Fleas & pet bugs

[arachnocat]

We've had a bit of a flea problem in our house since we got our new kitty about a year ago. The kitties get flea baths every few weeks and we put advantage on them but we still have fleas hanging out in our house. It wasn't much of a problem until the fleas started biting us instead.
I would put flea powder on the carpet but the problem is, I don't want to kill my pet bugs. I have lots of roaches and T's and I want to make sure they will be ok. Does anyone know of a natural roach repellent or something that might take care of our flea problem without hurting our invert pets?

 

[bugmankeith]

Sounds like you need to fumigate the house, that means moving yourself and all your pets to a different house/location until the house is safe and flea free.

Fleas wont go away (no to mention any dormant in cocoons wont be affected and will re-infest anyway) and by the sound of it you have too many for any natural solution.

My friend had the exact same problem except all he owned was one pet, a cat, but everything he tried didnt work he had to get the house fumigated.

 

[myrmecophile]

One of the growth regulators should also do the trick. The only down side is if you are planning on breeding any of your other bugs it "may" affect their ability to breed as well.

 

[Louise E. Rothstein]

Fleas and pet bugs

Fleas lay their eggs near their host animals;but not on them.
That is why "treating" the animals is so ineffective.

Fleas are attracted to both heat and light. Since even a tiny incandescent bulb does generate heat it can be adjusted so that both light and heat land on a flea flypaper... with a really STRONG glue.

If you do this,it will work best near your pet's habitual bed...and at night.
Note that I said NEAR...but NOT IN your pet's bed.

Pets can be too curious for their own good.
You don't want THEM to get glued.

Your trap must NOT be where pets CAN go...but it MUST be nearby; say on
a rug under nearby furniture where fleas can go;but not your pets.



But fleas will probably turn up nearby for some time.

Th

 

[Louise E. Rothstein]

Fleas and pet bugs

That means that you will have to check (and change) both your luring light and your flea flypaper until ALL flea catches STOP...

And STAY stopped.

Good luck!!!