House being Flea-Bombed....

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Better yet; don't bomb at all. That residual crud is -nasty-.

Flea control cannot be achieved with anything less than a multi-faceted approach.

1. All dogs and cats need to be on Frontline, Advantage, or Revolution (Rx only) for a minimum of 3 months, but even better is year round. The flea's life cycle allows them to lie dormant, and it can be as much as 3 months from the time an egg is laid to when the adult flea emerges and goes looking for its first blood meal. Do -not- use Hartz, Biospot, Zodiac, or any of that knock-off supermarket crud. It won't work, and it will probably kill your cats.

2. Buy a cheap flea collar and put it in your vacuum bag, and vacuum everywhere meticulously. Get down in the couch cushions, the pet beds, etc. Then seal the vacuum bag with tape and take it immediately to an outside trashcan. Flea eggs are tiny and very round and smooth, and disappear into cracks and crevices. The larvae hatch out and feed on dander, blood droppings from adult fleas, and whatever other animal tissues they find in the carpet fibers.

3. Get a -good- area spray and use it as directed. I like Siphotrol...costs about $30, but it only takes a light misting; covers 2,000 square feet and is effective for about 9 months.

Forget the bombs...they don't work and they just expose you and your pets to nasty chemicals.