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Benbay001 said:
How did the fleas get into the office?
They need blood to live.
im pretty sure fleas can go dormant for months at a time, if you have no pets probably somebody at work has them and is bringing them in They need blood to live.
http://www.vetwest.com.au/pet-library/fleas-solvin...
Dave Hedgehog said:
Benbay001 said:
How did the fleas get into the office?
They need blood to live.
im pretty sure fleas can go dormant for months at a time, if you have no pets probably somebody at work has them and is bringing them in They need blood to live.
According to wikipedia:
Once the flea reaches adulthood, its primary goal is to find blood and then to reproduce.[7] Their total life span can be as short as one year, but may be several years in ideal conditions. Female fleas can lay 5000 or more eggs over their life, allowing for phenomenal growth rates. Average 30–90 days.[8]
A flea might live a year and a half under ideal conditions. These include the right temperature, food supply, and humidity. Generally speaking, an adult flea only lives for 2 or 3 months. Without a host for food a flea's life might be as short as a few days. With ample food supply, the adult flea will often live up to 100 days.[8]
Newly emerged adult fleas live only about one week if a blood meal is not obtained. However, completely developed adult fleas can live for several months without eating, so long as they do not emerge from their puparia. Optimum temperatures for the flea's life cycle are 70 °F to 85 °F (21 °C to 30 °C) and optimum humidity is 70%.[9]
after moving into a new house with fleas we tried 2 spray cans from vets, didn't work. what worked for us was a spray you get in a mister pump bottle from big pet shop. It stays active on your carpet for 3-6 months, so as the dormant buggers hatch, they come out to feed and get killed. important thing is to continue to use sprayed areas, they hatch with vibration, blood host being around. could also take spraybottle into work, didn't smell, and have a spray when no one around. not supposed to vacuum for a week i think it was to give it chance to really get into the carpet, but better than nothing at work...
It might be these mites called leathmites, if you sit somewhere in another infested area and they get onto your clothes they will them migrate to the leather seats as they like to nest inside the leather...the best cure is believe it or not, mustard. Rub a very thin layer of mustard over the effected area and leave it for a few hours to kill them all.
I have a separate office. The rest of the floor is un-carpeted so no one else is suffering. I suspect someone has brought them in there. Due to a recent restructure it has not been cleaned for some time. I have had it cleaned and I've sprayed it. Just want to make double sure. I'm itching so much it bleeds!
Poor bugger. I think almost all of my friends had infestations this year, they were really bad.
When you get in your car or office after being away for a day roll your sleeve up and run your hand over the carpet, you will see them making a jump for your arm. Honestly, they will all be going off like little coil springs.
Treatment wise, things like Frontline have stopped working here. The aerosol bombs work really well but ideally you will need to do it again in a few weeks as soon as you get bitten. There is a product used by the environmental health made from a flower, I think it's chrysanthemums that's non toxic
When you get in your car or office after being away for a day roll your sleeve up and run your hand over the carpet, you will see them making a jump for your arm. Honestly, they will all be going off like little coil springs.
Treatment wise, things like Frontline have stopped working here. The aerosol bombs work really well but ideally you will need to do it again in a few weeks as soon as you get bitten. There is a product used by the environmental health made from a flower, I think it's chrysanthemums that's non toxic
crossy67 said:
Treatment wise, things like Frontline have stopped working here. The aerosol bombs work really well but ideally you will need to do it again in a few weeks as soon as you get bitten.
Likewise with my cat. We now use Advantage which seems to work well.OP, you might want to get a can of this stuff which we use annually on the carpets in the house and you could use in your car and in the office. You simply spray it and it lasts for up to 12 months - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Indorex-Household-Spray-50...
Sonic said:
crossy67 said:
Treatment wise, things like Frontline have stopped working here. The aerosol bombs work really well but ideally you will need to do it again in a few weeks as soon as you get bitten.
Likewise with my cat. We now use Advantage which seems to work well.OP, you might want to get a can of this stuff which we use annually on the carpets in the house and you could use in your car and in the office. You simply spray it and it lasts for up to 12 months - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Indorex-Household-Spray-50...
It was recommended by the vet, and he uses it to ensure his operating theatre and hospital is bug free.
TLandCruiser said:
It might be these mites called leathmites, if you sit somewhere in another infested area and they get onto your clothes they will them migrate to the leather seats as they like to nest inside the leather...the best cure is believe it or not, custard. Rub a very thin layer of custard over the effected area and leave it for a few hours to kill them all.
Corrected that for you. It is PH after all.Do not under any circumstances use a smoke bomb in the car. A lot of those products have ingredients that will corrode electrical connections, not hard to see what the end result of that would be.
Highly unlikely they are in the car especially in the cold weather. Having the carpets at work sprayed should sort it out. I used to work in pest control, no pest controller will smoke bomb your office, this is an expression used by ignorant people.
As the carpet at work hasn't (you say) been cleaned for quite a while it would be best to do this before the carpet is sprayed. Do not vacuum the carpet for a few days after the treatment as you will remove the insecticide
Highly unlikely they are in the car especially in the cold weather. Having the carpets at work sprayed should sort it out. I used to work in pest control, no pest controller will smoke bomb your office, this is an expression used by ignorant people.
As the carpet at work hasn't (you say) been cleaned for quite a while it would be best to do this before the carpet is sprayed. Do not vacuum the carpet for a few days after the treatment as you will remove the insecticide
We picked up a load of fleas visiting an empty house, they hopped on as we walked in and hopped off into the carpet of our car. For the next week we were bitten round the ankles. We got rid of them by running a bare arm over the carpet before we got in, when they hopped on our hands looking for dinner w picked them off and put them in a glass of water. They're really hard to crush between your fingers, putting them in water gives you a bit of time cos they can't ping off. Beware though, they can swim a bit and climb out. Flush em down the loo.
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