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getting rid of fleas
Posted on 4/30/15 at 5:17 am
Posted on 4/30/15 at 5:17 am
I had a cat that lived in my garage and it had fleas.
i got rid of the cat, now how the hell do get rid of the fleas?
I already "bombed it" three times. Any other suggestions?
i got rid of the cat, now how the hell do get rid of the fleas?
I already "bombed it" three times. Any other suggestions?
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Posted on 4/30/15 at 5:40 am to hardhead
On Monday, get a cat that doesn't have fleas.
On Friday, take cat for an extended vacation.
On Friday, take cat for an extended vacation.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 6:53 am to hardhead
Do you have carpet in your garage? How far apart are you bombing it? The bombs will not kill the eggs.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 7:02 am to hardhead
Man I had this problem a few years ago . I tried everything under the sun to get rid of them . after spending about 300 bucks in chemicals I finally bought a 7 dollar bottle of insect spectracide insect killer that screws on the end of your water hose . it killed them graveyard dead and I haven't had any issues since . Also if youll get a bag of lime and sprinkle around it helps also 
Posted on 4/30/15 at 7:28 am to hardhead
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I already "bombed it" three times. Any other suggestions?
I had to become an expert a couple of times to get rid of fleas. They will not thrive without a host - so their numbers will dwindle. What you're seeing are the staging of eggs - and roughly half of your population will be eggs, 1/3 larvae, and the rest being pupae and adults. They also don't have to spend a lot of time on the host to survive.
I would put on some tall white athletic socks and walk around - you'll figure out very quickly where they are living. Once you figure out where they are, I would run a vacuum over the area several times a day. In a garage, they're probably just in cracks in the concrete, under the baseboards or in a rug or other material on the floor. Wherever the cat slept and spent most of its time - they won't be too far from that.
They don't like bright light, either, so leaving the garage light on and the door up will stress them. You can expect successive waves of egg hatching until they're all gone - but again, their population will dwindle if they don't have regular access to a host.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 8:44 am to Ace Midnight
You need to try to find the Bengal Brand Bombs.
Those MF's work. Guarantee it
Those MF's work. Guarantee it
Posted on 4/30/15 at 8:44 am to Rayvegas1484
quote:This was what did it for me when the neighbor's dog was spreading them errywhere. I sprayed his yard/bushes and never saw another.
7 dollar bottle of insect spectracide insect killer that screws on the end of your water hose .
Posted on 4/30/15 at 8:46 am to hardhead
Cypermethrin from local feed store. Gonna smell bad for a few days, but there won't be a live bug in that sum'bitch.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 8:49 am to hardhead
Ultracide
Posted on 4/30/15 at 8:52 am to MillerMan
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Ultracide
Looks good. It is a Permethrin as well, plus a growth regulator.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 8:58 am to bootlegger
Over the counter bombs don't work well enough. We had a bad flea problem inside the house a few years ago and after countless bombs, the fleas were still around. Professional came and basically told us they don't kill them all, and they will start eating the dead ones and reproducing like crazy.
Posted on 4/30/15 at 9:25 am to hardhead
You tried pushing them out with a blower?
Posted on 4/30/15 at 10:08 am to hardhead
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This post was edited on 12/21/21 at 10:09 am
Posted on 4/30/15 at 10:13 am to Ace Midnight
quote:
I would put on some tall white athletic socks and walk around - you'll figure out very quickly where they are living. Once you figure out where they are, I would run a vacuum over the area several times a day. In a garage, they're probably just in cracks in the concrete, under the baseboards or in a rug or other material on the floor. Wherever the cat slept and spent most of its time - they won't be too far from that.
They don't like bright light, either, so leaving the garage light on and the door up will stress them. You can expect successive waves of egg hatching until they're all gone - but again, their population will dwindle if they don't have regular access to a host.
You can avoid doing all of this by spraying this shite everywhere, I promise it works
Posted on 4/30/15 at 10:33 am to MillerMan
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You can avoid doing all of this
I've got several purple striped, tube socks from bout 1970, if anybody needs any?
Posted on 4/30/15 at 10:35 am to MillerMan
I did borax, ultracide, and some ...methine stuff.
Door is open and lights are on.
also limed it.
next step is red diesel and a fishing trip.
Door is open and lights are on.
also limed it.
next step is red diesel and a fishing trip.
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