Please recommend a good exterminator for Fleas

[Fanner50]

Hey Guys,

My 90 year old mother has fleas in her appt from her cat. She is out of town with the cat, and I need to get rid of these fleas asap. Please someone recommend to me an exterminator that is good with getting rid of fleas. THANKS.

 

[wld1985]

Go to DIY on pineforest and tell them ur problem,they wil sell you what you need

 

[donr101395]

If you don't DIY it I used Orkin a few years ago when we had an issue and couldn't kill them with Ortho. It was a little pricey, but it the problem was solved.

 

[MAXman]

Also, we used ukalyptis drops drops on our dog to keep them off , a drop between the shoulders and the hips.
Honestly works better than any collar/pill whatever, after you get rid Of them.

 

[Welldoya]

Years ago I lived with a girl who had a cat. We went on vacation, came back and the place was infested with fleas.
I went down and bought some Sevin dust and spread it all over the carpet throughout the house. Left it a couple of days and vacuumed it up. Worked great.
I'll bet Bengal roach spray would do the same thing though. Or maybe Talstar.
You can order Talstar a lot cheaper than buying locally.

 

[Deersniper270]

After you put out a poison of some kind, plug in a few night lights and put a bowl of water with a little dish soap in it under the light. The fleas will jump towards the lights and fall to their deaths in the soapy water.

 

[Fanner50]

Thanks for the help guys. I did it all, LOL Went to DIY and got some powder that should take care of it. Before going to DIY I put down Sevin Dust and will vacuum that up before putting down the DIY stuff. I'm probably a walking toxic dump right now, but if the fleas get taken care of it will be worth it. Thanks all for your help. The folks at DIY were very helpful.

 

[Welldoya]

FINALLY, somebody that actually takes our advice !!
Let us know how it all worked for you.

 

[Fanner50]

FINALLY, somebody that actually takes our advice !!
Let us know how it all worked for you.

LOL I even have out the soap filled bowls of water under a night light. You do know now that if this doesn't work you all will have to answer to my mom.

 

[John B.]

If that doesn't work, give me a shout. That's what I do for a living.

What I can recommend, is before you treat the house, vacuum everywhere you can. Flea eggs actually hatch from vibration. The eggs can lay dormant for up to 6 months without hatching. Doimg this will help assure most everything hatches... then you can kill em.

Good luck, this has been the worst year I've ever seen for fleas.

 

[Fanner50]

Thanks for the info John. If all this doesn't work I'll give you a shout.