10 Effective Ways to Get Rid of Fleas

Fleas are seemingly impossible to get rid of. As soon as you’ve annihilated them from one place, like, for example, your house or yard or pets, it doesn’t mean they’re gone; it only means that they already found another place to breed themselves into a widespread infestation.

First of all, you need to remember that nothing will replace a good old cleaning. All the remedies and repellents will have a much better effect if you combine them with vacuuming, shampooing carpets, and of course, bathing your pets if you have them. But don’t rush to spread poisonous toxins all over. There are natural ways to alleviate this tiny pest! Take these cool life hacks that’ll help you immensely in your struggle against these horrible pests.

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TIMESTAMPS:
Vinegar sprays 1:16
Lemon sprays 2:13
Rosemary 2:54
Flea trap 3:43
Cedar chips 4:34
Diatomaceous earth 5:12
Baking soda or salt 6:30
Pinewood sawdust 6:53
Nematodes 7:30
Sulfur or boric acid 8:04

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SUMMARY:
- A good recipe will contain vinegar – fleas hate it! The easiest one to get at any time would be apple cider vinegar. Just mix it 1 to 1 with water, and spray the areas where you’ve seen fleas.
- Vinegar is extremely effective, but if you don’t like the smell, you may want to try something else. Lemons need to be shredded in thin slices and dropped into water with all the juice and peel. Lemon peel has another helpful effect – it has essential oils in it, which are also universally hated by fleas.
- Just grind some dry rosemary into dust and sprinkle it around your house. It won’t do much for the existing infestation, but it’ll prevent any future ones.
- Fleas are uncontrollably attracted to light in the dark, especially yellow light. The easiest way to use this against the fleas is to set a small light right over a big dish that’s filled with a water and dish soap mixture.
- If letting your dog out in the yard is scary due to pesky jumpers hopping on their back, just find those shady places where your pet likes to lay a lot. If you can, fence it away from Fido, and then drop some cedar chips around the area.
- Diatomaceous earth is the most convenient way to get rid of fleas in your yard. First – because they’ll stand out from it too much visually, and second - because it’s lethal for fleas, but almost perfectly harmless to anything else.
- Baking soda or salt are perfect if you still don’t trust DE or other unfamiliar remedies. It won’t be as effective, and you may need to repeat the process of sprinkling it all over the place and vacuuming it up several times.
- Pinewood sawdust will scare flees away in no time, but obviously, don’t try to use it in the house. It’s more of an outdoors thing that can help you secure your house from recontamination after you’ve cleaned it from floor to ceiling.
- Nematodes are small and constantly hungry worms that will chomp their way through your entire yard, eating any bug smaller than them. What’s good about these worms is that they’ll leave absolutely no flea eggs or larva on the ground.
- Sulfur or boric acid are fine powders or solutions that are cheap and easy to find in any pharmacy. They’ll be lethally toxic for fleas if you sprinkle them thinly.

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[BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

Hey there, BrightSiders! Have u or your pet ever suffered from fleas?

[narinadanielean]

I am so relieved to feel not alone. fleas are so icky. thank you.

[Suzy]

Anyone dealing with this.. like I am.. you have my sympathy. I have an exterminator coming in today. I tried it all.. me and my two cats are done!! Ugh.

[rachs]

Thank you for the vinegar & water tip...rescued a stray and oh boy rescued a nation of fleas with him...tried DE, threw out rugs, steam cleaned floors and furniture...I think we're in control and maintenance phase now (3 months later) but never experienced this kind of infestation before. So bad it effected house humans with bites....your video is very helpful.

[JanethJ]

I spray the apple cider vinegar with water and a bit of drops of lavender essential oil to protect my dog from fleas when she goes outside . Has worked for more than a year and it’s natural ♥️

[BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

TIMESTAMPS:
Vinegar sprays 1:16
Lemon sprays 2:13
Rosemary 2:54
Flea trap 3:43
Cedar chips 4:34
Diatomaceous earth 5:12
Baking soda or salt 6:30
Pinewood sawdust 6:53
Nematodes 7:30
Sulfur or boric acid 8:04

[steppy]

The most important thing you haven't mentioned is to vacuum 24 hours prior to doing anything because the vibrations break open flea eggs allowing the treatment to work. Second most important thing, immediately empty the vacuum canister/bag outside. Otherwise the fleas can escape. I learned this from a pest control guy.

[rosannelake]

You can use vinegar anywhere for anything it's mother nature's gift to us

[layoutarchitect]

Who was watching this while being bit by fleas

[Rey-ycvz]

In Cuba, where I was born, they use vinegar to prevent skin sun burns. Usually, old people put pure vinegar directly on the skin of kids after have been exposed to sun all day long on the beach. They take a fresh shower prior to apply the vinegar.

[joniwxyz]

TIP: Apple Cider Vinegar takes away many "skin itches". Changes the "balance" of the skin.
Can dilute or straight. THIS IS a great tip! You asked for some?

[strayberrystayyrsago]

Who was itching but there was no bugs on you -.-

[marielisabreu]

im going to mix all of those things and make a super repler

[brookeparish]

Flea jumped on my phone while I was watching this on my floor....

[MissDoreen]

Also, I would recommend using any form of dish soap by Dawn. It works wonderfully as a flea killer, but it’s not a repellent. I use 1 tablespoon for 8 ounces of water when I bathe my dog. Apple cider vinegar with mother organic works and so does lemon juice. I hope this helps here’s to getting rid of those pesky fleas 🤯☺️

[fans-edtd]

It's so frustrating how long this has been around and how common of a problem this is and still no one has come up with one straight forward solution to getting rid of fleas.

[SNEAKPREVIEW]

Glad, I’m not the only one with this problem😭. Seems to a common problem.

[sparkleegemini]

If you have hardwood floors its important to vacuum all the crevices where they hatch later!

[Stitch_]

You forgot one... gasoline and a match.

[Jujubabas]

Cheristin for cats worked like a charm for me! This with constant cleaning for a month and boom, no more fleas. I kept on treating my cat for 6 months just to make sure there were really no fleas left and then I was able to stop treatment without the fleas coming back.