse for a day. Then the infusion needs to be filtered, poured into a spray, and processed all the places where parasites can live.

What are pests most afraid of?

There are several proven folk methods to get rid of fleas. What do we have to do:

• Wet cleaning as often as possible - always keep the floor clean. This will significantly reduce the number of insects.
• Ventilate your home a couple of times a day.
• If possible, remove all pile coverings from the apartment.
• Or do this only during cleaning, as fleas live in the carpets and curtains. Get a special anti-flea remedy for dogs and cats.

Know! It is impossible to use only one technique in the fight against fleas. You always need to act in an integrated manner.Only such an approach can guarantee effectiveness.

What to do if there are small children at home

When a child plays with a pet, it’s wonderful. Such games develop responsibility among kids, make them kind, and help develop. But such friendships, if animals have fleas, can be quite dangerous. Moreover, this concerns not only fleas. The consequences can be fatal.

If the house is private, then first you need to secure the personal territory. it is best to get nematodes in an agricultural or pet store.

They feed on parasite eggs and do no harm to a small growing organism. In addition to worms, it is worth using repellents, or other products based on natural ingredients. Just not hard chemicals!

In order not to harm the health of the child, you need to purchase special ampoules in the veterinary pharmacy. For example, Neostomazan.

This drug is safe for animals and children, but after treatment they should be taken out of the apartment due to the strong smell. It erodes in 2-3 hours.

The simplest method, but a little costly, is to contact the SES, which uses special safe drugs, and whose employees not only quickly eliminate earthen fleas, but also treat the housing with drugs that will retain their effect for a month or more.

Earth fleas most often settle in carpets. Therefore, it is better to remove them from home altogether, as young children often play on the floor. The second option is to give them dry cleaning so that professionals treat them with safe substances that are not harmful to the young body.

Preventative measures

These simple preventative measures will prevent the breeding of fleas in the living room. They are especially relevant for those who have a cat or dog at home:

1. Serve as wet as possible;
2. ventilate the room at least twice a day;
3. kill all the rodents near the dwelling, and protect the house from them;
4. after visiting the basement, river, hunting, etc. always wash all clothes thoroughly;
5. if no measures have yielded results, it is better to contact the SES.

Tips and highlights

Flea lures do not exist, as she drinks blood. Therefore, most often they are used only sprays / aerosols, powders / suspensions, which can penetrate the body of parasites.

Larvae can feed on insecticides, so for their destruction it is much more effective to use dusts. It is worth choosing not one drug, but several at once - this will make the fight more effective.

They are much more reasonable to poison insects in the basement. Choose a drug! Always follow this pattern: study the drug’s label, find out the active substance used in it, study its properties, and only then start to poison fleas.

These simple methods can quickly get rid of fleas in the apartment. Alternative methods have been tested by time, but it is worth resorting to them only in case of prevention. It is much easier to purchase a special tool that will help to get rid of this unpleasant problem as quickly and for as long as possible.

Earth Fleas: Top 5 Destruction Tools

A flea family is not so small, there are about several thousand of their species in total. However, not all of these insects can be bloodsucking and not all can live in houses where people live.

Earth fleas are just one of the representatives of relatively harmless insects that do not feed on human blood, but can still start in the house.

To understand what the possible harm is, whether the appearance of intruders is a danger to the health of people and animals, as well as how to get rid of earthen fleas, you need to become more familiar with this species.

What is an earthen flea?

Before defining such a flea, one should pay attention to the fact that it should not be confused with a domestic or sand flea, despite the external similarities.

For example, the general external characteristics are thickened hind legs in the hips and long distance jumping. In size, each such flea is exactly 1-5 mm. The color of their “backs” (wings) can be different, from black to striped or spotted.

What danger poses to people: bites and consequences

Most often, such insects live in the ground, in the ground or on various deciduous plants. They do not represent a direct danger to human health, but they can carry various bacteria, viruses and microbes on their paws. Most of all they harm the crops grown on the window sill seedlings or indoor flowers.

In residential premises where people live very often they can be seen in private houses, cottages, country houses. Least of all - in apartments, and even then, they usually reproduce in old multi-family apartment buildings.

They enter the room “on horseback” at pets, or together with bags, vegetables brought from the market, soil for planting flowers in pots, as well as from dirty cellars.

It should be noted that, despite the fact that bugs are not bloodsuckers, they can still bite if they get on human skin, but rarely.

The main danger to humans is the risk of an allergic reaction to earthen flea bites, as well as infection or parasites.

At the same time, they are quite meticulously choosing a victim, so many are concerned about the question of why earth fleas do not bite all people. There are several theories on this subject, each of which is quite logical and confirmed by practical research.

Why fleas do not bite everyone

• Many insect bloodsuckers prefer a certain blood group and Rhesus factor (most often this is the first positive).
• Thin skin also attracts pests, because it is much easier to bite through. That is why women and children are the victims most often, while the head of the family can be completely invulnerable to bites.
• Earth fleas, like many other insects, also seek prey by the smell of sweat and temperature.
• There is no confirmed theory that blood-sucking insects are preferred by people with natural red hair. This theory can be true, but only at the expense of the already mentioned paragraph on thin skin, because this is one of the features of red-haired people.
• In fact, fleas bite everyone indiscriminately, but each person has a different reaction to bites. Perhaps one of the most logical statements. In a room infected with these pests, by default there cannot be people completely immune to their attacks.

It should be noted that even a person with "tasteless" blood also risks getting a lot of attention from earthen fleas. This can happen in the absence of certain gastronomic interests of insects, overgrown offspring, as well as in a period when there is no alternative source of food.

In any case, this situation should be stopped, and for this you need to know what to do if earthen fleas bite and how to properly bite.

Methods and ways to get rid of earthen fleas

In order to get rid of earth fleas in the apartment, you need to do the processing of the premises in the right way. The procedure for such processing may be as follows:

1. First you need to find where the insects hide.
2. All woolen items, as well as carpets, fleecy bedspreads, carpets, pillows, etc. should be regularly washed and dried in the sun.
3. All skirting boards, floors and other places need to be washed with a special tool that destroys earthen fleas.
4. For prevention, you should always wash the floors and choose dust in the house with the addition of any disinfectant to the water.
5. Even the most effective remedy for earthen fleas should work for a while, so ideally it is advisable to leave the room for this period.
6. General cleaning is carried out - you need to vacuum everything and everywhere, and then wash and ventilate.

The length of time a treatment is kept indoors depends on the preparation itself. Therefore, before using this or that remedy for earthen fleas, bought with the aim of killing these insects, you need to carefully study the instructions.

In the recommendations, the manufacturer should always note the exposure time of the treated room. It is possible that when cleaning the room after processing from earthen fleas with an insecticide, dead insects can be detected. That is why it is so important to clean the room with a vacuum cleaner.

Top Destruction Tools

In addition to special preparations, you can try other substances. To do this, you need to know what to fear earthen fleas. Most often it is recommended to remove bugs with soda and salt.

Mixing them in equal parts, the mixture is scattered on carpets, rugs, in the crevice of floors, under baseboards and other hard-to-reach spots. After a day or two, everything is just vacuuming.

For situations where the defeat of the premises by bugs is too neglected, effective professional means are used. For example, we present several options for such tools.

Xulat micro

• It is produced in Russia, but initially the drug was produced by Korea.
• The form of the finished product is capsules, which should be dissolved in water. After the solution dries, a layer toxic to parasites forms on the treated surface.
• The active ingredients are cypermethrin (affects the nervous system of the insect, causing instant paralysis), tetramethrin (kills the individual), piperonyl butoxide (increases the effect of pyrethroids 5 times).
• The volume of the bottle is 30 ml.
• The spectrum of exposure is fleas, bugs, cockroaches, flies and others.
• The cost is an average of 488 rubles.

Dichlorvos Neo (odorless)

1. Production - Russia, the company "BioHimFarm."
2. Release form - aerosol.
3. Spray volume - 190 ml.
4. Active substances - cypermethrin, permethrin, tetramethrin, diethyltoluamide and others.
5. Range of action - all insects jumping and flying near a person.
6. The product is ready to use.
7. Precaution - no one should be in the room after treatment for 8-10 hours.
8. Shelf life is 18 months.
9. The cost of dichlorvos is 85-150 rubles.

How to get fleas folk remedies

Often the use of professional tools is impossible and undesirable. Small children, pets and simply the inability to leave the premises during the treatment period - this makes us look for alternatives and turn to folk remedies for earthen fleas.

The insect is extremely scared away by the smell of some herbs. These are wormwood, tansy, mint and walnut leaves. They can simply be laid out around the house, but it is better to prepare a concentrated solution that thoroughly treats all surfaces.

An effective folk remedy for fleas is the zest of citrus fruits. To do this, you can scatter the dried skins of orange and lemon around the perimeter of the rooms, as well as treat all hard-to-reach spots with a diluted solution of essential oils using a spray gun.

Processing should be carried out not only on the floor, but also on the surface of the furniture, walls and, especially carefully, in hard to reach places.

An earthen flea loves to settle between baseboards, in upholstery of upholstered furniture, clothes and in the pile of a carpet. If possible, it is absolutely necessary to decontaminate all these things: wash in hot water, freeze in the street and regularly expose to dry and wet cleaning.

Earth fleas in the house

Everyone knows that fleas exist, but not everyone knows that there are different types of fleas. Many believe that fleas are transmitted to humans exclusively from animals.

There are so-called earthen fleas that prefer to feed exclusively on human blood. Their bites lead to allergic reactions and other negative consequences.

What are earth fleas, their features and effective methods of control - these are the issues that are discussed in this article. This will allow almost everyone to get rid of such an unpleasant neighborhood without outside help.

Features of earthen fleas

They got their name because they live either in the ground or in the sand. As a rule, they can be found in the basement, which differ in unsanitary conditions.

At the same time, they penetrate into the home of people, where they can bite a person or pets, in order to saturate the blood. Earth fleas are not much different from their relatives.

In length, an earthen flea grows to 5 mm, not more. A flea moves freely in the hair of pets, due to the fact that its body is covered with hairs, and the carapace consists of shields.

As a rule, earthen fleas appear on the first two floors and do not rise higher. An earth flea lays larvae that feed on dead skin. Fleas feel great in various crevices or in other secluded places.

These parasites can be found in garages, in outbuildings for various purposes, where they are waiting for another victim.

Adults prefer to eat human blood, but can also use the blood of domestic animals. They do not live on their livelihoods. After the next dose of blood is received, they leave their victim, after which they are in places of constant residence for a long time. Females do not lay eggs on an empty stomach.

There are other earthen fleas that do not feed on the blood of warm-blooded creatures, but destroy crops.

Effective Earthen Flea Control Methods

How long does a person exist on earth, so much he has to fight with fleas. Over this rather long period, a man has come up with a lot of ways to get rid of blood-sucking parasites. For example:

• White fabric or paper should be put in a prominent place. From time to time you need to look at her, and carefully.If dark dots are found on the tissue that are actively moving, then you need to immediately begin the fight against fleas.
• For the presence of fleas, you need to regularly inspect domestic animals, especially if the animal is concerned about something. To do this, spread the hair in the ears, neck, etc. If the animal has parasites, then they can be easily seen.
• The presence on the body of places of bites indicates the presence of fleas in the home. Feet are especially affected. In this case, you should not comb the places of bites, but immediately treat them with any means.

The use of chemicals

As a rule, insecticides are used to destroy parasites in the form of fleas. Chemicals have the highest efficiency compared to other means of control. These drugs include:

1. Empire.
2. Biorin.
3. Sinusan.
4. Chlorpyrimark.
5. Effectively ultra.

After all, it’s poisonous substances that can harm human health. You can use the usual "Dichlorvos", but this does not give a 100% guarantee of the destruction of pests.

It is better to give preference to specialized tools. They are sold in large packages, which will be enough for several treatments, and one spray of "Dichlorvos" is enough for only 10 square meters.

In case of repeated invasion of fleas, it is better to change the drug and treat the room with another agent. This is due to the fact that many pests quickly adapt to toxic substances.