I have recently discovered fleas in my house. I am treating my pets and house at the same time. I have 3 cats that sleep wherever they want. I need to find something to kill the fleas in my closets because there are too many places for them to hide where I might not be able to get them all, ie. my suitcases, shoes, and laundry baskets.
If I put mothballs in them up off the floor where my cats won't get them will they still kill the fleas? Would this work under my beds also? My cats cannot get under my beds to the moth balls. Also, if I use mothballs how many do I need to use?
Please help. I have had cats all my life and never ever had fleas in my house, or fleas on my pets, that one flea bath didn't take care of. I'm going on the 3rd week of flea baths and they are also wearing flea collars and nothing is helping there either.
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Unfortunately, the only effective way to avoid fleas in the home is to either not have pets or have only inside pets; humans can bring fleas inside also. Cats and dogs carry fleas from the outside-other animals, yards, etc., and then bring fleas and flea eggs into the house. You can kill the existing live fleas but the eggs survive easily and a female flea can lay 50-60 eggs per day!
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My husband is an entomologist so I speak with first hand knowledge and experience.
The first and very important step is to take your pet to your veterinarian to make certain the only problem is fleas. There are many other medical problems that could be affecting your pet in addition to a flea infestation.
No one ever answered her question whether moth balls would kill the fleas. Simple question and an extremely complicated answer that NEVER answered the question. Will moth balls kill the fleas?
Mothballs give off toxic fumes and are illegal to use in open spaces per instructions on the container. People also use them outdoors thinking theyll repel snakes. If caught, most states carry a hefty fine fine ranging from $1,00.00 to $10,000.00.
Theyll may also cause neighbors with breathing problems, allergies, COPD, allergies and chemically induced allergies a hospital visit when the wind blows the fumes around around. FOOD GRADE diatomaceous earth is the safest route to go, IMO.
Youll need to wear a respirator/dust mask (dust mask, Walmart sells them in lakes of 2 or 3 in their paint department). Be careful to not make big clouds when applying it. Work in into carpeting, upholstered items, stripped bedding & between the mattresses & box springs.
Leave the DE down for a minimum of 2 days and change and wash the filter on your vacuum frequently.
Youll need to retreat about every other week and yes, its a PITA. The every other week schedule follows the fleas life cycle.
Its the safest indoor method Ive used with my 4 cats. I leave them in my room while treating other rooms. When Ive finished those rooms, I let them out and shut them out of my room to treat it.
Cover the edges & corners of the room especially well.
I apologize for such a long reply but I wanted to be as thorough as possible.
I lived in the same townhouse for 25 years. The entire time I always had a dog and one or two cats. In the third year we got a flea infestation. I sprinkled Borax everywhere followed up a week later by thorough vacuuming and treated the house perimeter with 7 dust once a year. . For the next 22 years I never saw a single flea again. The cats were in and out of the backyard I walked the dog regularly. I never used flea collars and only used flea killer treatment on the animals for 2 months when it happened. So basically your claim is not true that it will remain a battle. Also I lived in Virginia Beach where others have flea problems regularly. Btw My Veterinarian was always amazed that my dog never had fleas.
To answer the question to do moth balls kill fleas. In my experience, NO. To make matters worse, they stink up your house, and are dangerous to pets and humans. Avoid using them whenever possible especially if you have health issues.
Put salt down on the floor . And give your cats. Capstar or a generic Capstar . Asl the vet if they carry Capstar. . You can get generic at the Walmart or I found this generic to Capstar. At FleaAssassin.com price is good . 100 for $35.00 my cats use it no problem . See the cat or dog brings them in every time he goes out so to kill them in carpet not enough cat needs treated. Maybe yard too. And salt the carpet . Sprinkle salt on carpet let sit for a day or two vaccum it up if not sure do it again. Read in mortin salt book. And if need be put it in your shoes.
we live in Thailand, soi dogs that is street dogs in abundance, fleas ticks mites roaches etc etc, our cat is out and about, not a house cat, she needs to be free. she had as a stray kitten all the above except roaches. she's treated, loves a bath every now and then and is ok. she did bring an infestation with her. the house cleaned and rugs treated with diatomous earth. for bedding hover and place moth balls under mattresses , you can get flower scented ones, so smell is ok. it will kill , deter fleas 100% As a test I placed a few in a jar and a tiny piece of mothball. the fleas died.
luckily here in thailand we live freer then other places and moth balls are still available, and people live long, with very few dementia cases very few.
and pets live a wonderful life too.
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