What You Should Do If You Have Fleas In Your Home

Fleas are very small pests that can jump from person to person and from pet to pet, which means that they can travel easily. If you have fleas in your home, there's a good chance that you have them because they traveled into your home from outside of your home, or they could have come into your home from someone else's home. You need to get rid of these pests quickly before you have an infestation of them, which can make it even more difficult to get rid of them. Read on for tips to help you get rid of these pests.

Spray Your Yard

These pests may have come into your home from your yard, so you need to exterminate them from your yard first to prevent bringing them back into your home. If you have a dog that goes out into the yard, the fleas can continue to be brought into your house, so you need to spray your yard with a pesticide, or you can use a granular pesticide in your yard to get rid of these pests as well. Follow the manufacturer's instructions on how to use the pesticide.

Bomb Your House

In addition to your yard, you are going to have to use a pesticide in your home as well. The fleas will continue to multiply inside your home, so without spraying the pests in your home, you're going to continue to have an issue. Spray your home for these pests, or you can bomb your home with a flea bomb. Follow the manufacturer's instructions on how to use the flea bomb. A flea bomb can reach far and wide throughout your home and can be very effective in exterminating these pests.

Get Your Pets Treated For Fleas

You need to have your pets treated for fleas, and a flea dip may be necessary in order to prevent them from carrying these pests throughout your home and into your yard, all while spreading the fleas everywhere that you just exterminated them. You can have your pet treated for fleas at a groomer, or you can have this done at your veterinarian's clinic.

If you have an issue with fleas in your home, you need to treat your home, your yard, and your pets. If you have an issue with these pests and cannot exterminate them, you need to hire a professional pest control specialist for help.

Contact a company like Highland Pest Control for more information. 

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