Herbal fleas: how to remove unpleasant parasites from the apartment

Herbal fleas are ubiquitous. These creatures live mainly in the wild, where they settle in the grass, on trees or in bushes. But sometimes they move to houses and apartments and cause considerable discomfort to humans and animals.

Characteristic

In fact, a grass flea, an earth flea, is the most common flea that parasitizes warm-blooded animals. And it got its name - “grassy” - because it attacks mainly from the ground or from thickets of grass, where it usually awaits its victim. By the way, she can bite not only animals, but also humans.

As can be seen in the photo, herbal fleas have a flattened body. Thanks to this structure, these creatures freely penetrate into warm rooms through small cracks and cracks in the walls and floors. The insignificant sizes of a bloodsucker, which make up no more than 3 mm, also contribute to this.

Infection pathways

In flea houses and apartments grass fleas penetrate in several ways:

• the most common option is on the body of pets that often visit the street;
• these creatures can also catch on your clothes and penetrate the house on it;
• often in the warm season, when mass reproduction begins, they can migrate from basements and other infected premises located nearby.

Having settled in comfortable conditions, the females begin to lay eggs in secluded places, from which after some time (2-10 days) the larvae emerge. Individuals of this stage of development feed mainly on rotting organic matter. Over time, the larvae turn into pupae, and then into adult blood-sucking individuals.

Bites: How to Recognize and Process

An herbal flea bite causes a lot of inconvenience. First, itching appears, and in its place you can detect redness with a focus in the center. The affected area begins to swell, the skin hardens, itching increases.

On a note! This reaction occurs due to the fact that a flea enzyme enters the bloodstream during a bite. It is to him that our body responds with a similar allergic reaction!

Once you have found the above symptoms, it is advisable to immediately treat the bite sites.

• First of all, we wash the affected area with clean water and treat it with an antiseptic.
• Then, to relieve itching and pain, we apply something cold to this area and hold it for several minutes.
• After the discomfort completely resolves, the bite site can be additionally greased with cream or lotion with essential oils in the composition.

Important! If the pain continues to increase, and the place of the bite becomes more and more inflamed, then in such a situation it is necessary to consult a doctor!

Parasite control

We turn to the main question - how to get rid of grass fleas. In order to bring bloodsuckers out of their apartment, it is necessary to carry out a range of activities.

To begin with, you should block all the paths of possible penetration of pests into the house. To do this, it is necessary to inspect all the walls and floors in the rooms for cracks, cracks and other damage and, if they are detected, immediately close hermetically. The same goes for window sills and door frames.

Next, we process the animals and the house itself.

Herbal Flea Products for Pets

In order to rid your pet of annoying fleas, you can use the following drugs:

• drops at the withers;
• Sprays
• shampoos;
• specific agents, such as tablets, injections, concentrated emulsions;
• collars.

The latter are usually used only to ensure the prevention of reinfestation or in combination with other remedies for earthen fleas. And the veterinarian will help you choose the most effective drug for each specific case.

Important! Remember that flea preparations for animals are not suitable for processing an apartment, exactly the same as vice versa!

Housing Processing

In order to independently drive grass fleas out of your home, you can use the following tools:

• Concentrates are insecticides that must be diluted with water before use according to the instructions. On sale you can find a fairly large number of such tools, adapted for domestic use, which perfectly cope with the invasion of fleas and other blood-sucking parasites. These include: “Lambda Zone”, “Delta Zone”, “Xulat micro”, etc.
• Aerosols - they quickly give a positive result, but at the same time are the least economical. Such products are sold in spray cans and are immediately ready for use. Among the most popular: "Raid", "Raptor", "Dichlorvos" (there are different brands), "Combat", etc.
• Hard dusts and powders - these remedies work poorly against the larvae of herbal fleas, and therefore it is advisable to combine them with other drugs. The most popular are such dusts as “Clean House”, “Pyrethrum”, “Phenaxin”, etc.

Whatever means of combating herbal fleas you choose, remember that it is necessary to process every corner of your house, paying special attention to places of possible shelter of parasites. If everything is done correctly, then in one case, in most cases, it is possible to destroy a significant part of bloodsuckers with one use of an insecticide.

On a note! Using gels and poisoned baits against grass fleas is useless. This is due to the specifics of the biology of parasites - the main and only source of saturation for them is blood, and therefore they will not show any interest in various kinds of baits!

Sometimes apartment owners try to remove grass fleas from their home using various technical fluids and herbs. It is worth noting that the first option is far from always safe, since most of these liquids are flammable and flammable. As for herbs, for example, wormwood and tansy, fleas really react negatively to their aroma, however, they definitely will not be able to completely get rid of them. This method can only be auxiliary.

If insecticides were ineffective, then only pest control services can help in the fight against fleas in such a situation. A massive invasion of parasites into apartments is usually observed with a strong infection of the basement: you poison them at home, and they continue to increase the number of colonies in a completely different place. SES specialists are able to solve this problem quite quickly. In terms of financial investments, such an event will cost a little more, but at the same time your house will be completely cleaned from bloodsuckers.