Darn these fleas.

[PTmowerMech]

So I got the robot vac and it scared the cat off for a couple of days. She she came back, she brought fleas in with her. So I get her a prescription of Bravecto and put it on her neck. That stuff seems to work real well. The only fleas I see on her now are dead ones that have fell off when she's laying down.
None the less, they're in the carpet, and in my shoes.
At the moment, for the last month, I've been keeping the house from getting over populated. Vacuum a couple of times a day, and spread boric acid into the carpets.
But I'm only winning these little battles. Not the war.
I've looked at all sorts of home remedies. But after reading the reviews, find that they don't work for most people.

I'm this close to calling in the exterminator.

 

[ILENGINE]

In my case it has been ticks. Been pulling off 2-3 per day for the last month

 

[PTmowerMech]

In my case it has been ticks. Been pulling off 2-3 per day for the last month

You gotta be careful of those things. I hear they can give you lime disease.

A couple of things I've learned about fleas.
1. They don't start laying eggs until they get their first bite of blood.
2. When they do start laying, they can lay 50 eggs per day.
3. Those eggs can hatch within a week, or take months to hatch.

Here's a pic of the light over the soapy water trick. This was after having it on for the first two days.
Lately, I might only get 1 or 2 per night.

 

[ILENGINE]

You gotta be careful of those things. I hear they can give you lime disease.

Lyme would be a starting point.

Here is a good starting point

Tick-borne illnesses in the U.S. include:

• Lyme disease.
• Babesiosis.
• Ehrlichiosis.
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
• Anaplasmosis.
• Southern tick-associated rash illness.
• Tick-borne relapsing fever.
• Tularemia.
• Colorado tick fever.
• Powassan encephalitis.
• Q fever.

Neighbor was diagnosed with Tularemia last year

 

[PTmowerMech]

Lyme would be a starting point.

Here is a good starting point

Tick-borne illnesses in the U.S. include:

• Lyme disease.
• Babesiosis.
• Ehrlichiosis.
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
• Anaplasmosis.
• Southern tick-associated rash illness.
• Tick-borne relapsing fever.
• Tularemia.
• Colorado tick fever.
• Powassan encephalitis.
• Q fever.

Neighbor was diagnosed with Tularemia last year

I knew there was something about the way I spelled that, that didn't look right. Lime? Lyme.

 

[StarTech]

Well here one solution that you probably don't want to do. Burn down the house.



....Just kidding. It is a war that you will likely not win easily. You can try fogging them.

https://www.amazon.com/Fogger-3-Pack-Indoors-Inhibits-Reinfestation/dp/B0047P8G96/ref=asc_df_B0047P8G96?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80539344142756&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584138871686664&psc=1

 

[ILENGINE]

I knew there was something about the way I spelled that, that didn't look right. Lime? Lyme.

One is a fruit, the other is a name of a town in Connecticut

 

[PTmowerMech]

Well here one solution that you probably don't want to do. Burn down the house.

Nor do I want to go to jail for arson. My landlord would definitely prosecute. There's all kinds of pests in jails (I hear)

 

[PTmowerMech]

One is a fruit, the other is a name of a town in Connecticut

FYI, a thin slice of lemon (and probably lime), on top of an ant bed, will get rid of them. They may simply move. But they won't move anywhere close to that mound.

 

[7394]

Lyme would be a starting point.

Here is a good starting point

Tick-borne illnesses in the U.S. include:

• Lyme disease.
• Babesiosis.
• Ehrlichiosis.
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
• Anaplasmosis.
• Southern tick-associated rash illness.
• Tick-borne relapsing fever.
• Tularemia.
• Colorado tick fever.
• Powassan encephalitis.
• Q fever.

Neighbor was diagnosed with Tularemia last year

Yeoww, That's an eye opener.