Controlling of fleas in Carpet, Furniture and Curtains

By Nathan Nwachukwu

It is very important to vacuum and steam clean your carpet at regular intervals. Vacuum clean three ti9mes a week and carpet clean, every six months or 1 year. This will keep your carpet in a good condition. Keeping your carpet dirty will attract unwanted bugs like (Fleas, Mites, and Flees) est. into your home, especially if, you have pets like cats or dogs. The pets such as cats or dogs lies on the furniture's and carpets making it difficult to clean.

It is very difficult to clean your carpet and furniture than cleaning other types of flooring because; hairs and other dirt can easily stick on the carpet. If you don't clean the hairs regularly, it will build up, making vacuuming really difficult. In this case, you need a hard brush to remove, some of the hairs before vacuuming and deodorising in order to remove the smell.

The fleas multiply so fast. Fleas are insects, a tiny organism when seen under a (Microscope), can be very destructive in nature. This organism bites, and sucks blood from human beings.

This tiny insect lives on host and lay eggs in pets. These eggs are seen on beds, carpets, clothes, curtains, e.t.c. Theses eggs develop into Lava. Within two weeks, the Lava develops into a legless Pupa for 200 days, which remain like that for one year, in a stable condition. They develop into adult fleas, controlling these menacing problems, can be difficult.

Before using chemicals to control fleas, you have to try non chemicals first. You have to vacuum clean carpets, furniture, under the furniture's curtains, and comb your pets. It is advisable to spring clean your house, wash all clothing and curtains because the cats and dogs move around and the fleas fly.

The vacuuming should do every day and all disposable should be taken away from the house, carpets should be steam cleaned.

It is important to make note that controlling pest does not mean it will kill some of the insects. Controlling pests is interfering with the life cycles and managing target populations. - 30244

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