Flea Pest Control Exterminators
in Puyallup, WA.
Everybody that has pets has probably dealt with fleas at some point in time. As the weather grows warmer and people and pets spend more time outside, you may begin to notice that your dog or cat is itchier than usual. As it warms up outside, fleas begin to be more active and start breeding. If you notice signs that your pets are infested with fleas, it’s important to take action quickly to stop the problem before it gets worse. Although fleas live off of dog or cat blood, it’s likely that they will try to bite you too if they are in your house. These bites are very itchy and unpleasant. Nobody wants to live in close proximity to fleas; they are very aggravating.
Independent Pest Solutions offer flea extermination services using thorough, affordable methods. Many people will go to the store and buy a flea bomb if they suspect they have a flea problem. If you set off a flea bomb, you may think that it works well because the adult fleas die off. However, usually people find that a couple of weeks later the problem returns. Why is this? Flea bombs are effective when it comes to exterminating exposed larvae and adult fleas. However, they are ineffective against fleas in their egg or pupal stages. After the adults die off, some time later the remaining eggs will still hatch into larvae. The ones in the pupal stage will emerge from their casings as adults.
This takes you back to square one. It can be very difficult to break the flea life cycle and keep them out of your home for good. It’s not that the fleas are “coming back” after using the bug fogger, it’s that the earlier stages of the fleas are becoming adults. They’re not creating a new infestation, they’re just continuing the old one. Products you can buy yourself may seem tempting, but aren’t permanent solutions to the problem. For flea infestations, you may want to consider reaching out to a professional pest control company. Many over-the-counter pest control treatments are not entirely effective, and some can even make the problem worse.
If you want your flea problem to be eliminated entirely, you should get assistance from experienced pest control technicians. At Independent Pest Solutions, the products that we use for flea control remain effective for weeks. This means that our treatments not only get rid of the adult fleas, but also prevent pupal fleas from becoming adults. It contains an insect growth regulator that mimics the flea growth hormone and keeps them from developing. We use IGR to our advantage to stop the flea life cycle.
Let’s go over what the flea life cycle consists of. Two of the four stages are relatively protected from most flea pesticides. After consuming blood, an adult female flea will lay her eggs in a protected area, such as in a crevice or crack she finds, or beneath furniture. After the eggs hatch and the fleas are in their larval stage, they will go around eating organic material such as skin flakes. They are so tiny in this stage that they can be difficult to detect. During this stage, the larvae will have a juvenile growth hormone that’s level reduces until it’s low enough that it signals that it’s time for the larva to pupate. In pupal form, the flea develops inside their cocoon into an adult. At this time, they are fairly protected from many types of flea treatments.
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Once they are done developing, the flea will emerge as a mature adult that can feed on blood and reproduce. There are certain triggers that can cause them to emerge. The three main stimuli are carbon dioxide, heat, and vibration. One or more of these factors will cause the flea to hatch from their cocoon. All of these signs indicate that there is a warm-blooded host nearby that the flea can feed on. Fleas aren’t really picky about what type of mammal they feed off of, as long as they have fur they can hide in. Fleas are considered a type of parasite because they survive by feeding on the blood of their host.
It’s a common misconception that if nobody enters a building for a while, that the fleas won’t have a host to feed off of and will all die. While this method can work for getting rid of active adult fleas, depending on how long they are without a host, it doesn’t really work for the other stages. All of the juvenile stages of flea, including the eggs, larvae, and pupae, will develop until they are pupal and then remain in that stage in stasis. They won’t hatch until they detect signs that a potential host is present. So, if you stay at a hotel for a couple of weeks hoping that all the fleas will die, you could return to find a population of flea pupae just waiting to become adults and re-infest your home.
Independent Pest Solutions offers integrated pest management that is able to break the flea life cycle and stop infestations. Our professionals are able to eradicate flea populations from adults to eggs with our effective treatments. For long-term flea solutions, you can rely on Independent Pest Solutions. We are a local company that is dedicated to serving our community. When it comes to pest control, you want to go with a local company that knows how to best deal with pests in the area instead of a nationwide pest control chain. When you work with us, you’ll see the difference that a local company makes.
Get in touch with Independent Pest Solutions to learn about our flea pest control services and the other services we offer. We look forward to helping you resolve your pest problem, whether big or small. We will come to your property and do a thorough, free pest inspection. After assessing the situation, we will put together a treatment plan to eradicate your pest infestation and keep it from recurring.
