Flea Larvae On Carpet

Getting rid of flea larvae.

Flea larvae on carpet.

The vacuum cleaner easily picks up eggs and adult fleas but the larvae cling to the carpet and don t come out easily. In order to prevent the fleas from getting into your carpet you will need to check your pet to see if he or she has fleas. If your pet is constantly scratching him or herself he or she probably has fleas. You can also spread a thin layer of human grade e diatomaceous earth over.

For all the options above i recommend that you keep them down for at least two weeks if possible and take a few minutes each day to lightly brush the carpets disturbs the fleas and encourages hatching. Larvae like to be near their hosts so homeowners often spot them on cats and dogs or in pet bedding. You can make yourself a shaker to distribute the products explained in the next section and although they are safe preferably keep young children and small pets out the room. Apply the flea powder to your carpet furniture and other areas in thin to moderate layers.

It s not easy to remove the larvae from rugs and carpets by vacuum cleaning. Allow the powder to remain on your carpet for at least 24 hours to make sure all eggs larva pupa and adults are eliminated. The flea dirt they eat may look like specks of pepper. To focus on eliminating flea larvae you should vacuum every day or at least every other day using your crevice tool to suck up fleas eggs pupae and larvae from the dark nooks and crannies of carpets loose rugs sofas cracks between hardwood flooring and where walls meet floors and then discard the vacuum bag.