How do I know if there are fleas in my home?
Fleas are microscopic and almost invisible to the naked eye. Since fleas are dark in color, they can be easily seen on the light areas such as white carpets or light carpeting. You will be able to wear a pair of white socks and walk about the area wherever you think they are. They'll probably see your white socks and think they are heat since they are attracted to heat and jump onto your feet. Look at your feet and you may find some fleas there. Or place something white on the floor such as a cloth, a piece of paper, or bowl with water and lite lamp. The heat given off by the lamp will drawn in the fleas on your carpeting and you will see them on the cloth, paper or in the bowl of hot water. It’s a simple solution and when you have pets at home it’s possible that you will have fleas in your carpeting at home.
Will fleas damage my carpet?
Rugs and carpeting made of synthetic fibers are naturally resistant to fleas. Also with regular vacuuming you can control fleas on your carpet; this will save you from having to use sprays or powders on your rugs or carpets that may damage them in the long run.
Are chemical substances used for getting rid of carpet fleas safe for our health?
If you follow the directions on the label for the chemical substances then they should not be harmful to your family or for the pets in your home.
What are Insect Growth Regulators? And do they kill fleas?
Insect growth regulators by and large are various kinds of chemical substance that interferes with the ability of insects to proceed to the next level of their life. Just about all insects start out as eggs and then turn into larva and become pupa. Finally they turn into an adult. Now IGR will stop them from going through one of those life stages. A few are also designed to halt insects from molting - it is called "chitin inhibitors" and will prevent them from developing since they can not build a new, larger exoskeleton. Once they try to molt, they'll die.
Why do I still have fleas after trying to get rid of them?
Maybe you've already killed the adult fleas but not killed the flea eggs. Fleas begin as eggs, and then turn into larva, pupa (they live in a little cocoon), and then they eventually break through whenever they sense footsteps, movement, or heat nearby. That whole process generally takes three weeks to a month. Thus Once you kill the adult fleas you'll be able to always find new fleas in your house and that is why it is so very importent to also kill the flea eggs.
If I only saw one flea, do I need to treat my house?
If that flea was the only one to come into your house and if it was a female, it will lay eggs then you will not see anything happen for at least a few weeks. But after laying the egg, you'll face many more flea eggs that will turn into adult fleas very fast. The problem is that it would be really tough to know if that flea was the only one. Others might have also got into your house but you just have found them yet.