"Brunswick Property Services can Remove Unwanted Cat and Dog Flea's from your Home"

 

 

Protecting Your Home and Family from Flea's

 

Flea's are a common problem in home's especially for those with cat's or dog's. They are also frequently found when moving into a home that previously had pets. While fleas can transmit disease, in this country it is very rare. Instead, the primary concern is the distress that flea bite's cause to people and pet's.

 

Understanding Flea's

There are many specie's of flea, but most are 2-3mm long and red or brown in colour.

Adult flea's pierce the skin of mammal's or bird's to feed on blood. However, flea larvae feed on organic matter in carpet's or bedding and so high level's of hygiene can slow the life-cycle. Flea cocoon's can remain dormant for two year's or more and are awoken by the vibration of footstep's. It is very common for a flea infestation to remain dormant in an empty home but to awaken when people move in.

When a house has a flea problem it is usually the case that people will experience bite's. These are concentrated on the lower leg area's. Bite's can occur on other part's of the body and on children are often more evenly distributed as they are nearer the ground and more likely to be playing or lying on the carpet area's.

 

The flea's live in the carpet's and leave the carpet's only to feed on the host animal, (usually cat or dog); if the host animal is not available then they will feed on human's, often preferring women and children to men. They will move on to bed's & clothing but soon return to the carpet.

 

Why should flea's be treated?

The reason's for flea treatment's are obviou's: they cause discomfort to human's & pet's and visitor's will be bitten and may take flea's back to their home's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pest Control

What do I do afterwards?

After treatment do not let domestic animals walk on treated surfaces until dry and if bare skin comes into contact whilst wet then wash. Cats especially can be susceptible to some insecticides, so it is best that animals are not let to walk on treated surfaces until completely dry. People can walk on treated surfaces provided they are wearing shoes; contact with the wet surfaces with bare skin should be avoided.

 

Preparation

 

Flea treatment's will not work unless proper preparation is carried out. Hygiene is paramount, the floor area of the house should be vacuumed and the whole floor area be sprayed with a residual insecticide, particular attention should be paid to the edge's of carpet's at the floor/wall join, underneath static furniture, under bed's & the resting and sleeping area's of any pet's.

 

Upholstered furniture should be vacuumed and similarly treated (although not essential as flea's will eventually move onto the treated carpet surface) taking care to treat the space under the cushion's of chair's and settee's where debris has collected. If available, the bedding of the cat or dog should be replaced, washed or failing these very thoroughly sprayed. Basket's must also be treated thoroughly. The vacuum bag must be removed after this & placed in an outside bin. The pet should be treated with a formulation to treat flea's on an animal such as a flea collar, powder, spray or formulation such as FRONTLINE® This must be an ongoing treatment.

The floor's must be clear of book's, toy's, boxe's, magazine's etc. areas under bed's, settees and other furniture must be clear. The pet must be kept out of the house when treatment start's and people out of each room while the treatment is being carried out.

 

Treatment

The flea infestation will be treated with an insecticide spray, the insecticide will be applied evenly to all surfaces - floors, walls, upholstery and furniture. The treatment will be spayed into all cracks and crevices where fleas find cover.  Carpets, upholstery and mattresses  will be lightly sprayed with heavy spraying and attention given to the edges of carpets and wooden floors.

 

 

The household pet or pets will need to be treated at the same time as the insecticide treatment is being carried out and continued to be treated after.

It is advised by the manufacture that all furnishings should be dried within 48 hours of application - Drying times are dependent on  fabrics and carpet types.

 

Do not vacuum for at least two weeks, after the first vacuum change the bag and dispose of bag away from the house. For this first week of vacuuming, vacuum at least once a day but preferably twice. It is important to understand that the flea infestation will not be controlled immediately and may even increase slightly after initially seeming to die out within a 7-14 day period. So fleas may be present for up to 21 days after the spray. 

 

The animals should be fitted with fresh Flea collars and/or applied with a formulation applied such as FRONTLINE®

 

If the premises are not occupied there may flea activity for up to 3 weeks from the date of occupation. Do not avoid infested areas as fleas have the ability to remain dormant in their pupae cases for up to a year, they are stimulated by warmth, movement and carbon dioxide.

 

Domestic treatment's are guaranteed (treated areas only) for one month after the first spray, and are only valid as long instruction's and advice on hygiene and other matter's are adhered to, the guarantee doe's not apply to premise's where more than 2 animal's are present.

 

In some case's it may be necessary to spray on a monthly basis until the infestation is eradicated especially in shared, communal or multi-occupancy building's. Insecticide treatments will only work on clean surface's.

 

Professional Flea Control

 

Brunswick Property Services offer's a call-out service to treat flea's and other pest problems in the home. Our service is fast, effective and offer's the highest level of safety for your family and pet's.

 

If you would like further advice or to arrange a range a visit from one of our service technicians to deal with a problem with fleas, call us free on 01273 748857.

Telephone 01273 748857 / 07599 390522

 Email info@brunswickpropertyservices.co.uk

CARPET AND HARD FLOOR CLEANING SPECIALISTS Covering the whole of East Sussex and Surrey

 

01273 748857 / 07599 390522