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FLEA CONTROL & REMOVAL

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Flea Control in Denham Springs

If your pets are scratching and you have bites on your ankles, you have a problem. Fleas reproduce rapidly, laying 40-50 eggs a day. Store-bought sprays often fail because they don’t kill the eggs hidden in your carpet. W.O.L.F. provides the flea control Denham Springs families trust to treat both the house and the yard.

And FYI: Your yard or home can have a flea infestation, even if you don’t have pets. 

As fleas can lay 20-50 eggs per day, the best defense against fleas is a good offense. Professional prevention and monitoring can go a long way when it comes to flea control.

Pets Flea Control in Denham Springs
Flea Life cycle

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The cat flea is the most common pest associated with dogs and cats and will spend the duration of their life cycle on the host. These biting pests feed on warm-blooded creatures, and like most biting pests, cause itching and discomfort. Fleas can also serve as a host to their own pest, tapeworms.

For those who don’t own pets, it should be noted that wildlife can be the source of flea infestations.

Stages of Flea Metamorphosis

Because of the flea life cycle (eggs, larvae, pupae), killing the adults isn’t enough. Our professional treatment uses Growth Regulators (IGRs) to stop the eggs from hatching, breaking the cycle permanently.

  • 36-48 hour after females have a blood meal, they lay approximately 10 eggs, each 1/50 inch long and white in color.

      • Larvae typically hatch in 2–10 days and go through three instars, lasting from 3 weeks–3 months, depending on the environment.

      • Flea larvae form a cocoon to become a pupa, a phase that lasts from a week to several months (to overwinter).

      • The cocoons must be stimulated through the presence of a host via movement, heat, or carbon dioxide before they emerge as adults.

      • Adult fleas can live up to a year when feeding on regular meals. Of course, adult females lay eggs to restart the process.

      Flea Control FAQs

      Flea pest control denham Springs
      What Are Fleas?

      Adult cat fleas are 1-2 mm in length and typically reddish brown to black in color.

      A female flea can consume up to 15 times her bodyweight each day.

      These biting pests feed on warm-blooded creatures, and like most biting pests, cause itching and discomfort.

      Can I Get Fleas Without Pets?

      YES! Wildlife, or neighborhood outdoor pets, can be the source of flea infestations.

      Are Fleas Dangerous?

      Yes. To both pets and humans.

      • Fleas are known to transmit several different diseases.

      • Cat fleas have been found to carry typhus and tapeworms.

      • The bites of fleas can also be extremely itchy and painful to the host animal (and you).

      How Do I Get Rid of Fleas?

      • Inspect your home. Use the white sock test to find adult fleas. Walk around pet resting areas and other areas in and around the home wearing white socks pulled up to the knee. If fleas are present, they will jump onto socks and be readily visible.

      • Treat your animal under the direction of their veterinarian.

      • Launder your pet’s bedding

      • Vacuum any areas they frequent, focusing on cracks and crevices and under furniture, including your car

      • Mop all hard floors with copious amounts of soapy water, focusing on cracks and crevices

      • Install victor flea traps in rooms where you feel you are receiving bites to kill adult fleas and monitor activity

      Fleas can be tenacious. If you walk to take care of the pest problem quickly and effectively, reach out to the professionals at W.O.L.F. Pest control.

      How Can I Prevent Fleas if I Don't Have Pets?

      Inspect your home, inside and outside. Use the white sock test to find adult fleas. Walk around pet resting areas and other areas in and around your home wearing white socks pulled up to the knee. If fleas are present, they will jump onto socks and be readily visible.

      • Trap or repel wildlife – Locate areas of activity and trap animals or repel with deterrents.

      • Exclude wildlife from your home by repairing structural issues like missing vents

      • Vacuum throughout the home, focusing on cracks and crevices and under furniture – including your car

      • Mop all hard floors with copious amounts of soapy water, focusing on cracks and crevices

      • Install Victor flea traps in rooms where you feel you are receiving bites to kill adult fleas and monitor activity

      • Call W.O.L.F. Pest Control. We specialize in Residential & Commercial Pest Control.