Home Pest Control : How to Kill Fleas in 24 Hours

Killing fleas in a 24-hour period is unrealistic due to the four stages of a flea. Find the fastest way to kill fleas with help from a professional pest control technician in this free video on home pest control.

Expert: Michael Piacenza
Bio: Michael Piacenza, technician and K-9 handler, joined Advantage Pest Control in 2007 to expand upon his eco-friendly service offerings and initiate his K-9 termite inspection team.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Series Description: Knowing how to take care of pests in your home can save you a lot of headaches. Discover these home pest control tricks from a professional pest control technician in this free video series on home pest control.

[dorrianwes]

I have had a lot of fights in my day I even fought in Iraq in 2003 with 4th Infantry Division the hardest fight I have ever had the fight in my life were fleas thank you so much for this video

[annakeller]

For all of the people saying "you don't need to do this - or don't spend all this - blah, blah". Well let me tell you if you have a severe infestation, you will do just about ANYTHING to get rid of these little critters! Mr. Piacenza's info was great. Sometimes you need the advice if an expert! Thanks so much!

[chicofrijoles]

Here's some pointers that I hope help some of you: Vacuum the entire house and all furniture like crazy, 3 times a day if you have to, and dump the contents in appropriate manner, but get that OUT of your house so the fleas you just collected don't jump out back into your house. Even spray the contents with a spray bottle full of mosquito spray or something fleas hate.Sweep hard flooring daily.

[richardkirby]

Seems like a real likeable guy just by the video. Made it clear and easy to understand. A few jokes here and there. five stars

[Chargfox]

I got rid of mine cheap and with minimal effort and time. Bought 4 products from Wal-Mart.

First Dawn Ultra detergent - $1.00. Add it to a cup of water and place on the floor and shine a light on it (lamp, flashlight, etc.) In a few areas around the house. Shut off all lights at night but these and fleas are attracted to the light and will die in the Dawn water.

Second is a typical flea collar - approximately $3.00. Bathe animal and wash your hair with Dawn detergent, put flea collar on pet and leave the house with them for a couple hours.

Third, bed bug fogger - $9.84. Set them off in every room.

Four, flea powder - $5.99. Dust everything with the powder and let it sit awhile then vacuum up.

Fleas are gone.

Extra precautions: set out fresh Dawn water for a few days to make sure no more fleas jump in, and second, continue to dust carpets with the flea powder a couple hours before you usually vacuum to prevent further problems.

I did this a month ago and have twice dusted the carpets before vacuuming.

I was eat up with bites and my cat was constantly scratching. I haven't seen one flea and my cat nor I have itched one bit.

Total - Approximately $20.00
Time - Approximately 5 - 6 hours, most of it waiting on bombs to finish and going back to air out the house.

[dogtagz_]

I’m going to give this a try. It’s been going on for over four months for me. Spent well over 3k doll-hairs and now I’m broke AND bald from ripping my hair out. They give a new meaning to “pests”. I’ll come back with an update in a few weeks.

[scbrt]

You must take a multiple step approach. We first dusted with Diatomaceous earth. Washed our pets with flea and tick shampoo, then immediately put flea collars on them. Then sprayed IGR. Then vacuum a lot (we cut up chunks of flea collar and put it in the vacuum dust collector), wash clothing, bedding, pet toys on hot and then dry on hot for as long as possible. Then we repeated all this again in another 2 weeks.

[Pearly]

Very helpful, thx. We had weird warm-wet weather patterns in the UK and these little beasties had a chance to thrive for about three years. I noticed them in the garden. Any ideas on how to ward them in the immediate outdoors? I've planted Rosemary in pots and Frankinsense and that seems to work for at least 2 metres. Any advice would be appreciated. Thx. 

[Squids_Vlogs]

this dude really knew was he was talkin about. i bought the PT Alpine Flea Insecticide with IGR for furniture and the Petcor Flea Spray with Precor IGR for the dogs and cats and it worked! that crap from petco didnt work. my flea infestation was a fuckin nightmare! i got this stuff from do your own pest control online. hope this helps people that are suffering like i did

[silverperryhobart]

My poor little kitties 😧😿...
Very informative! Thanks so much, Michael! ✌💕

[naula]

I have four cats, live is Florida, USE REVOLUTION on my cats every once in a while, and have absolutely no problem with fleas!

[UptownCats]

Great Video, thank you. I'm wondering, is Borid/boric acid and pyrethrin from EcoSmartpesticide be safe for cats? What proportions are used to make the mix? Where can I get one of those squeeze bottle applicators? We want to make sure it is safe to apply to surfaces. Many Thanks Michael

[mizfizwiz]

This has been helpful but how safe are these products in a house with an infant

[nationalbusinessreviews]

Mike knows his fleas. I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of fleas this guy has eliminated over the years? I also like the idea of not using really strong pesticides inside the home...

[AmyLDCCXK]

Thank you for sharing your expertise!! 👍 Are the Boric Acid & EcoExempt D Dust insecticides safe to use around a house cat or small pets? I live in Colorado where people are a lot less informed about flea control. For over 30 years we've never had problems with fleas, never even seen one. But now I think my cat, who goes outside everyday, may have contacted some.

[abdiyusuf]

fleas take 3 to 4 hours of my sleep everynight😢😢😢😢

[paulatownsend]

I'm feeding, breeding candy to these horrid creatures. Living briefly with my dad started it off. Now I feel like an infested animal in my own flat. I wish they did frontline for humans because these things are like glue on me. I can't see them but I feel them. Everybody I spend time with are fine and think I'm going crazy which makes things so much harder. This does happen and is happening to me. Im so tired and weary with it and worked my ass off to try and get shut. In my younger days I had 3 dogs and didn't have anything remotely like this. It's a never-ending nightmare.

[xxBloodPsychosis]

Getting eaten alive.  Appreciate it.  Ex-Girlfriend just left me with the little bastards when she took the cats.

[marcbergeron]

I had a big flea infestation in 2017 and even a professionnal treatment with dragnet and bombs could not get me rid of these pests. I bought a steam machine and passed it everywhere especially in the crack floors and carpets. Results did not wait to manifest. After one or two heat treatments, fleas at every stage of growth disappeared completely. And they never returned so far. If so I will know what to do.

[oliviad]

P.S. You seem like such a nice guy and honest guy, I want to call you with my issue....