How to Get Rid of Fleas in Your House

Eliminating Fleas From Your Yard

When you have the plan to groom your petsit is essential that you’re treating your lawn and the house for fleas on the same day. When in reality, it is difficult to accomplish, you can at least try and remove the infestation as much as possible.

Here is a handy checklist for the yard:

• Set Target Zones: At first, make a list of all the problem areas in your yard that has a sign of fleas. Places that are shady and humid (i.e. crawl space) are often susceptible to fleas. Moreover, watch out where your pets like to lie down (such as Dog House), fleas are likely to hide in these spots as well.

• Get Rid of All Debris: Once you know the yard, take a good look at it and schedule a thorough clean up. Usually, you would want to remove all the dead leaves and twigs, clean flower beds, and areas under any bushes. Additionally, get rid of all the low-hanging branches from the yard. Doing this will open up shady places to sunlight and help prevent the eggs, larvae, and cocoons (of fleas) from nursing.

• Use Cedar Chips: At this point, you should spread cedar chips mostly under bushes, on flower beds, and places your pets stretch out.

• Mow Your Lawn: Fleas tend to reside in tall grasses and thus mowing your lawn regularly should be a priority.