How to Deal with Mustard Stains in Your Carpet

Go here for some more carpet cleaning tips like this. Dealing with a flea infestation can be a nightmare. Treating your pets is only half the battle. If you have already done this and they keep returning, you may have an infestation. Your carpet can become a breeding ground for these terrible pests. 

Battling fleas requires all the weapons in your carpet cleaning arsenal. Controlling Fleas Fleas are tiny insects that feed on blood. Controlling them costs pet owners in the United States about $9 billion a year. The life cycle of fleas includes adult, larvae and egg. 

Getting rid of every stage of flea in your carpet can be a challenging task. That’s because even a few of these pests can produce over 2000 eggs in a week. Health Problems Fleas can cause problems for both pets and people. 

Irritating to most cats and dogs, they can also cause severe itching and scratching in some pets. While fleas don’t usually live on people, they do bite, typically on the ankles and legs. Allergic reactions can include hives and severe rashes. 

Carpet Infestation It is important to treat your home at the same time that your pet is treated. Any flea control program requires good sanitation with treatment of the pet and the environment. Vacuuming destroys fleas. It will remove up to 30 percent of the larvae as well as the dried blood that they feed on. 

It will also remove 60 percent of flea eggs from carpet. Vacuum under all furniture, in corners, and along walls. Clean Your Vacuum Many people forget the importance of sanitizing their vacuums during an infestation. The bag needs to be thrown away at least once a week, if not more often. 

This is because eggs can continue to develop inside the vacuum cleaner. The fleas can then be distributed throughout your home the next time you use the vacuum. Treat Your Carpet There are many commercially available products that are also designed to kill fleas in carpet. 

Remember to spot test any product prior to use. You can also treat your carpet with salt to kill the fleas. Sprinkle the salt and work it into the carpet fibers with a rake. Leave it on for 24 hours and then vacuum. For heavy infestations, professional steam cleaning may be necessary. 

Professional equipment is powerful enough to remove any remaining fleas in order to stop the breeding cycle. Call a professional if fleas in your carpet are making your and your pets miserable.   

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