Who says you have to spend a fortune on expensive flea shampoo, sprays or other products to successfully eliminate a flea infestation? Using nothing more than good old fashioned Dawn dish soap, you can kill these blood-sucking parasites. It’s a…
Fleas more than just a minor nuissance. In addition to the painful, itchy red bite marks they leave behind, they can also contribute to hair loss in dogs. This isn’t something that happens overnight, but infestations lasting several weeks or…
Did you know that a single flea can bite its host several hundred times per day? Given the fact that most residential infestations involve 500+ fleas, eggs, larvae and pupae, it’s easy to see just how much of a problem…
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It’s no secret that fleas prefer to feast on the blood of dogs and cats. After all, this is where most people first spot them. Form the moment they emerge from their eggs, these parasites actively seek out warm-blooded hosts…
Most people are surprised to learn that a single flea can bite into a host hundreds of times per day. And considering the fact that dogs living in a flea-infested home may have dozens of these blood-sucking parasites on their…
If you’re struggling to combat a flea infestation in your home, you may use of chemical-based flea medicines to treat your pets. Fleas — like all parasites — need a host to survive. When you take the host of the…
Who says you have to spend hundreds of dollars on expensive flea medicine to keep these blood-sucking parasites out of your home? While FrontLine, Advantage, and similar Insect Growth Regulators (IGR) and Insect Growth Inhibitors (IGI) products are highly effective…
Fleas have evolved into incredibly efficient and resilient parasites that are able to thrive in a wide range of different environments. In fact, fleas can be found on every continent with the exception of Antarctica. If you’re struggling with a…
Integrated pest management (IPM) refers to a systematic eco-based approach to the long-term extermination and prevention of pests. If you’re struggling with a flea infestation in or around your home, you should consider using IPM. When performed correctly, it’s a…
Tired of wasting money on expensive flea treatment products only for it to have little-to-no effect on the their numbers? Over the course of millions of years, fleas have evolved into incredibly resilient parasites. Traditional medicine often works for some…